‘Operation Europe’ backlash: Belgium tries former Colombia spy
A court in Belgium began the first of what could be multiple trials against spies of...
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Colombia’s Jose Izquierdo wins Belgium’s player of the year award
Colombia soccer player Jose Izquierdo was awarded the “Golden Shoe” on Wednesday...
2 Colombians missing after Brussels terror attack
Two Colombian citizens who were in Brussels at the time of Tuesday’s terror attacks are yet...
Two Colombian citizens injured in Belgium terrorist attacks
Two Colombian citizens were injured in Tuesday’s terrorist attacks at an airport and a city...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez to be honored in Brussels
The European Parliament and the Colombian Embassy will participate in an event dedicated to the...
Colombian saves children from burning house and becomes Belgium’s hero
A Colombian national living in Belgium has been named a “hero” by local media after he...
Colombia striker Carlos Bacca wins Belgium award
Colombia striker Carlos Bacca was rewarded for his fine recent form Tuesday by being voted the best soccer player in Belgium for September. Bacca has scored nine consecutive league goals for his team Club Bruges and in doing so...
Colombia’s Carlos Bacca joins Belgium’s Club Brugge
Colombian striker Carlos Bacca signed with Belgian soccer team Club Brugge Thursday despite a lawsuit impeding him to leave the country. The 25-year old Junior Barranquilla player confirmed the transfer to Colombian media, but...
Colombian film ‘Porfirio’ wins Belgium film awards
Colombian film “Porfirio” won an award at Belgium film festivals L’Age d’Or and Cinedecouvertes last week, various media reported. The L’Age d’Or award, which was first introduced in 1973, is...
Protest in Belgium over forced disappearances in Colombia
NGO’s will protest in Belgium to demand answers from the Colombian government about forced disappearances occurring in the country. Amnesty International and the Belgian chapter of Liberty will be protesting in front of...
2 Belgians missing in Colombia
In two separate incidences, two Belgians have disappeared in Colombia’s capital city, Bogota, since 2008, reported El Tiempo on Saturday. Denis Maurice Jean Marie Pierre Heilporn was last seen in Bogota on November 25,...
Belgium investigates Colombian ‘spying’
Judicial authorities in Belgium formally opened an investigation into the alleged spying activities of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS in the European country. Belgium opened the investigation in response to claims by...
