A Flemish university in Belgium has declined to remove videos called offensive, saying it is merely hosting a sign-language dictionary, not adding “value judgment.”
Author: MILAN SCHREUER
E.U. Signs Trade Deal With Vietnam
The deal underscores the European Union’s commitment to free trade in the face of rising trade tensions and protectionism around the world.
E.U. Leaders Fail to Strengthen Climate Target
A proposal to reduce the 28-country bloc’s net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 failed when eastern countries that are heavily dependent on coal raised objections.
Retired Belgian King Will Submit to Paternity Test
King Albert II will give a DNA sample but will fight to keep the result secret, in a long-running case that has put some rare cracks in the royal family’s privacy.
Belgium Apologizes for Kidnapping Children From African Colonies
Prime Minister Charles Michel offered the apology for the kidnapping and forced adoption of thousands of children born to mixed-race couples when Belgium ruled Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
Jewish Caricatures at Belgian Carnival Set Off Charges of Anti-Semitism
A parade float in the Belgian city of Aalst featured two giant figures of Orthodox Jews, sitting on bags of money. The mayor says there were “absolutely no bad intentions.”
Pensions for Nazi Collaborators? Shocking if True (It’s a Big If)
Details about possible payments were found to be exaggerated, misleading or false, but despite the lack of hard evidence, Germany was put on the defensive.
National Strike Grips Belgium, Canceling Flights and Shutting Breweries
Train travel was also upended and schools were closed as a national strike threatened to bring the country to a standstill on Wednesday.
National Strike Grips Belgium, Canceling Flights and Shutting Breweries
Train travel was also upended and schools were closed as a national strike threatened to bring the country to a standstill on Wednesday.
Belgium Bans Ritual Animal Slaughter. Some See a Humane Move, Others Prejudice.
Animal rights groups praised the new law banning halal and kosher practices, but Muslims and Jews see it as part of a right-wing nationalist agenda.