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Charleroi's Stories
4 years ago
Death Toll From Floods in Belgium Rises to 36 - Authorities
The number of Belgians who have died as a result of floods since they occurred last week has increased to 36, the mayor of the Chaudfontaine commune, located in the worst-affected region of Liege, said on Monday
6 years ago
Security Personnel Holding Strike at Brussels Airport, Screening Time ..
Employees of security firms are holding a strike in Brussels on Tuesday, which has already led to queues at the airport, as the waiting time to go through security screening has increased, the airport's administration said
6 years ago
Russian-Europeans Optimistic Despite Not Expecting Big Changes in EU P ..
Russian-speaking residents of the European Union are among the millions of EU citizens who are expected to vote in the European Parliament (EP) elections, which began on Thursday and will end on Sunday
7 years ago
General Strike in Belgium Results in Cancellation of Flights, Restrict ..
Belgium on Wednesday was paralyzed by a one-day general strike under the slogans of increasing wages and improving working conditions, and the situation has resulted in cancellation of flights and land transport restrictions
7 years ago
UN Experts Urge Belgium to Recognize Colonial-Era Crimes to Tackle Rac ..
UN human rights experts on Monday called on Belgium to recognize the scope of the crimes the country committed in the colonial era in order to tackle present-day racism in Belgian society
7 years ago
Opinions Divided Across Europe Over Brussels' Block of Alstom-Siemens ..
The European Commission's ban on the rail merger between France's Alstom and Germany's Siemens was sharply criticized by Berlin and Paris, but welcomed by some of their customers and trade unions
7 years ago
Syrian Refugee Sentenced to 5 Years in Belgium for Terrorist Attack Pl ..
The Charleroi municipality court in Belgium has sentenced a Syrian refugee to five years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack in the country, local media reported on Thursday
7 years ago
Belgian Justice Ministry Not Ruling Out Attacks by Far-Right Extremist ..
Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens did not rule out on Monday the possibility that far-right extremists could carry out attacks in the country, stressing that a significant number of these individuals resided in major Belgian cities like Brussels and Antwerp.
7 years ago
Belgian Politician Magnette Rejects French Socialists Offer to Lead Pa ..
Paul Magnette, the mayor of the Belgian city of Charleroi and one of the key figures in Belgium's French-speaking Socialist Party (PS), refused on Friday to head the list of the French Socialist Party in the 2019 European Parliament election.