Etiket: Flemish
Flemish student Max (22) testifies about the riots in Lyon: “I saw how a father and his child looted ten piles of clothes”
“It was hallucinatory.” Max Van Mechelen (22) still sounds affected when we speak to him. The Antwerp student, who lives in Lyon for his studies, was sitting on a terrace…
Flemish student Max (22) was sitting on a terrace in Lyon when all hell broke loose: “It looked like a war zone”
“It was hallucinatory.” Max Van Mechelen (22) still sounds affected when we speak to him. The Antwerp student, who lives in Lyon for his studies, was sitting on a terrace…
Flemish government scraps R8 reservation lane, ‘fantastic news’
Flemish government scraps R8 reservation lane, ‘fantastic news’ The undeveloped strip of land, parallel to the E17, has been reserved since the 1970s to completely close the R8 ring road.…
Long waiting times for Flemish renovation loan: how long do you wait on average for approval?
No less than 3,836 Flemings have already submitted an application for a ‘My Renovation Loan’ this year. Until February, that loan was interest-free, causing a tsunami of applications. Result: dossiers…
Eyes and ears tested: West Flemish babies at the forefront of Kind en Gezin
Eyes and ears tested: West Flemish babies at the forefront of Kind en Gezin During the first 1,000 days of a newborn baby’s life, parents can count on extensive and…
West Flemish fire brigade on the way to umbrella dispatch operation
West Flemish fire brigade on the way to umbrella dispatch operation Since 2015, there are four emergency zones in West Flanders that handle fire service calls. When a call comes…
Every day a football field disappears from the Flemish forest
Between 2001 and 2021, 5,088 hectares of forest were felled with a permit in Flanders. That corresponds to an average of 242 hectares per year or about a football field…
Julia, oldest West Flemish (109) has passed away
Julia, oldest West Flemish (109) has passed away Julia has five sons and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. There are even great-great-grandchildren. At her 108st Julia said to us on her…
Flemish flag may remain in parliament after a fuss, Dewinter (VB) jokes: “Most important achievement in my career”
The Bureau of the Flemish Parliament has decided that the Flemish flag may remain on the chairman’s podium. Last week, another riot broke out when vice-chairman Filip Dewinter (Vlaams Belang),…
Soon a digital ballot paper in nine West Flemish municipalities
Soon a digital ballot paper in nine West Flemish municipalities A better and inclusive e-service for all Flemish people through better digital services at the local authorities, that is the…