Belgium's EU Commission nominee puts Juncker close to meeting female target
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium named conservative politician Marianne Thyssen as its candidate to sit on the EU's executive on Thursday, putting Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on course to satisfy legislators' demand that women be well represented ...
Belgium nominates Marianne Thyssen as European Commissioner
BRUSSELS, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Marianne Thyssen has been nominated by the Belgian government to serve as the country's next European Commissioner. Belgian Prime Minister, Elio Di Rupo contacted the new European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and ...
Belgium wary of Socceroos, Cahill
Regardless of local expectation, Belgium players insist they won't be taking the Socceroos lightly in their friendly match. Belgian media and fans have been talking up the World Cup quarter-finalists' chances of a comfortable win in Liege on Thursday ...
Court chides Belgium over terror suspect Nizar Trabelsi
The European Court of Human Rights says Belgium was wrong to extradite a Tunisian terror suspect to the US, where he is accused of plotting to kill Americans abroad. Nizar Trabelsi, once a professional footballer in Germany, faces a possible life sentence ...
