Europe Belgium GRECO published its report on prevention of corruption among parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors in Belgium: it shows no improvement in the prevention of parliamentary corruption since the previous report published in March 2021
Europe Belgium The first large-scale storm to take place in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain or Portugal will be named Armand after Armand Pien, a famous Belgian weather reporter and the first Dutch-speaking meteorologist at the RMI, who passes away in 2003
Europe Belgium Ecopower, a citizen-owned energy cooperative based in Belgium, says it has experienced such an increase in demand that it has had to stop accepting new members
Europe Belgium One more month to visit the exhibition of over 50 dinosaurs sculpted in thousands of tonnes of sand by artists from 30 countries; the event includes guided tours by a palaeontologist, 'excavation zone' and dinosaur workshops for visitors
Europe Belgium The Barry Callebaut factory in Wieze, closed after salmonella bacteria were found on the production line, reopened after six months after supplies of Hershey, Nestle, Mondelez and Unilever chocolates were stopped
Europe Belgium A budget of €2 million has been approved to scale up a project involving offshore floating solar panels at sea; if successful, Belgium would be the first country in the world to do this
Europe Belgium Federal government has extended a reduction of excise duty on diesel and gasoline to the end of the year to provide relief to consumers in the face of soaring energy prices - the measure was first intended until September
Europe Belgium Many changes scheduled for this month have been implemented: from new e-scooter laws to stricter technical inspections, from Brussels’ Low Emission Zone (LEZ) fines to all retailers to offer at least one electronic payment method
Europe Belgium The three largest trade unions organised a nationwide strike in Brussels on Monday to protest against wage legislation and demand more purchasing power for workers, kicking off a series of nationwide strikes this week
Europe Belgium The Brussels municipality of Evere is banning the consumption of alcohol in public spaces between 20:00 and 07:00 from today, for an indefinite period; selling alcoholic beverages will be still allowed in bars and restaurants
Europe Belgium The minimum age to vote in European elections has been lowered to sixteen for all European citizens resident in the country; the law, proposed in 2021, has now been approved by parliament
Europe Belgium Among EU countries, Belgium has the highest percentage of fruit and vegetables contaminated with toxic pesticides - pesticides were found in 34% of the country's samples, according to the report by Pesticide Action Network Europe
Europe Belgium The popularity of rock climbing is growing in Brussels and soon enthusiasts will be able to practice it in the Saint-Antoine church in the Forest district, which will be used as a climbing hall