Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Politics

Moscow accuses NATO of ‘exacerbating’ tensions in Ukraine

On Monday, the Kremlin accused NATO and the United States of "exacerbating" tensions by deploying ships and combat aircraft to Eastern ...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Brussels covid demonstrations turn violent as police clash with protesters

The demonstration held in Brussels on Sunday to protest against the latest Covid measures turned violent during the afternoon as marchers ...

Sunday, January 23, 2022
Tens of thousands from across Europe expected Sunday in Brussels to protest health measures

Tens of thousands of demonstrators from across Europe are expected to descend on Brussels streets on Sunday to “broaden the debate” in the ...

Saturday, January 22, 2022
Cuts to offshore windmill subsidies could offset high consumer energy bills

The Belgian government is considering cutting support for offshore wind farms by €177 million this winter and using this windfall to lower ...

Saturday, January 22, 2022
Jean-Claude Van Damme riding to rescue as Belgium PM – TV, sure, but real

Jean-Claude Van Damme thrust like Forrest Gump into the seat of Belgian prime minister? A role from which even Ronald Reagan or Arnold ...

Friday, January 21, 2022
Belgian political parties remain high in EU ranking of most spent on ads

Total spending by Belgian political parties on advertising was more than €4.71 million in 2021; both parties and individual politicians ...

Friday, January 21, 2022
Forcing jab will only worsen jail overcrowding: Belgian MP

The new leader of Belgium's hard-left PTB group of lawmakers Sofie Merckx rejected moves towards introducing a France-style Covid ...

Thursday, January 20, 2022
Uncomplicate Belgium: ‘every minister and every administration must now contribute to the fight against climate change’

Belgian politics is at first glance an indecipherable labyrinth of different levels of governments and laws. But it does not have to be ...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
More Covid deaths in countries with less trust in government, research shows

Countries where the population has less trust in their government tend to have higher excess deaths from Covid, according to research by ...

Friday, January 14, 2022
Belgium’s Senate President wants to abolish the Senate

A concrete plan to abolish the Senate once and for all must be ready before the 2024 elections, says current Senate President Stephanie ...

Saturday, January 8, 2022
French president intends stricter rules to ‘piss off’ unvaccinated people

French President Emmanuel Macron has said in an interview that he aims to continue to make life difficult for the unvaccinated in order to ...

Wednesday, January 5, 2022
What changes from 1 January in Belgium?

A new month means more changes to rules in Belgium, and to mark the start of the new year, the list is longer than usual. From limits on ...

Saturday, January 1, 2022
Make audience proportional to a venue’s size, Culture Minister proposes

Flemish Minister-President and Culture Minister Jan Jambon is advocating a system of proportionality to apply to the cultural sector during ...

Thursday, December 30, 2021
Kinepolis to reopen doors on 1 January in anticipation of new rules

Cinema chain Kinepolis has announced it will reopen on 1 January, however, this is still subject to the decision of the Consultative ...

Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Sports sector demands equal Covid measures, threatening appeal

Sports stakeholders have called on the government to apply the same measures to their events as will be done for the cultural sector and ...

Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Consultative Committee to meet today, announcing reopening of cultural sector

The Consultative Committee will meet on Wednesday with a view to reopening the cultural sector following the decision by the Belgian ...

Wednesday, December 29, 2021
No reopening of cultural sector until epidemic is under control

The cultural sector will remain closed until healthcare services are not overburdened by the coronavirus. However, the government will work ...

Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Politicians ‘got it wrong’ in Consultative Committee, socialist leader argues

Politicians collectively made a mistake in last Wednesday's Consultative Committee by implementing measures that unfairly impact the ...

Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Merged communes miss out on €4 million thanks to 15 missing residents

Two communes in Limburg province are just days away from losing €4 million in Flemish government subsidies because their combined ...

Monday, December 27, 2021
Enquiry after one in four excluded from health-care budget

Flemish health and welfare minister Wouter Beke (CD&V) has ordered an enquiry by his department after revelations that changes to the ...

Monday, December 27, 2021

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