drug violence After weeks of brutal drug violence, Brussels Prime Minister Rudi Vervoort has come up with a plan of action. More police on the streets, systematic identity checks and fines for those who buy drugs should guarantee the safety of local residents. “We are well aware that there is increasing substance use in Brussels, … Read more
The Flemish Movement will launch an unmistakable call to vote “Flemish” in the two largest Flemish cities, Ghent and Antwerp. This became apparent on Sunday at the 84th Flemish National Singing Festival in the Lotto Arena, where the throats were opened for Flanders. If it depends on the inspirers, the Flemish nationalists – read: Vlaams … Read more
“It would be better to have four days of longer, but quality teaching, than to spend a fifth day distributing the students to other classes without a teacher.” At the Institute of the Ursulines primary school in Koekelberg, the teacher shortage is forcing the school to take far-reaching measures. “It really is survival,” says Nancy … Read more
The Netherlands The police in Amsterdam arrested a man in a home on Friday evening who threatened PVV leader Geert Wilders in a message on X. A man from Amsterdam is in custody for online threats against right-wing politician Geert Wilders (PVV), the great victor of the Dutch elections in November 2023. The arrest was … Read more
Does your appointment open a new stage in the Delegation of Canary Islands in Brussels or will continuing work continue? It is continuous. The Delegation was an office in its day when the autonomous communities were not allowed to be in Brussels as government delegations, that is why it was the office of Sofesa (current … Read more
News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Teacher shortage forces schools in Brussels to close classes In Schaarbeek, Brussels, two primary schools are closing classes because they cannot find teachers. A problem that has been dormant for years suddenly becomes very acute. “This undermines … Read more
Justice Three teenagers were arrested in France on Monday in connection with a terror investigation in Belgium. On Sunday, four teenagers were arrested in our country for possibly planning an attack on the Brussels Botanique concert hall. The young people who were arrested in our country on Sunday for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack may … Read more
The federal police arrested four people on Sunday morning in Ninove, Brussels, Charleroi and Liège, as part of a terror investigation into the jihadist environment. “The four made plans for a terrorist attack,” the federal prosecutor’s office said. The special units raided four different addresses across the country early on Sunday morning. This was accompanied … Read more
The more patients with a particular cancer are treated in a hospital, the better the team of doctors and nurses becomes, and the greater the chance that the patient will survive the disease. That was the reason for former Minister of Health Maggie De Block (Open Vld) to significantly reduce the number of hospitals that … Read more
The center of Brussels has turned into a battlefield between angry farmers and the police, while the bloc’s agriculture ministers are meeting at the headquarters of the European Union. Today’s demonstration involves agricultural unions from Wallonia and Flanders (southern and northern Belgium), as well as farmers from France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Luxembourg. Among the … Read more