energy Flemish Minister of Energy Zuhal Demir (N-VA) has initiated proceedings at the Council of State against a decision by the Walloon government confirming the rolling back of the counter in Wallonia until 2030. Because the Constitutional Court had already annulled the Flemish scheme, according to Demir it is only “just” that the Walloon scheme … Read more
The general threat level 3 for Belgium remains in force, the OCAD emphasizes. “The OCAD asks you to remain attentive and vigilant and to observe the necessary preventive safety measures,” it said in a statement. “The OCAD continues to closely monitor the situation together with its partners.” It is currently the Easter holiday in Flanders … Read more
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This is the lowest price increase in five years. Indeed, since 2017, the upward trend in prices had constantly gained in intensity, going from +2.3% to a peak of +6.1% in 2020, as an annual average across all of Belgium, a year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the boom in transactions in more rural … Read more
It concerns an isolated action by some members of the socialist trade union BBTK/setca and CNE, it sounds. Union members have placed the shopping carts in front of the entrance, preventing customers from entering the branches. The supermarket chain says it does not understand the promotion during the Christmas period. “We are in continuous dialogue … Read more
EPAA classroom (for illustration) NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 11:43 Last night, a fire was set in a primary school in the Belgian municipality of Charleroi for the sixth time in two days. In four of the fires, the motive for the arson appears to revolve around sex education classes. This is evident from graffiti that has been … Read more
French speakers urgently need to prepare for what comes after 2024, says MP Pierre-Yves Jeholet (MR). – The French Community is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary and it doesn’t look like another fifty will be added. Prime Minister Pierre-Yves Jeholet (MR) says in The evening that ‘it is time for the French speakers to say what … Read more
The announcement to start using the Covid Safe Ticket (CST) more widely in Wallonia has led to 4,000 appointments in 24 hours for a vaccination. ‘A fivefold increase from 800 to 4000’, says Walloon Health Minister Christie Morreale (PS) through her spokesperson. – After the Brussels government, the Walloon government announced on Thursday the extension … Read more
Today, the Walloon government reached an agreement on a series of activation measures in bottleneck professions to ensure the reconstruction of Wallonia. The emphasis is on ‘encouraging’ rather than ‘mandating’. For example, there will be a training premium of 2,000 euros net. – After this summer’s floods, 50,000 buildings today need to be restored or … Read more
Water manufacturer Chaudfontaine, whose factory was badly damaged in July by the floods in the Walloon municipality of the same name, has resumed deliveries, the company announced on Monday. – In mid-August, more than a month after the disaster, it was already announced that production had restarted, for two thirds. Deliveries to customers can now … Read more
The presence of polluting PFAS in Wallonia remains limited. This is according to a study ordered by the Walloon government. – The fuss that has arisen in Flanders about the PFOS pollution on and around the 3M site in Zwijndrecht has also caused concern in Wallonia. The Walloon government asked its own services for a … Read more