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The Belgian Towns Producing Their Own Green Power - Mashid Mohadjerin / DER SPIEGEL

The Belgian Towns Producing Their Own Green Power - Mashid Mohadjerin / DER SPIEGEL

More Affordable and Sustainable The Belgian Towns Producing Their Own Green Power

Energy prices in Europe have skyrocketed in the last year. But not in some towns in Belgium, where consumers have joined together to form co-ops and are generating their own sustainable electricity. It is a popular, and growing, model in Europe. By Jan Petter in Eeklo, Belgium

A Story of Two Belgian Brothers - Daniel Mitchell/ picture alliance / AP Photo

A Story of Two Belgian Brothers - Daniel Mitchell/ picture alliance / AP Photo

The Olympian and the Terrorist A Story of Two Belgian Brothers

The older brother detonated a bomb at the Brussels airport. The younger one is representing his country at the Olympic Games in Rio. The story of two Belgian siblings who long ago parted ways. Von Lukas Eberle

Attacks Cast Light on Belgium's State Crisis - AFP

Attacks Cast Light on Belgium's State Crisis - AFP

Postcard from a Failed State? Attacks Cast Light on Belgium's State Crisis

With bombs set off in the airport and the subway system, the deadly Islamic State attacks on Brussels have struck the heart of the European Union. Belgium, once the nucleus of Europe, will now have to combat its reputation as a failed state. By SPIEGEL Staff

'Even Germany Is Doing Too Little' - Michael Reynolds / dpa / picture alliance

'Even Germany Is Doing Too Little' - Michael Reynolds / dpa / picture alliance

Terror Expert Neumann 'Even Germany Is Doing Too Little'

In an interview following the Brussels attacks, terrorism expert Peter Neumann discusses the growing threat in Europe. Data sharing between police and intelligence agencies must be vastly increased, he argues. Von Martin Knobbe

Brussels Is the Ultimate Soft Target - AURORE BELOT/ AFP

Brussels Is the Ultimate Soft Target - AURORE BELOT/ AFP

Europe's Underbelly Brussels Is the Ultimate Soft Target

The terrorists on Tuesday clearly wanted to target the heart of the European Union. But there was another reason they chose Brussels. Nowhere in Europe is it easier to plan and carry out a terrorist attack. Von Peter Müller

A Wounded City Searches for Answers - AP/ Ketevan Kardava/ Georgian Public Broadcaster

A Wounded City Searches for Answers - AP/ Ketevan Kardava/ Georgian Public Broadcaster

Terror in Brussels A Wounded City Searches for Answers

The attacks in Brussels have similarities to the assault on Paris last November. Investigators believe there may be a connection and think the Tuesday airport and subway bombings may be an act of revenge for the arrest of Salah Abdeslam. Von Jörg Diehl

Murderous Hatred in the City of Love - David Ramos/ Getty Images

Murderous Hatred in the City of Love - David Ramos/ Getty Images

The Paris Attacks Murderous Hatred in the City of Love

The attacks hit Paris where it is most vulnerable, in those places where young people go to have fun. But they were aimed at all of us. What can we do to defend ourselves? By SPIEGEL Staff

Belgium Has Become Center of European Terror - JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE/ AFP

Belgium Has Become Center of European Terror - JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE/ AFP

Menace in Brussels Belgium Has Become Center of European Terror

With 19 municipal mayors and six different police authorities, Brussels is a tangle of bureaucracy. It's also home to the suspected perpetrators behind Friday's Paris attacks. The failure of Belgian authorities has become a security problem for all of Europe. Von Markus Becker und Jörg Diehl

City of Losers? Charleroi Spurs Debate after Revocation of Photo Award

Italian photographer Giovanni Troilo won the World Press Photo Award in February, but it was revoked in March. The city he portrayed, Charleroi in Belgium, complained that his photos were more fiction than reality. Where should the line be drawn? Von Christoph Scheuermann

Why Is a Small Country Producing So Many Jihadists?

Why Is a Small Country Producing So Many Jihadists?

The Belgium Question Why Is a Small Country Producing So Many Jihadists?

Relative to the size of its population, no other country in Europe sends as many young jihadists to Syria as Belgium does. But why? Some say one problem lies with the fractured nature of the country itself. Von Katrin Kuntz und Gregor Peter Schmitz

New NATO Headquarters in Financial Trouble - ? POOL New / Reuters/ REUTERS

New NATO Headquarters in Financial Trouble - ? POOL New / Reuters/ REUTERS

Risk for Rasmussen New NATO Headquarters in Financial Trouble

NATO is building a new headquarters for one billion euros. But the construction consortium is in financial difficulties and the project is at risk of being halted. It's an embarrassment for outgoing NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Von Fidelius Schmid und Christoph Schult

Britain's GCHQ Hacked Belgian Telecoms Firm - YVES HERMAN/ REUTERS

Britain's GCHQ Hacked Belgian Telecoms Firm - YVES HERMAN/ REUTERS

Belgacom Attack Britain's GCHQ Hacked Belgian Telecoms Firm

A cyber attack on Belgacom raised considerable attention last week. Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and seen by SPIEGEL indicate that Britain's GCHQ intelligence agency was responsible for the attack.

Anti-Austerity Protests Spark Violence - DOMINIQUE FAGET/ AFP

Anti-Austerity Protests Spark Violence - DOMINIQUE FAGET/ AFP

'European Day of Action' Anti-Austerity Protests Spark Violence

Demonstrators across Europe joined forces on Wednesday to protest tough austerity measures that have been imposed to battle the debt crisis threatening the common currency. The situation grew tense in Spain, but the effects of the protests could also be felt in Portugal and Greece.

Belgian Separatists Threaten 'Renewed Instability' - LAURENT DUBRULE/ REUTERS

Belgian Separatists Threaten 'Renewed Instability' - LAURENT DUBRULE/ REUTERS

The World from Berlin Belgian Separatists Threaten 'Renewed Instability'

They were just municipal elections, but a Flemish separatist party emerged as the clear winner. In addition to posing renewed problems for the future of Belgium, the vote is symbolic in a European Union where solidarity among member states is rapidly disappearing, German editorialists say on Tuesday.

Debt Crisis Gives European Separatists a Boost - Emilio Morenatti/ AP

Debt Crisis Gives European Separatists a Boost - Emilio Morenatti/ AP

The Egoists' Hour Debt Crisis Gives European Separatists a Boost

The debt crisis is fueling the fortunes of separatists in a handful of European Union countries. Affluent regions in Spain, Britain, Belgium and Italy no longer feel a sense of solidarity with poorer parts of their own countries -- but they want to remain part of the EU. Von Fiona Ehlers, Hans Hoyng, Christoph Schult und Helene Zuber

How Do You Clean a Massive Molecule? - YVES HERMAN/ REUTERS

How Do You Clean a Massive Molecule? - YVES HERMAN/ REUTERS

The Atomium How Do You Clean a Massive Molecule?

Built as a temporary structure for the Brussels World's Fair in 1958, the massive molecule known as the Atomium has since become the city's best known landmark -- and is shinier than ever thanks to 2006 renovations. Now, the monument must be cleaned twice a year, which is more difficult than it sounds.

Resort to Seek Damages for Weather Forecast - Nicolas Maeterlinck/ dpa

Resort to Seek Damages for Weather Forecast - Nicolas Maeterlinck/ dpa

Belgian Mayor Furious Resort to Seek Damages for Weather Forecast

The Belgian North Sea resort of Knokke-Heist suffered a wave of cancellations after a newspaper reported that the weather would be bad this summer. Now the mayor plans to sue the newspaper and the meteorological service for damages.

'Europe Mustn't Just Focus on Austerity' - MICHAEL KOOREN/ REUTERS

'Europe Mustn't Just Focus on Austerity' - MICHAEL KOOREN/ REUTERS

Belgium's New Prime Minister 'Europe Mustn't Just Focus on Austerity'

Belgium's new prime minister, Elio Di Rupo, met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday on his first official visit to Germany. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, the Socialist voices doubts about German ideas for solving the euro crisis, such as introducing balanced-budget laws across the EU, and argues for more efforts to boost growth.

Police Discover Body at Killer's Home - Ralf Roeger/ dpa

Police Discover Body at Killer's Home - Ralf Roeger/ dpa

Murder in Liege Police Discover Body at Killer's Home

Police have found a woman's body at the home of the man who went on a killing spree in Liege, Belgium on Tuesday. With that discovery, the death toll now stands at four. Police say the killer was a known "gun freak" and had been arrested on weapons charges before.

Gunman Kills Three, Injures 75 in Rampage in Liege - STRINGER/BELGIUM / REUTERS

Gunman Kills Three, Injures 75 in Rampage in Liege - STRINGER/BELGIUM / REUTERS

Ex-Con Commits Suicide Gunman Kills Three, Injures 75 in Rampage in Liege

An attacker armed with grenades and an assault rifle killed three people and injured dozens in Liege, Belgium, before killing himself on Tuesday. The 33-year-old man, who had a criminal record, went on the rampage in the heart of the city.

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