Brussels, Feb 20 (IANS/EFE) The machine-gun-toting men who stole $50 million worth of diamonds from a Brink's armoured truck at Brussels international airport were wearing police uniforms, Belgian prosecutors said Tuesday.

Brussels, Feb 19 (IANS/EFE) More than 75 environmental organizations Monday urged the European Parliament to end the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme, launched seven years ago as a market-oriented way of reducing pollution and greenhouse gases.

Brussels, Feb 16 (IANS/EFE) The European Union has approved tighter controls on beef within its member states to determine the extent to which horsemeat is being fraudulently labeled as beef and sold to consumers.

Brussels, Feb 14 (IANS/EFE) The European Union and the US Wednesday announced plans to launch negotiations for a transatlantic trade and investment accord.

Brussels, Feb 5 (IANS) India said Tuesday it strongly supports ongoing efforts aimed at restoring constitutional order in Mali and welcomed the progress made by the UN-backed International Support Mission towards restoring the authority of the state in the African country.

Brussels, Jan 31 (IANS) Relationships with the US, Russia, the ASEAN, Africa and the European Union (EU) are the pillars on which India's foreign policy stands today, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said here Thursday.

Brussels, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has expressed concern about a Russian bill making "homosexual propaganda" among minors an administrative offence.

Brussels, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The European External Action Service (EEAS) has invited Iran to hold a new round of talks on its controversial nuclear programme in February, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Brussels, Jan 29 (IANS) India is an "extremely important partner" for the European Union, the grouping's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Tuesday ahead of the 13th EU-India Ministerial meeting to take place here Wednesday.

Brussels, Jan 22 (IANS) India and Europe are "in the midst of a very important discussion on a broad-based trade and investment agreement", Indian Ambassador to the 27-member European Union Dinkar Khullar has said.

Brussels, Jan 21 (IANS) The European Union should use its rights dialogue with India to encourage the government to ensure accountability for abuses and strengthen the protection of women, children, Dalits, and other vulnerable communities, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

Brussels, Jan 18 (IANS) The European Parliament, which follows a very intrusive policy in international affairs, has demanded "immediate action" to improve the handling of rape and sexual assault cases by police in India.

Brussels, Dec 21 (IANS) The European Union Friday welcomed the decision of the Kerala High Court to allow two Italian marines held in India for killing two fishermen to return home for two weeks over Christmas pending settlement on their case.

Brussels, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Brussels to attend Friday a Russia-EU summit focusing on non-visa travel and energy cooperation.

Brussels, Dec 15 (IANS) Leaders of the European Union (EU) Friday expressed their deep shock on the shooting incident in the US state of Connecticut killing at least 28 people, including 20 children.

Brussels, Dec 14 (IANS/EFE) The European Union's economy and finance ministers agreed Thursday on the legal framework under which the European Central Bank will supervise eurozone financial institutions starting in 2014.

Brussels, Dec 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eurozone finance ministers approved a 49.1 billion-euro ($64 billion) rescue package for Greece at their meeting Thursday, to keep Athens' debt-saddled economy afloat.

Brussels, Dec 12 (IANS/EFE) The European Stability Mechanism transferred to Spain the equivalent of 39.5 billion euros ($51 billion) to recapitalize four nationalized banks and help fund a "bad bank" set up to absorb toxic assets, eurozone sources said here Tuesday.

Brussels, Dec 7 (IANS/EFE) The economy of the 17-nation eurozone shrank 0.1 percent in the July-September period after a decline of 0.2 percent in the second quarter, the European Union's statistics agency said Thursday.

Brussels, Dec 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that a proposed US ban on deals with Russia's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport would be detrimental to the development of bilateral cooperation.

Brussels, Dec 4 (IANS) Expressing concern over NATO's possible deployment of surface-to-air Patriot missiles to protect Turkey from potential attacks from neighbouring Syria, Russia Tuesday reminded NATO leaders that they should not view Syria as Libya.

Brussels, Dec 1 (IANS/EFE) The unemployment rate for the countries that use the euro inched up in October to a record-high 11.7 percent, compared to 11.6 percent the previous month, Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, said Friday.

Brussels, Nov 20 (IANS/EFE) European Union foreign ministers agreed here Monday to explore crafting a bilateral accord with Havana that would permit the 27−nation bloc to go beyond the "common position" that governs its relations with the island.

Brussels, Nov 16 (IANS) High street stores have slammed Brussels over a decision which levies 'crockery tax' on inexpensive cups, plates and bowls being imported from China.

Brussels, Nov 16 (IANS/EFE) The economy of the 17−member euro zone contracted 0.1 percent in the third quarter, the Eurostat statistics office said Thursday.

Brussels, Nov 9 (IANS/EFE) The European Commission has presented an action plan to spur the automotive industry in the 27-member European Union.

Brussels, Nov 8 (IANS/EFE) The European Commission said Wednesday it expects Spain's economy to contract by 1.4 percent both this year and next before rebounding in 2014 with growth of 0.8 percent.

Brussels, Oct 27 (IANS/EFE) The European Commission and the European Central Bank said in a joint statement Friday that a deal has been struck with Spain on key aspects of a future "bad bank" that will take on other Spanish lenders' toxic property assets, noting that that entity will be up and running Dec 1.

Brussels, Oct 26 (IANS/EFE) Greenpeace has urged the European Union to begin a fundamental shift toward a renewables-based energy scenario, saying a green revolution would result in the creation of 500,000 new jobs over the next eight years and savings of up to 3 trillion euros ($3.9 trillion) by 2050.

Brussels, Oct 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The EU Monday banned natural gas imports from Iran in a new set of sanctions designed to increase pressure on the country to cooperate in talks on its controversial nuclear programme, foreign ministers of EU countries said.

Brussels, Oct 10 (IANS) Members of the European Parliament have called for coordinated action at the European level to further shield children from violent and pornographic content in an ever-changing digital and online world.

Brussels, Oct 13 (IANS) Sanjay Mukhopadhyay is the first Indian-origin Belgian to stand for municipal elections in Brussels, EuAsiaNews reported Saturday.

Brussels, Oct 21 (IANS) India and Belgium share very good and problem-free relations, India's new Ambassador to the EU and Belgium Dinkar Khullar has said after presenting his credentials here.

Brussels, Oct 21 (IANS) India is ready to support the European Union to help weather its financial crisis, India's new Ambassador to the EU and Belgium Dinkar Khullar has said.

Brussels, Oct 21 (IANS) India and the European Union are eager to conclude a trade agreement as soon as possible, new Indian Ambassador to EU and Belgium Dinkar Khullar has said.

Brussels, Oct 11 (IANS/EFE) Spain and the US Wednesday signed an agreement at NATO headquarters here that will allow the deployment of an anti-missile shield at Spain's Rota naval base.

Brussels, Oct 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The European Parliament has recommended the Council of the European Union to impose sanctions against Russian officials involved in the incarceration of Moscow lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

Brussels, Oct 19 (IANS/EFE) Spain's government said it is not in urgent need of a financial rescue from its European partners and that it will wait until the European Central Bank has clearly worked out its bond-buying scheme before making a decision.

Brussels, Oct 8 (IANS) Hundreds of members of the Indian community paid tributes to four members of a Sikh family who were brutally murdered in the the Belgian capital, EuAsiaNews reported.

Brussels, Oct 3 (IANS) NATO Wednesday decided to extend its Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's service by one year until July 2014, Xinhua reported.

Brussels, Oct 3 (IANS) Greenhouse gas emissions, relentlessly driving global climate change, will continue to push up sea levels for thousands of years, says a study.

Brussels, Oct 1 (IANS) Indian Sikh Jasbir Singh, whose wife and three children were found murdered last Friday in Brussels, has accused one of his colleagues for the crime, the EuAsiaNews reported.

Brussels, Sep 30 (IANS) A Sikh woman and her three children have been found dead in their home in Brussels.

Brussels, Sep 26 (IANS) Don't discount a doctor's gut feeling when it comes to serious illness, especially those affecting children, a new study suggests.

Brussels, Sep 19 (IANS) Exports from the 27-member European Union (EU) to India dropped six percent to 19.3 billion euro (around $25 billion) for January-June 2012 from the 20.6 billion euro (around $27 billion) for the same period in 2011.

Brussels, Sep 15 (IANS) The European Union (EU) Friday condemned the attacks against German and British embassies in Khartoum.

Brussels, Sep 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three jailed members of the punk group Pussy Riot were nominated by the European parliament for a prestigious prize named after Soviet human rights activist Andrei Sakharov.

Brussels, Sep 11 (IANS) The new Indian ambassador to the European Union and Belgium, Dinkar Khullar, has held a get-to-know reception for the Indian community here.

Brussels, Sep 10 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Monday repeated that the military alliance has no intention to intervene in Syria and called for a political solution.

Brussels (Belgium), Sep 8 (IANS/CMC) Sprint icon Usain Bolt and fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake scored contrasting victories to headline the season-ending Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting here.