Video Video Headlines Crime Police officer kicks restrained arrestee in the head Thu 23 May 15:11 Culture and Media Musicians take audition to play on the metro Thu 23 May 15:20 Health & Environment Brussels discourages the commute by car Thu 23 May 15:10 Culture and Media Brel, Noordkaap, Nonkel Bob and Sœur Sourire are Belgians’ 6 choices for the EU Song Book Tue 21 May 17:00 Home News Belgian law enforcers to train in ‘terrorists’ lair’ environment Mon 20 May 15:09 Culture and Media Can Belgian win Queen Elisabeth Competition? Mon 20 May 15:10 Elections 2019 Protesters throw confetti over Verhofstadt during TV debate Sun 19 May 12:36 West Flanders House collapses after being hit by car Thu 16 May 15:02 Antwerp Province Police chase results in crash Thu 16 May 15:03 Culture and Media Belgium’s Eurovision entry falls at the first hurdle Wed 15 May 10:32 Health & Environment Scientists hand over their report to Youth For Climate Tue 14 May 15:17 Brussels Flats evacuated after fire in underground garage Sun 19 May 15:47 Health & Environment 27th case of legionella in East Flanders The man, like many of the other victims, is from Evergem. Fri 24 May 16:19 Health & Environment Ketnet viewers buy caps to help kids with cancer On Friday the views of the VRT’s children’s channel Ketnet were able to do their bit for the cancer charity Kom op tegen Kanker. Fri 24 May 16:18 Home News One-stop counter for victims of terror In future victims of terrorist attacks or serious natural disastrous will be able to get all the help they need at a single counter. Fri 24 May 16:14 Culture and Media Musicians take audition to play on the metro 23/5/19 – The Brussels local transport company hopes to maintain high standards when it comes to musicians playing on the metro network. Thu 23 May 15:20 Crime Police officer kicks restrained arrestee in the head 23/5/19 - Pictures showed how the inspector kicked a member of the public in the head after he had been restrained. Thu 23 May 15:11 Health & Environment Brussels discourages the commute by car 23/5/19 - Starting next month companies will no longer be able to book special parking spots for their staff. Thu 23 May 15:10 Culture and Media Sylvia Huang impresses the audience and the jury at the Queen Elizabeth Competition Sylvia Huang is the only Belgian competing in the -final of the Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin. Tue 21 May 17:38 Culture and Media Brel, Noordkaap, Nonkel Bob and Sœur Sourire are Belgians’ 6 choices for the EU Song Book The six classic songs that people in Belgium have selected for the very first ‘European Union Song Book’ have been announced. Tue 21 May 17:00 Culture and Media Can Belgian win Queen Elisabeth Competition? 20/5/19 - Sylvia Huang is the Belgian among the finalists of this year's Queen Elisabeth Competition. She's highly rated and stands a good chance of winning. Mon 20 May 15:10 Home News Belgian law enforcers to train in ‘terrorists’ lair’ environment 20/5/19 - Belgium's special intervention squads have been busy since the Brussels attacks. To give members the training they require a new dedicated centre ... Mon 20 May 15:09 Limburg Seniors evacuated due to electrocution fears 20/5/19 - Bad weather hit Limburg on Sunday night. There was flooding in Bree where a medical emergency was declared as thirty seniors needed to be evacuate... Mon 20 May 09:38 Brussels Flats evacuated after fire in underground garage The Fire Service used a large ventilator to disperse the smoke. Sun 19 May 15:47 Elections 2019 Protesters throw confetti over Verhofstadt during TV debate A live television debate about Europe between the leader of the Liberal Group in the European Parliament and the Flemish Prime Minister Geert Bourgeois (nati... Sun 19 May 12:36 Antwerp Province Police chase results in crash 16/5/19 - A ten kilometre police chase in the North Kempen District ended in a crash outside a school in Arendonk this morning. Police detained the car’s oc... Thu 16 May 15:03 West Flanders House collapses after being hit by car 16/5/19 - A house partially collapsed after a car drove into it in Zwevezele in West Flanders today. The car first hit a second car before being catapulted ... Thu 16 May 15:02 Economy Yet more bank closures at KBC 16/5/19 - High street bank KBC is closing a further 65 smaller branches that will be replaced by smart cashpoints where you can do all your banking without r... Thu 16 May 15:01 Culture and Media Belgium’s Eurovision entry falls at the first hurdle 18-year-old Eliot’s rendition of the song “Wake Up” was not among the 10 song’s to go through from Tuesday evening’s first semi-final. Wed 15 May 10:32 Culture and Media Belgians are cheering for Eliot at the Eurovision 14/5/19 – Young singer Eliot is representing Belgium’s colours in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel tonight. Eliot sings “Wake Up”. M... Tue 14 May 15:33 Health & Environment Scientists hand over their report to Youth For Climate 14/5/19 - Over 100 scientists have worked on the Climate Report commissioned by Youth For Climate. VRT News heard from the Flemish master builder, Leo Van B... Tue 14 May 15:17 Elections 2019 ”One police zone for Brussels” 14/5/19 - The Flemish Christian democrats want Brussels’ six police zones to be merged into one after the election and are making this a condition of their p... Tue 14 May 15:16 East Flanders Police raid port of Antwerp in drugs probe 13/5/19 - 15 people have been detained during raids targeting drug trafficking in and around the port of Antwerp. In all 22 premises were searched. Mon 13 May 15:13 Home News UNICEF chief implicated in adoption fraud? 13/5/19 - Bernard Sintobin is temporarily standing down as the ad interim head of UNICEF Belgium. Sintobin may be implicated in a possible fraud case involv... Mon 13 May 15:12 East Flanders Legionella outbreak grows 13/5/19 - A patient from Evergem, a town near the port of Ghent, is fighting for his life after coming down with legionella. Five people were infected with ... Mon 13 May 15:11 East Flanders Mother's Day... this calls for flowers! Flanders celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday. The VRT sent a camera team to the weekly flower market in Ghent, at the Kouter, to taste the atmosphere. Sun 12 May 17:41 Culture and Media Elly Suh brings a touch of Belgium in her QEC violin performance The Korean American violinist Elly Suh was among those performing in the semi-finals of the Queen Elizabeth Competition (QEC) for violin in Brussels. Sat 11 May 15:40 Elections 2019 Socialists arrange 5,278 chairs to form one symbolic line The Flemish socialists of SP.A have staged a symbolic campaign to call for more cash to take care of vulnerable youngsters. Sat 11 May 14:48 Culture and Media Watch Sylvia Huang’s semi-final performances at the Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin Sylvia Huang is the only Belgian competing in the semi-finals of the Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin. Fri 10 May 12:57 Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Foreign News Breaking Europe: why have the French taken to the streets? 8/5/19 - 6/5/19 - Four weeks long VRT NEWS’s Yassine Atari and Rudi Vranckx have been crisscrossing Europe in search of what people really think. Today we d... Thu 09 May 15:48 Culture and Media Belgian dolls star attraction at Venice Biennale 9/5/19 - Dolls by artistic duo Jos De Gruyter and Harald Thys have caught the imagination of the public at this year’s Venice Biennale. It’s a sign of the t... Thu 09 May 15:16 Culture and Media Army museum shows off Hermann Göring's cap! 9/5/19 - As Belgium marked the 75th anniversary of the Liberation from the Nazis the Belgian Army Museum in the Jubel Park opened a new permanent exhibition. Thu 09 May 15:13 Crime Silent vigil for Julie Van Espen 9/5/19 - Up to 3,000 people took part in a silent vigil for Julie Van Espen, the 23-year-old murdered along the towpath of the Albert Canal in Antwerp at the... Thu 09 May 09:51 Foreign News Breaking Europe: why did Fien go to Dunkirk to help migrants? 8/5/19 - 6/5/19 - Four weeks long VRT NEWS’s Yassine Atari and Rudi Vranckx have been crisscrossing Europe in search of what people really think. Today we d... Wed 08 May 15:14 Home News Belgium marks end of the Second World War 8/5/19 - It’s 75 years since Allied forces liberated Belgium from the Nazi occupier. Wed 08 May 14:58 Frederik Buyckx Foreign News What makes you angry? 6/5/19 - Four weeks long VRT NEWS’s Yassine Atari and Rudi Vranckx have been crisscrossing Europe in search of what people really think. In Palermo, Vienna,... Mon 06 May 15:55 Home News Rare new dinosaur on show in Brussels 6/5/19 - A spectacular new skeleton has just been unveiled at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. For the first time ever a new typ... Mon 06 May 15:04 East Flanders Belgium’s last steam train is back on the rails 6/5/19 - Thousands of rail enthusiasts were able to marvel at steam locomotive 29.013 after it's been lovingly restored. The steam engine took to the rails ... Mon 06 May 10:40 Culture and Media Belgian through to semi-final of Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin The Belgian violinist Syvia Huang has earned a place among the 24 semi-finalists at the Queen Elizabeth Competition for Violin. Sun 05 May 18:04 Home News Fewer maths graduates working as maths teachers Of the 110 new maths teachers that started work last September just 18 are maths graduates. Fri 03 May 17:14 Economy Number of those on long-term sick leave remains stable After having gone up in previous years, the number of people on long-term sick leave remained more or less stable last year. Fri 03 May 17:09 Health & Environment 100 soldiers report toxic smoke fears to their union The ACMP union is demanding a thorough investigation into where Belgium troops suffered any lasting medical damage. Fri 03 May 17:02 Video Headlines Crime Police officer kicks restrained arrestee in the head Thu 23 May 15:11 Culture and Media Musicians take audition to play on the metro Thu 23 May 15:20 Health & Environment Brussels discourages the commute by car Thu 23 May 15:10 Culture and Media Brel, Noordkaap, Nonkel Bob and Sœur Sourire are Belgians’ 6 choices for the EU Song Book Tue 21 May 17:00 Home News Belgian law enforcers to train in ‘terrorists’ lair’ environment Mon 20 May 15:09 Culture and Media Can Belgian win Queen Elisabeth Competition? Mon 20 May 15:10 Elections 2019 Protesters throw confetti over Verhofstadt during TV debate Sun 19 May 12:36 West Flanders House collapses after being hit by car Thu 16 May 15:02 Antwerp Province Police chase results in crash Thu 16 May 15:03 Culture and Media Belgium’s Eurovision entry falls at the first hurdle Wed 15 May 10:32 Health & Environment Scientists hand over their report to Youth For Climate Tue 14 May 15:17 Brussels Flats evacuated after fire in underground garage Sun 19 May 15:47
Culture and Media Brel, Noordkaap, Nonkel Bob and Sœur Sourire are Belgians’ 6 choices for the EU Song Book Tue 21 May 17:00
Health & Environment 27th case of legionella in East Flanders The man, like many of the other victims, is from Evergem. Fri 24 May 16:19
Health & Environment Ketnet viewers buy caps to help kids with cancer On Friday the views of the VRT’s children’s channel Ketnet were able to do their bit for the cancer charity Kom op tegen Kanker. Fri 24 May 16:18
Home News One-stop counter for victims of terror In future victims of terrorist attacks or serious natural disastrous will be able to get all the help they need at a single counter. Fri 24 May 16:14
Culture and Media Musicians take audition to play on the metro 23/5/19 – The Brussels local transport company hopes to maintain high standards when it comes to musicians playing on the metro network. Thu 23 May 15:20
Crime Police officer kicks restrained arrestee in the head 23/5/19 - Pictures showed how the inspector kicked a member of the public in the head after he had been restrained. Thu 23 May 15:11
Health & Environment Brussels discourages the commute by car 23/5/19 - Starting next month companies will no longer be able to book special parking spots for their staff. Thu 23 May 15:10
Culture and Media Sylvia Huang impresses the audience and the jury at the Queen Elizabeth Competition Sylvia Huang is the only Belgian competing in the -final of the Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin. Tue 21 May 17:38
Culture and Media Brel, Noordkaap, Nonkel Bob and Sœur Sourire are Belgians’ 6 choices for the EU Song Book The six classic songs that people in Belgium have selected for the very first ‘European Union Song Book’ have been announced. Tue 21 May 17:00
Culture and Media Can Belgian win Queen Elisabeth Competition? 20/5/19 - Sylvia Huang is the Belgian among the finalists of this year's Queen Elisabeth Competition. She's highly rated and stands a good chance of winning. Mon 20 May 15:10
Home News Belgian law enforcers to train in ‘terrorists’ lair’ environment 20/5/19 - Belgium's special intervention squads have been busy since the Brussels attacks. To give members the training they require a new dedicated centre ... Mon 20 May 15:09
Limburg Seniors evacuated due to electrocution fears 20/5/19 - Bad weather hit Limburg on Sunday night. There was flooding in Bree where a medical emergency was declared as thirty seniors needed to be evacuate... Mon 20 May 09:38
Brussels Flats evacuated after fire in underground garage The Fire Service used a large ventilator to disperse the smoke. Sun 19 May 15:47
Elections 2019 Protesters throw confetti over Verhofstadt during TV debate A live television debate about Europe between the leader of the Liberal Group in the European Parliament and the Flemish Prime Minister Geert Bourgeois (nati... Sun 19 May 12:36
Antwerp Province Police chase results in crash 16/5/19 - A ten kilometre police chase in the North Kempen District ended in a crash outside a school in Arendonk this morning. Police detained the car’s oc... Thu 16 May 15:03
West Flanders House collapses after being hit by car 16/5/19 - A house partially collapsed after a car drove into it in Zwevezele in West Flanders today. The car first hit a second car before being catapulted ... Thu 16 May 15:02
Economy Yet more bank closures at KBC 16/5/19 - High street bank KBC is closing a further 65 smaller branches that will be replaced by smart cashpoints where you can do all your banking without r... Thu 16 May 15:01
Culture and Media Belgium’s Eurovision entry falls at the first hurdle 18-year-old Eliot’s rendition of the song “Wake Up” was not among the 10 song’s to go through from Tuesday evening’s first semi-final. Wed 15 May 10:32
Culture and Media Belgians are cheering for Eliot at the Eurovision 14/5/19 – Young singer Eliot is representing Belgium’s colours in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel tonight. Eliot sings “Wake Up”. M... Tue 14 May 15:33
Health & Environment Scientists hand over their report to Youth For Climate 14/5/19 - Over 100 scientists have worked on the Climate Report commissioned by Youth For Climate. VRT News heard from the Flemish master builder, Leo Van B... Tue 14 May 15:17
Elections 2019 ”One police zone for Brussels” 14/5/19 - The Flemish Christian democrats want Brussels’ six police zones to be merged into one after the election and are making this a condition of their p... Tue 14 May 15:16
East Flanders Police raid port of Antwerp in drugs probe 13/5/19 - 15 people have been detained during raids targeting drug trafficking in and around the port of Antwerp. In all 22 premises were searched. Mon 13 May 15:13
Home News UNICEF chief implicated in adoption fraud? 13/5/19 - Bernard Sintobin is temporarily standing down as the ad interim head of UNICEF Belgium. Sintobin may be implicated in a possible fraud case involv... Mon 13 May 15:12
East Flanders Legionella outbreak grows 13/5/19 - A patient from Evergem, a town near the port of Ghent, is fighting for his life after coming down with legionella. Five people were infected with ... Mon 13 May 15:11
East Flanders Mother's Day... this calls for flowers! Flanders celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday. The VRT sent a camera team to the weekly flower market in Ghent, at the Kouter, to taste the atmosphere. Sun 12 May 17:41
Culture and Media Elly Suh brings a touch of Belgium in her QEC violin performance The Korean American violinist Elly Suh was among those performing in the semi-finals of the Queen Elizabeth Competition (QEC) for violin in Brussels. Sat 11 May 15:40
Elections 2019 Socialists arrange 5,278 chairs to form one symbolic line The Flemish socialists of SP.A have staged a symbolic campaign to call for more cash to take care of vulnerable youngsters. Sat 11 May 14:48
Culture and Media Watch Sylvia Huang’s semi-final performances at the Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin Sylvia Huang is the only Belgian competing in the semi-finals of the Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin. Fri 10 May 12:57
Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Foreign News Breaking Europe: why have the French taken to the streets? 8/5/19 - 6/5/19 - Four weeks long VRT NEWS’s Yassine Atari and Rudi Vranckx have been crisscrossing Europe in search of what people really think. Today we d... Thu 09 May 15:48
Culture and Media Belgian dolls star attraction at Venice Biennale 9/5/19 - Dolls by artistic duo Jos De Gruyter and Harald Thys have caught the imagination of the public at this year’s Venice Biennale. It’s a sign of the t... Thu 09 May 15:16
Culture and Media Army museum shows off Hermann Göring's cap! 9/5/19 - As Belgium marked the 75th anniversary of the Liberation from the Nazis the Belgian Army Museum in the Jubel Park opened a new permanent exhibition. Thu 09 May 15:13
Crime Silent vigil for Julie Van Espen 9/5/19 - Up to 3,000 people took part in a silent vigil for Julie Van Espen, the 23-year-old murdered along the towpath of the Albert Canal in Antwerp at the... Thu 09 May 09:51
Foreign News Breaking Europe: why did Fien go to Dunkirk to help migrants? 8/5/19 - 6/5/19 - Four weeks long VRT NEWS’s Yassine Atari and Rudi Vranckx have been crisscrossing Europe in search of what people really think. Today we d... Wed 08 May 15:14
Home News Belgium marks end of the Second World War 8/5/19 - It’s 75 years since Allied forces liberated Belgium from the Nazi occupier. Wed 08 May 14:58
Frederik Buyckx Foreign News What makes you angry? 6/5/19 - Four weeks long VRT NEWS’s Yassine Atari and Rudi Vranckx have been crisscrossing Europe in search of what people really think. In Palermo, Vienna,... Mon 06 May 15:55
Home News Rare new dinosaur on show in Brussels 6/5/19 - A spectacular new skeleton has just been unveiled at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. For the first time ever a new typ... Mon 06 May 15:04
East Flanders Belgium’s last steam train is back on the rails 6/5/19 - Thousands of rail enthusiasts were able to marvel at steam locomotive 29.013 after it's been lovingly restored. The steam engine took to the rails ... Mon 06 May 10:40
Culture and Media Belgian through to semi-final of Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin The Belgian violinist Syvia Huang has earned a place among the 24 semi-finalists at the Queen Elizabeth Competition for Violin. Sun 05 May 18:04
Home News Fewer maths graduates working as maths teachers Of the 110 new maths teachers that started work last September just 18 are maths graduates. Fri 03 May 17:14
Economy Number of those on long-term sick leave remains stable After having gone up in previous years, the number of people on long-term sick leave remained more or less stable last year. Fri 03 May 17:09
Health & Environment 100 soldiers report toxic smoke fears to their union The ACMP union is demanding a thorough investigation into where Belgium troops suffered any lasting medical damage. Fri 03 May 17:02
Culture and Media Brel, Noordkaap, Nonkel Bob and Sœur Sourire are Belgians’ 6 choices for the EU Song Book Tue 21 May 17:00
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