Egypt hails Belgian ban on Israeli settlement goods, urges wider EU action
Egypt welcomed Belgium's decision to ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied…
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Sisi to lead historic first-ever Egypt–EU Summit
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi left Cairo on Tuesday for Brussels to lead the country’s delegation to the…
Egypt, Belgium’s BIO Invest discuss expanding cooperation in SMEs, renewable energy
Egypt’s Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Hassan El-Khatib met officials from Belgium’s Investment Company for…
Egypt welcomes Belgium’s plan to recognise Palestine statehood
Egypt welcomed Belgium’s announcement of its intention to recognise the State of Palestine during the 80th session…
Egypt, Belgium FMs discuss investment, Gaza aid
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty praised on Wednesday the strong ties between Egypt and Belgium, expressing…
Egypt, Port of Antwerp explore collaboration on trade, green energy
Egypt is exploring closer ties with Belgium's Port of Antwerp, Europe's second-largest port, to boost maritime…
Euro area factory output 0.2% MoM up in Nov. 2024
Industrial production increased by 0.2 per cent in the euro area and 0.1 per cent in the European Union (EU) in…
EIB approves €225m loan for solar expansion across Europe
Prologis, Inc., the global leader in logistics real estate, has obtained a €225 million framework loan from the…
EIB offers €200m loan to enhance Belgium’s water infrastructure
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €200 million to Belgium’s Dae Watergroep, marking the initial…
Belgium’s industrial production 0.3% up in August ’24
Belgium's industrial production index rose by 0.3 per cent in August 2024 compared to July 2024, according to…
Sweden’s Sweco to design battery storage project in Belgium
Swedish engineering consultancy Sweco announced plans to design one of Europe's largest battery energy storage…
Euro area construction production stable in July 2024
Production in the euro area construction sector remained stable in July 2024 compared to June, while increasing…
Belgium’s employment drops in Q2 ’24
Belgium's employment indices for the second quarter of 2024 reflect a decrease across most sectors.
Belgium’s inflation eases to 2.9% in August
Belgium’s inflation rate based on the consumer price index (CPI) for August 2024 stood at 2.9 per cent, down from…
Belgium’s producer prices rise in July ’24
Belgium’s producer price index for industry excluding construction rose by 0.3 per cent in July 2024 from the…
Belgium’s industrial turnover falls in June ’24
Belgium’s industrial turnover index decreased by 3.7 per cent in June 2024 from May 2024.
Belgium’s inflation decreases in August ’24
Belgium’s inflation rate fell to 2.86 per cent in August 2024, down from 3.64 per cent in July.
Belgium’s industrial sector down in June ’24
Belgium’s industrial sector faced a notable downturn in June 2024, as the industrial production index fell by 7.4…
EU new car sales up 0.2% in July’24
New EU car registrations showed a modest rise of 0.2 per cent in July 2024, with Italy and Spain leading the way…
Euro area inflation ticks up to 2.6% in July
The euro area’s annual inflation rate increased slightly to 2.6 per cent in July 2024 from 2.5 per cent in June, a…
Belgium’s agricultural output prices climb 8.8%
Belgium’s output price index saw an 8.8 per cent increase in June 2024 compared to the previous year, primarily…
Climate crisis costs Italy €284 per capita in ’23
The climate crisis cost Italy €284 per resident in 2023, five times the amount in 2015 and the highest level in the…
Belgium reduces federal debt to € 521.6b
Belgium's federal government debt amounted to EUR 521.609 billion at the end of June 2024, marking a decrease of…
Egypt’s cast iron, steel imports rise in Q1 ’24
Egypt witnessed a significant increase in its cast iron and steel imports during the first quarter of 2024, with a…
Volvo relocates China-made EV production to Belgium
Volvo Cars has begun relocating production of Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles to Belgium, anticipating a…
Namibia aims to become global green hydrogen hub
King Philippe of Belgium visited the Namib desert in early May to inaugurate a project aimed at decarbonising…
EU sanctions on Russian LNG not to hurt Asian market
Proposed new European sanctions targeting transshipments of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) are unlikely to…
Brazil becomes top export market for Chinese EVs, hybrids
Brazil has overtaken Belgium as the largest export market for Chinese new energy vehicles (NEVs), according to…
ArcelorMittal, MHI operate pilot carbon capture unit in Belgium
ArcelorMittal, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), and partners announced on Tuesday the start of a pilot carbon…
Google to invest $1.1b in Finnish data centre
Google announced on Monday a further investment of 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to expand its data centre campus…
Euro area’s retail trade up by 0.8% in March ’24
Eurozone retail trade volume saw a significant increase in March 2024 according to Tuesday data by Eurostat,…
Belgium’s growth to dip in ’24 – OECD
Belgium’s economy is set to experience a slowdown, with growth projected to dip to 1.3 per cent in 2024, from 1.5…
Ukraine breaks into top 3 EU chocolate exporters in ’23
Ukraine made its mark in the European Union (EU) by becoming one of the top three chocolate exporters in 2023,…
Asian markets hesitate amid US inflation concerns
Asian markets showed hesitation on Monday as fears over US inflation data threatened to upset the trajectory…
EU bids to boost domestic green tech industry
European Union (EU) policymakers are aiming to agree on new regulations to boost local manufacturing of solar and…
Google inks offshore wind energy deal
Technology giant Google announced on Thursday that it has signed its largest ever power purchase agreement (PPA)…
Ikea to unwind 2022 prices increase
IKEA is making investments to lower prices on select products in several countries to unwind price increases it…
Euro area annual inflation up to 2.9% – Eurostat
The Euro area annual inflation rate rose in December 2023 to 2.9 per cent, going up from 2.4 per cent in November,…
EDF Energy to prolong U.K. nuclear plants’ lifespan
Britain’s biggest generator of zero-carbon electricity, EDF Energy, announced on Tuesday that it plans to prolong…
Egypt, Belgium sign MoU for renewable energy exports
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and the Belgian maritime infrastructure company Jan De Nul…