The scandal is caused by the banning of the right-wing conference in Brussels

The scandal is caused by the banning of the right-wing conference in Brussels

British Eurosceptic populist Nigel Farage and former British Home Secretary Sewell Braverman were among the main speakers at the “National Conservatism” conference. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was scheduled to speak at this two-day conference on Wednesday. Farage spoke at a time when rumors were already spreading about the closure of the event. Braverman spoke … Read more

Unveiling Belgian Surrealism: A Look into the Serious and Lasting Artistic Movement Beyond Quiévrain

Unveiling Belgian Surrealism: A Look into the Serious and Lasting Artistic Movement Beyond Quiévrain

Exposition Article reserved for subscribers In Brussels, a fascinating exhibition brings to life the artistic movement which, beyond Quiévrain, was much more serious and lasting than in France. A giraffe, all alone, trapped in a crystal glass: this is the poster for History of Not Laughing, the fascinating exhibition which traces the history of surrealism … Read more

Esprit closes fifteen stores in Belgium, 148 employees lose jobs

Esprit closes fifteen stores in Belgium, 148 employees lose jobs

Esprit closes fifteen stores in Belgium, 148 employees lose jobs, the BBTK union said on Monday evening. BBTK representative Inge De Beul says in an initial response that things have been going badly for Esprit stores in our country for some time, some of which were operating at a loss. “The fifteen retail stores are … Read more

Belgium opposes French wind turbines that will be almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower

Belgium opposes French wind turbines that will be almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower

The French want to build 46 wind turbines with a maximum height of 300 meters above sea level off the coast of Dunkirk. Belgium fears that shipping, safety, sea views and nature will be compromised and has filed an objection. The French are big on it: they want to build a park with 46 wind … Read more

Europol maps out the most threatening crime gangs, 100 of which are active in Belgium: “All on the radar”

Europol maps out the most threatening crime gangs, 100 of which are active in Belgium: “All on the radar”

Europol’s list of “most threatening” criminal gangs in the EU includes 821 gangs. One hundred of them are active in our country. “We know who they are and how they are organised,” says Europol boss Catherine De Bolle. The most threatening criminal networks in the European Union are mainly concerned with human smuggling, drug trafficking … Read more

Antwerp drug criminal ‘Little Fish’ arrested in Turkey, immediately deported and arrested in Belgium

Antwerp drug criminal ‘Little Fish’ arrested in Turkey, immediately deported and arrested in Belgium

Justice After almost three years on the run, Jimmy ‘Kleine Vis’ H. was arrested in Turkey. He was one of the leaders in the Mackerel file surrounding large-scale cocaine imports through the port of Antwerp. “He was deported from Turkey to Belgium,” the public prosecutor’s office said. Sam Reyntjens, Joris van der Aa Yesterday at … Read more

Broken ribs, collarbones and shoulder blade. The stars had a rough fall in the horror stage in the Basque Country

Broken ribs, collarbones and shoulder blade.  The stars had a rough fall in the horror stage in the Basque Country

Star cyclists Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Remco Evenepoel of Belgium broke their collarbones, reigning Tour de France winner Vingegaard a rib and world time trial champion Evenepoel a shoulder blade in a horrific-looking crash on Stage 4 of the Tour of the Basque Country today. Among the 12 riders involved in the mass accident … Read more

Bad news for Antwerp: hand fracture and Champions Playoffs over for Jean Butez

Bad news for Antwerp: hand fracture and Champions Playoffs over for Jean Butez

“Jean Butez fractured his hand on Saturday during the match against Anderlecht following a duel with a Mauve et Blanc player. The operation was carried out on Sunday at AZ Monica in Deurne. Our goalkeeper started his revalidation and will no longer play this season”, wrote the reigning champions on X (formerly Twitter). Antwerp were … Read more

Drug criminal ‘Fat Nordin’ on his way to Belgium after extradition from Dubai

Drug criminal ‘Fat Nordin’ on his way to Belgium after extradition from Dubai

justice Nordin El H., (36), alias ‘Fat Nordin van de Dam’, is on his way to Belgium. The wanted drug baron, against whom seven files are pending for large-scale cocaine smuggling and arms trafficking, has been put on a plane from Dubai by the Emirati authorities. Drug lord ‘Fat Nordin’ is on a plane to … Read more