Brussels

Belgian authorities on Dec. 30 cancelled the annual New Year's Eve festivities and fireworks in the heart of Brussels after revealing an alleged jihadist plot to attack the capital during the holiday.

President Tomislav Nikolic late on Sunday spoke for B92 about EU integration, Russia, Kosovo, his relationship with the government and the PM, and other topics.

A mosque in Brussels has been evacuated after a suspicious envelope was found.

A spokesperson of firemen told Le Libre newspaper many envelopes contained a suspicious white powder were found in the building.

The mosque is located close to the the headquarters of the European Parliament.

The city’s decontamination unit was sent to the site.

Brussels struggled to return to normal on Nov. 25 after four days on maximum terror alert, with schools and the metro reopening despite suspects from the Paris attacks still being at large.

Brussels will remain at the highest security threat level for another week over fears of an imminent terror attack, the Belgian government said Nov. 23, amid a continued manhunt to find a key suspect in the Paris attacks on Nov. 13 that killed 130 people.

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said that Brussels remains on the highest level of alert fearing that what happened in Paris could be repeated in the Belgian capital.

Belgium widened its search on Nov. 22 for armed Islamist extremists whose presence has put Brussels on maximum alert, with officials saying more than one militant was at large in the city.

The alert has closed the capital's metro system, although a senior minister said it was likely to reopen on Nov. 23. 

The capital of Belgium from a busy city has become a ghost town within 24 hours following the government’s decision to raise terror alert to highest level and take emergency safety measures to prevent a terrorist attack similar to the ones occurred to Paris.

The foreign ministry issued an advice to Bulgarian citizens in connection with the heightened terror threat in Brussels and the possibility of any unfavourable developments.

Belgian authorities raised the terror alert in the region of the capital to the highest possible level - IV.

Belgian authorities raised the terror alert in the region of Brussels to the highest possible level fearing a "very serious" and "imminent" threat.

The underground will remain closed until at least Sunday and the citizens have been warned to avoid places of mass gatherings, including shopping centers and concerts.