Etiket: Brussels
Brussels warns of watermelons from Morocco with high levels of pesticides
The European Comission (EC) has recently warned about the presence of watermelons from Morocco with traces of a pesticide, the methomyl, above the permitted levels, after receiving a notice from…
Whoever succeeds Timmermans in Brussels will be quite a puzzle
The upcoming transfer of Frans Timmermans to The Hague reinforces the feeling in Brussels that the end of a political era is approaching: it is only a year before new…
Brussels suspects of rape of 17-year-old girl in Malta want to await trial in Belgium with ankle bracelet
The four Brussels youths who are being held in Malta on suspicion of raping a 17-year-old girl and beating a 16-year-old boy want to await their possible trial in Belgium…
Brussels takes a step towards safer digital products | News item
News item | 7/19/2023 | 12:17 EU countries reached a negotiating mandate today in Brussels on the Cyber Resilience Act. The Cyber Resilience Act is legislation that ensures that digital…
Plans for a new rail link between Brussels and Paris | To travel
The NMBS and the French railway company SNCF Voyageurs are planning to build a new rail link between Brussels and Paris. There are plans to start this by the end…
Police Brussels North caught 33 snatch thieves in June | Interior
The Transport Security Brigade (BBV) of the Brussels North police zone (Schaerbeek/Evere/Sint-Joost-ten-Node) was able to catch and arrest 33 speed thieves red-handed in the past month of June. These arrests…
Flemish economy growing faster than Walloon and Brussels | Interior
The Flemish economy continues to develop more strongly than that of Wallonia and Brussels, even in the light of recent health and energy crises. According to the Federal Planning Bureau…
Brussels youth who is in prison in Malta after rape 17-year-old denounces circumstances: “They put knives in his cell”
Dany K. (20), one of four Brussels youths detained in Malta on suspicion of raping a 17-year-old girl, claims to have been treated inhumanely in prison. According to him, his…
Minister Gilkinet wants to ban night flights at Brussels Airport to prevent noise nuisance
Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) has proposals ready to completely ban night flights at Brussels Airport and thus tackle noise pollution. The goal of the minister is to reduce…
Belgenban in Dutch recreational domains: why young people in Brussels are really no longer welcome anywhere and whether that is possible just like that? | Interior
Single Speed is the first cycling club for singles: “With couples there is soon jealousy. But it’s not because I’m cycling next to your husband that I’m going to walk…