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Belgium in the grip of second-biggest Covid-19 wave, but no new …
Dec 19, 2023 · With an "enormous" rise of Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, Belgium is currently experiencing its second-largest infection wave ever, according to tests on the country's sewage water conducted by the Rega Institute in Leuven.
Belgium's government formation for dummies
Nov 20, 2024 · Once the coalition is formed, the formator draws up a government agreement, which will then become the basis of cooperation during the next legislature. The text details the government's priorities and is written in negotiation with all involved parties. While it is not written in stone, (one of) the person(s) who succeeded in forming a government is usually "rewarded" by becoming Prime ...
Student stabbed to death in Brussels city centre, two suspects …
Nov 7, 2024 · An international student was stabbed to death in the early hours of Thursday morning in central Brussels. Two suspects have been arrested and charged with murder.
'Rise again for the climate': Five years on from the marches that …
3 days ago · For the past six years, Rise for Climate has been a driving force behind Brussels' regular climate protests. Le Quang recalls the moment the idea first sparked over a casual drink with co-founder, singer Getch Gaetano, "It was at the time when UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres published UN reports which talked about the threat of extinction of living things.
Local elections 2024: Who's running in the City of Brussels?
Belgium's 2024 local elections are around the corner. Brussels residents will vote to elect their local council on Sunday 13 October, and indirectly, their new mayor (bourgmestre in French or burgemeester in Dutch).Knowing how the local election list system works is …
Now what? How Belgium's government formation works - The …
4 days ago · Now that all votes have been cast and counted, Belgium's government formation process can start. The notoriously long negotiations that take place after general elections are evidenced by Belgium holding the world record for the longest period without a …
Belgium's Breaking Bad: Can Netflix make a grassroots production?
4 days ago · But if anyone arriving at the film set in Herselt were looking for the standard icons of Hollywood glamour such as personalised dressing-room trailers, an army of personal attendants and on-demand shrimp scampi, they’d drive right past the small site where the Belgian-Dutch film crew has set up camp in an old dance hall.
People are 'not ready': Investigation into Belgium's colonial past at …
Jan 25, 2024 · The Commission tasked with investigating Belgium's colonial past in 2020 never published a final report due to intense political disagreement.
Belgian inflation highest in eurozone in September, but expected …
Oct 3, 2024 · The Federal Planning Bureau expects inflation in Belgium to fall to 1.8% next year, returning to relatively normal levels from a peak of 9.59% in 2022.