Europe Belgium The minimum age to vote in European elections has been lowered to sixteen for all European citizens resident in the country; the law, proposed in 2021, has now been approved by parliament
Europe Belgium The employment rate in the country has risen to 72,3% according to the latest estimates
Europe Belgium The country announced it would expand reception capacity to cope with what it called a migrant 'crisis'
Europe Belgium The country has launched an emergency plan to combat drug trafficking, with the appointment of a national drugs commissioner and the doubling of the number of port police in Antwerp
Europe Belgium Eleven Belgian universities have appealed to the authorities to make the movement of foreign researchers and students in Belgium easier