October
As Brussels booms, an old bogeyman returns
Are new developments making the city more livable, or do they herald a return to the bad old days of chaotic development?
- Feargus O'Sullivan
September
Here’s what happens to your heart when you run a marathon
When Brimin Misoi broke the Sydney Marathon record on Sunday, his heart would have temporarily swollen by about 15 per cent. Getting too big might be a problem.
- Euan Black
February
The sweet rise of a Belgian coffee biscuit to global TikTok obsession
‘Not just a hype’: How the 92-year-old snackmaker behind Biscoff captivated Gen Z
- Amanda Chu
December 2023
Hennessy bottle maker tips a no growth year
The newly acquired French spirit bottle maker will deliver flat earnings in 2023-24 because of soft demand, in a blow for Orora investors.
- Simon Evans
August 2023
EU imports ‘absurd’ amounts of LNG from Russia
Belgium and Spain are the world’s second and third-biggest importers of Russian LNG this year.
- Alice Hancock and Shotaro Tani
December 2022
Big oil hit with new climate activist campaign
Follow This has filed shareholder resolutions demanding the four companies cut emissions more aggressively.
- Myles McCormick and Tom Wilson
- Opinion
- EU
The European Parliament, suitcases of cash, and a question
Bribes are actually a macabre sort of compliment. Obviously, somebody, somewhere considers members of the European Parliament worth corrupting.
- Andreas Kluth
May 2022
Wind turbine expansion plan in North Sea to ease gas reliance
Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands plan to build four artificial islands with wind farms, that will create as much energy as 30 nuclear reactors.
- Leslie Hook
February 2022
Belgian workers win the right to a four-day week
Belgium has given workers the right to work four days without losing any salary in a bid to boost the country’s labour market.
- John Martens and Lyubov Pronina
April 2021
Mining robot stranded on Pacific Ocean floor
The robot, nicknamed Patania II, was trapped more than 4 kilometres below the surface as it took part in a trial of deep-sea mining.
- Helen Reid
October 2020
France tightens curfews as it passes one million cases
Nearly two thirds of intensive care beds are occupied by coronavirus patients in the Paris area.
- David Chazan and Daniel Wighton
Lessons from Europe as it faces second-wave setbacks
Europe let its guard down and now infection rates are once again breaking records - but as countries go back into lockdown, there is rigorous debate about whether they work.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Bars and cafes close as European cities brace against another wave
Paris was first to partially shut down, with authorities imposing from Tuesday night a 10pm curfew on bars and cafes, along with distancing rules, but these have rarely been followed to the letter.
- Henry Samuel and James Crisp
July 2020
- Analysis
- Coronavirus pandemic
Europe said it was pandemic-ready but pride was its downfall
European nations, initially keen to advise others, are going through a painful reality check on their own lack of preparation to face the pandemic.
- David D. Kirkpatrick, Matt Apuzzo and Selam Gebrekidan
October 2019
Antwerp flaunts its creative edge
The Belgian city may have retained its old-world elegance but there’s a revolution under way in architecture and design.
- Stephen Todd