Maïthé Chini

m.chini@brusselstimes.com

Uncertainty for Metallica performance at Rock Werchter on Friday

"A member of the Metallica family has tested positive for Covid. We are beyond sorry to disappoint those of you planning to attend this show."

Belgium hosts international meeting on nuclear disarmament

Since the peak arsenals of the Cold War, the number of nuclear weapons has decreased tremendously over the past three decades.

Belgian PM at NATO: ‘Only choice is to help Ukraine win this war’

"I myself also prefer diplomacy and consultation, but someone has to be sitting opposite you for that to work. Now, we are talking to a wall."

‘Historic decision’: EU to end sale of polluting cars from 2023

In the meantime, climate experts have already warned that the 2035 deadline is too late to limit global warming to stay below 1.5°C.

Why Covid ‘twin variants’ BA.4 and BA.5 spread so fast

"If this was the first new coronavirus that mankind came into contact with, we would probably be in the same situation as in March 2020."

Belgian gas consumption drops 18.5% but ‘situation remains extremely serious’

"The painful reality" is that energy prices will remain high and may even rise more if Russia were to turn off the gas tap completely.

EU officially extends Covid Digital Certificate for another year

Two days before the regulation is set to expire, the EU gave the official green light to extend the legal framework for the Digital Covid Certificate.

Nicole de Moor takes oath as new State Secretary for Asylum and Migration

Mahdi's choice of his chief of cabinet has surprised many, as the names of some better-known CD&V members were reportedly circulating to become his successor.

Brussels Airport expects ‘busy summer’ with over 4 million passengers

This Friday is the busiest day of the departure weekend with some 72,000 passengers in total.

Atomium is millionth Belgian building to get super-fast ‘fibre’ internet

"In general, it can be said that broadband networks such as fiber are now an essential part of the public infrastructure, just like water or electricity."

International tourists cause increase in overnight bookings at Belgian coast

The number of overnight bookings for accommodation on the Belgian coast has increased compared to 2021, particularly due to the high number of foreign visitors.

Belgian architect chosen to redesign area around Notre Dame

Three years after a fire partly destroyed the iconic cathedral, Paris plans to reconstruct the building and also redesign the surrounding area.

‘Eerie silence’: Threat of execution for VUB guest lecturer Djalali is not gone

"It is difficult to obtain information on his current condition, but we know that he has not been executed yet."

Coffin of assassinated Congolese leader Lumumba returns home to DRC

With the return of Lumumba's remains to the DRC, "the time has come for the Democratic Republic of Congo to write its own history."

Barely 3% of Brussels elderly people get second booster dose

While 56% of over-85s in Flanders have already had their second booster, this is the case for less than 3% of the same group in Brussels.

Paying lower taxes? Belgium considers adjusting personal income tax

"If a finance minister announced that he was going to take €1,500 from people, he would have to resign the next day. But, de facto, that is what is happening now."

‘Devastating’: US Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion

The expectation is that abortion will become illegal in about half of the American states – essentially taking away women's rights to decide over their own bodies.

Belgium in Brief: A future within the EU?

A historic day for Ukrainians and Moldovans. This is Belgium in Brief.

Over 4 in 10 Belgians prepared to trade online privacy for discounts

Researchers also found that while people are increasingly less concerned about their data, that does not mean companies can just do what they want with it.

Free open-air cinemas return to Brussels this summer

'Bruxelles fait son cinéma' brings back the big screen to 16 different places across the Capital Region for the 22nd time.

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