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EU/NATO host state; reached the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals; BNS Primula deployed to Hormuz coalition.
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#15 14 Oct
Recorded its first human West Nile infections
Pandemics and Biosecurity: Belgium logs first home-grown West Nile#15 12 Oct
Mentioned in: UKHSA ties 650 Salmonella cases to eggs
Pandemics and Biosecurity#15 12 Oct
Mentioned in: Fridge hack spoils food across Europe
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#14 30 Sept
Mentioned in: Europe's West Nile cases reach 1,765
Pandemics and Biosecurity#18 16 Sept
Mentioned in: UK awards Tekever up to £400m for AR5
Drones: Industry & Defence#13 14 Sept
Mentioned in: Belgium buys Exail mine kit for Ukraine
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#18 7 Sept
Mentioned in: Belgium buys €46.9m of V-BATs, no tender
Drones: Industry & Defence#15 7 Sept
Mentioned in: Six states name no AI Act regulator
European Tech Sovereignty#27 24 Aug
Kyiv faces a $27bn gap as Brussels sets conditions
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#12 24 Aug
Mentioned in: Denmark splits one ship, two subsea deals
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#11 4 Aug
The Dutch put the sonar on the robot
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#10 3 Aug
Mentioned in: Limerick seeks a coastal robot boat
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#14 2 Aug
Mentioned in: AI Act fines land on a stale register
European Tech Sovereignty#10 29 Jul
Mentioned in: Belgium's twelve robots come with cables
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#18 21 Jul
Mentioned in: Eighty jobs go at a Galician call centre
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#44 18 Jul
Scored the only goal Spain conceded, in the quarter-final
2026 FIFA World Cup: Rodri, Simon and Cubarsi sweep Spain's awards#14 17 Jul
Mentioned in: Clacton's ballot paper splits the right four ways
UK Local Elections 2026#41 14 Jul
Mentioned in: Oyarzabal and Porro send Spain to final
2026 FIFA World Cup#41 14 Jul
Mentioned in: FIFA sets Williams for closing ceremony
2026 FIFA World Cup#24 14 Jul
Mentioned in: Trump and Rutte widen the PURL scheme
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#41 14 Jul
Mentioned in: 72 MEPs target FIFA's Balogun reversal
2026 FIFA World Cup#39 10 Jul
Lost 2-1 to Spain and were eliminated from the tournament
2026 FIFA World Cup: Merino winner sends Spain past Belgium#39 10 Jul
Mentioned in: France meet Spain in first semi-final
2026 FIFA World Cup#38 9 Jul
Mentioned in: Africa's last team out as France win
2026 FIFA World Cup#35 6 Jul
Mentioned in: Three World Cup co-hosts down to one
2026 FIFA World Cup#35 6 Jul
Called FIFA's reversal 'astonishing' through its federation
2026 FIFA World Cup: FIFA clears Balogun for Belgium tie#36 5 Jul
Mentioned in: FIFA throws out Belgium's Balogun appeal
2026 FIFA World Cup#36 5 Jul
Belgium end USA's home World Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup#33 1 Jul
Mentioned in: Ronaldo's first knockout goal, at 41
2026 FIFA World Cup#23 1 Jul
Continued receiving Russian LNG cargoes under exempted long-term contracts
European Energy Markets: Where the 2027 Russian-gas repricing sits#32 30 Jun
Mentioned in: All three World Cup hosts survive
2026 FIFA World Cup#32 30 Jun
Belgium survive Senegal in 125 mins
2026 FIFA World Cup#32 29 Jun
Mentioned in: France and Norway cruise into last 16
2026 FIFA World Cup#31 27 Jun
Mentioned in: DR Congo reach last 32 after 52 years
2026 FIFA World Cup#31 27 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran exit without losing a match
2026 FIFA World Cup#31 26 Jun
Belgium hit five to top the group
2026 FIFA World Cup#12 25 Jun
Mentioned in: Antwerp strike paused as ballot looms
European Oil Markets#30 25 Jun
Mentioned in: USA top group despite Turkey loss
2026 FIFA World Cup#21 23 Jun
Cleared intraday above EUR 1,000/MWh at sunset on 24 June, highest since 2022
European Energy Markets: French reactors curtail on river heat#26 21 Jun
Drew 0-0 with Iran, finished with ten men after Ngoy red card
2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran hold Belgium and take the point home#25 20 Jun
Mentioned in: Room's 15 saves earn Curaçao a point
2026 FIFA World Cup#25 20 Jun
Mentioned in: US holds Iran's 24-hour visa leash
2026 FIFA World Cup#24 20 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran player's US visa runs out
2026 FIFA World Cup#8 17 Jun
Mentioned in: Europe starts a monthly mpox watch
Pandemics and Biosecurity#13 17 Jun
Mentioned in: France buys a Baltic interceptor drone
Drones: Industry & Defence#21 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Spain held by debutants Cape Verde, 0-0
2026 FIFA World Cup#21 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Ticket subpoena meets a healed market
2026 FIFA World Cup#18 11 Jun
Mentioned in: Azteca set for a third World Cup opener
2026 FIFA World Cup#19 9 Jun
Mentioned in: Sanctions lock Iran's fans out of all games
2026 FIFA World Cup#16 7 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran Arrives in Tijuana, 14 Staff Barred
2026 FIFA World Cup#15 6 Jun
Mentioned in: USA lose 3-1 but lock their shape
2026 FIFA World Cup#2 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Milrem builds THeMIS outside Estonia for Ukraine
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#13 2 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran clears Mexico, US visas still held
2026 FIFA World Cup#116 2 Jun
Mentioned in: Araghchi reopens the talks Tehran had suspended
Iran Conflict 2026#13 27 May
maintained anti-Russian-energy political posture despite record Q1 imports
European Energy Markets: Russian LNG hits quarterly record; double cliff looms#103 20 May
Hormuz coalition: 8 days deployed, no rules published
Iran Conflict 2026#102 19 May
Mentioned in: CENTCOM logs 70 Hormuz vessel redirections
Iran Conflict 2026#104 19 May
Mentioned in: OFAC sb0502: 50 entities, 19 vessels, no refinery
Iran Conflict 2026#102 19 May
Mentioned in: OFAC SDN round skips mainland refineries again
Iran Conflict 2026#102 18 May
Redirected minehunter BNS Primula from Baltic to Mediterranean on orders of Defence Minister Theo Francken
Iran Conflict 2026: Four states add Hormuz coalition kit#85 30 Apr
Mentioned in: State launches MFC for Hormuz with no members
Iran Conflict 2026#84 29 Apr
Mentioned in: Hegseth signs as Secretary of War
Iran Conflict 2026#5 26 Apr
Mentioned in: BBL halved, IUK drops in October: GB-Continent link cut
European Energy Markets#5 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Netherlands at 8.95%, with state-backed buyer behind it
European Energy Markets#5 23 Apr
Mentioned in: ACER: US LNG now 30% of EU gas imports
European Energy Markets#2 22 Apr
Mentioned in: ENISA scores NIS2 maturity with NCAF 2.0
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#8 19 Apr
Mentioned in: France names Minneapolis in travel advisory
2026 FIFA World Cup#71 17 Apr
Mentioned in: Paris conference, 40 nations, no US
Iran Conflict 2026#2 15 Apr
Mentioned in: Russian LNG ban lands 25 April, no replacement named
European Energy Markets#8 15 Apr
Mentioned in: FIFA executives push ICE moratorium ask
2026 FIFA World Cup#7 13 Apr
Mentioned in: Pochettino sets 26 May USMNT squad call with five gaps
2026 FIFA World Cup#1 13 Apr
Cleared day-ahead power at EUR 128/MWh
European Energy Markets: Power prices split €131 north-south#2 9 Apr
Mentioned in: Italy gets €211m photonic chip aid
European Tech Sovereignty#6 8 Apr
#1 1 Apr
Mentioned in: Renewables pass fossil fuels, gas bill rises
European Energy Markets#4 31 Mar
Mentioned in: USMNT Lose Again at Their World Cup Venue
2026 FIFA World Cup#3 28 Mar
USA routed 2-5 by Belgium at World Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup#3 28 Mar
Mentioned in: Pulisic's goal drought hits seven games
2026 FIFA World Cup#3 27 Mar
Mentioned in: Four UEFA playoff finals set for Monday
2026 FIFA World Cup#2 23 Mar
Mentioned in: Pochettino names 27 for last Cup window
2026 FIFA World Cup#1 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran asks FIFA to move matches to Mexico
2026 FIFA World Cup#1 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Sheinbaum offers Mexico for Iran's games
2026 FIFA World Cup#44 20 Mar
Mentioned in: 3,000 vessels stranded in Middle East
Iran Conflict 2026#1 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Football chief defies minister on Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran strikes Kuwait refineries
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Two Qatar LNG trains destroyed for good
Iran Conflict 2026#1 16 Mar
Mentioned in: FIFA rejects Iran's venue relocation bid
2026 FIFA World Cup#1 15 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran not withdrawn; FIFA waits for April
2026 FIFA World Cup#6 11 Mar
Mentioned in: Sweden detains Sea Owl I captain
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#1 3 Mar
Mentioned in: EU CRA guidance; German NIS2 missed
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#1 1 Mar
Received force majeure declaration from QatarEnergy
European Energy Markets: Qatar force majeure hits EU buyers#1 1 Mar
#6 27 Feb
Joined France to seize Russian-linked tanker Ethera in Operation Blue Intruder
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Belgium and France seize tanker Ethera#1 1 Jan
Mentioned in: Intel kills its €30bn Magdeburg megafab
European Tech Sovereignty#13 1 Jan