EU extends Schengen border controls for 6 months

EU extends Schengen border controls for 6 months

(VOVworld) - Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos announced Wednesday that the European Commission has decided a 6-month extension of border controls in the Schengen area for...
Belgium increases security forces in Brussels

Belgium increases security forces in Brussels

(VOVworld) – Belgium will deploy joint patrols of police and soldiers in Brussels, mainly at metro stations, next week, as part of the Vigilant Guardian program to improve security in Brussels...
Zaventem airport reopens on April 3

Zaventem airport reopens on April 3

(VOVworld) - Belgian officials and the police union reached a deal on security at Brussels airport on Friday, paving the way for reopening the facility which has been shut since last...
Belgium to extradite Paris terror suspect to France

Belgium to extradite Paris terror suspect to France

(VOVworld) – The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said Thursday that Belgian authorities have approved the extradition to France of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks
Belgium tense following terror attacks

Belgium tense following terror attacks

(VOVworld)- Belgium and Europe in general are now tense following 3 terrorist bombings on March 22 at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station in Brussels. 31 people died and 300...
Paris attacks: suspect arrested in Belgium

Paris attacks: suspect arrested in Belgium

(VOVworld) – The most wanted fugitive from November’s Paris attacks – Salah Abdeslam – has been detained by police following a raid in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels
Four arrested in Paris for terror plot

Four arrested in Paris for terror plot

(VOVworld) – Four suspected jihadists were arrested in Paris on Wednesday. Belgium is on high alert after a police raid in Brussels tied to the Paris massacre last November