Oosterweel works shut down, but what’s next? “This story ends now, there are no solutions”

– © MARC HERREMANS – MEDIA HOUSE – The major legal problems that Oosterweel is dealing with have now really shut down the largest shipyard in the country. And no one knows for the moment how it will continue. Client Lantis is now investigating which solutions are possible. According to environmental lawyer Isabelle Larmuseau (KU … Read more

Eleven million euros for more bus transport for special education

Special education students often spend many hours every day on the bus to and from school. The Flemish government wants to deploy extra buses, minibuses and taxi services this year. “This is no longer acceptable.” – “My daughter has to be ready to take the bus at 5:45 am on September 1. She’s been on … Read more

Flanders will receive 49 ultra-fast chargers over the next two years

Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters (Open VLD) will roll out ultra-fast chargers (150kW) at 49 locations along highways and regional roads in Flanders. That will happen by June 2024. – In concrete terms, ultra-fast charging infrastructure will be installed at 8 locations in Antwerp, 7 in Limburg, 13 in East Flanders, … Read more

Record of 1,665,665 speeding offenses in the first year…

– © BELGAIMAGE – The number of speeding offenses in the first half of this year is significantly higher than in the past eight years. This is evident from figures in De Zondag, on the occasion of the international day for the commemoration of traffic victims. – Source: BELGIAN Yesterday at 06:33— In concrete terms, … Read more

Lydia Peeters: “It shouldn’t be talked about, but the s…

– Lydia Peeters: “In Denmark the cars are on the sidelines because it is expensive to own and use even more. That’s where we have to go.” – She remained little visible for a long time, but Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open VLD) left her mark on the Flemish climate plan. “The water … Read more

Unseen list of politicians will soon have to explain it in … (Zwijndrecht)

Zwijndrecht – On Wednesday evening, the Flemish Parliament gave the green light for the establishment of a commission of inquiry. It has to get out of the starting blocks before the summer and find out what went wrong with the PFOS pollution in Zwijndrecht and the surrounding area, who is responsible for this and what … Read more

Bilzense Ann Schoubs takes over the wheel from De Lijn (Brussels)

Brussels – Ann Schoubs (46) succeeds Roger Kesteloot as the new director general of De Lijn. Schoubs was born in Bilzen, went to school in Genk but has lived in Pellenberg for years. – It was Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) who officially presented Ann Schoubs on Friday as the new director-general of … Read more

Ghent ships of Mobility about Ubers in Ghent: ‘City will …

From Monday, November 9, Uber cars will also be driving around Ghent. The transport world fears the death knell of the classic taxi sector, and the Ghent ships of Mobility Filip Watteeuw (Groen) also fear a real taxi war. “We don’t have many weapons to protect the regular taxis.” – From Monday, the residents of … Read more

Unions hold a 24-hour strike at De Lijn: mainly nuisance in cities expected | Inland | News

October 09, 2020 04u23 Source: Belga Photo News Illustration image. – Today, a 24-hour strike is taking place at the Flemish public transport company De Lijn. The common union front (ACOD, ACV and ACLVB) protests against plans to privatize the dial-a-bus exchange and student transport, which would lead to less job security. The impact for … Read more