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Belgium calls for a cap on European energy prices

Belgium calls for a cap on European energy prices Belgium calls for a cap on European energy prices

Belgium has favored introducing price caps at the European Union’s gas and electricity hubs, as well as suspending negotiations in the event of “irrational market behaviour”, according to a memo cited by Reuters. Within the year, Eurostat had reported that Belgium had the highest energy inflation in the EU, with the country’s government working out […]

Belgium: Van crashed into the outdoor area of ​​a cafe in Brussels

Belgium: Van crashed into the outdoor area of ​​a cafe in Brussels Belgium: Van crashed into the outdoor area of ​​a cafe in Brussels

The driver of a van plowed his vehicle into the outdoor area of ​​a cafe in the central Brussels area, slightly injuring six people and causing shockwaves, the Brussels fire service and prosecutor’s office said. The driver of the van left the vehicle after the incident just before 1.00pm. local time (14:00 Greek time) and […]

Belgium: High-speed Thalys ground to a halt due to accident – Inconvenience for hundreds of travelers

Belgium: High-speed Thalys ground to a halt due to accident – Inconvenience for hundreds of travelers Belgium: High-speed Thalys ground to a halt due to accident – Inconvenience for hundreds of travelers

Thalys high-speed trains were disrupted for several hours today after a high-speed train collided with an animal in Belgium, the rail company said. Hundreds of travelers remained trapped in carriages or waiting at stations not knowing when they would finally be able to reach their destination. The accident occurred at 15:55 (local time) near the […]

Bloomberg: Russian diesel likely continues to find its way to the UK via Antwerp

Bloomberg: Russian diesel likely continues to find its way to the UK via Antwerp Bloomberg: Russian diesel likely continues to find its way to the UK via Antwerp

Russian diesel is likely to still be entering the UK, weeks after direct deliveries were halted. So far, there has been no shipment of diesel fuel from a Russian port directly to the UK this month and there was only one in June, according to tanker tracking data from Vortexa compiled by Bloomberg. That’s a […]

Belgium: Second day of heat in the country with the mercury reaching 40 degrees

Belgium: Second day of heat in the country with the mercury reaching 40 degrees Belgium: Second day of heat in the country with the mercury reaching 40 degrees

Today is the second hot day for Belgium with the thermometer expected to exceed 39 degrees in Brussels and the Royal Meteorological Institute has put the country on orange alert. The mercury is expected to reach 40 degrees in the west and southwest of the country. Yesterday, Monday, the mercury at the Royal Meteorological Institute […]

Extreme temperatures and forest fires in western Europe

Extreme temperatures and forest fires in western Europe Extreme temperatures and forest fires in western Europe

Firefighters and volunteers are battling the blaze in France and the Iberian Peninsula, where temperatures remain sweltering while, further north, Britain has been put on red alert ahead of a heat wave expected early in the week, with the mercury climbing to 40 degrees. This heatwave is the second in a month for western Europe. […]

Belgium: 43% rise in coronavirus cases this week

Belgium: 43% rise in coronavirus cases this week Belgium: 43% rise in coronavirus cases this week

A 43% increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Belgium this week, compared to the previous seven days. In particular, between 06/28 and 07/05, 6,271 new infections were detected on average every day. Hospital admissions averaged 138.7 between 07/01 and 07/08. This is a 27% increase compared to the previous week. In total, 1,660 […]

Iran: Belgian detained for 4 months on espionage charges

Iran: Belgian detained for 4 months on espionage charges Iran: Belgian detained for 4 months on espionage charges

A Belgian citizen was arrested in Iran on February 24 for “an offense linked to espionage”, Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Kikenborn announced today, denouncing “the unlawful deprivation of his liberty”. Van Kikenborn made these statements before a parliamentary committee examining the Belgium-Iran agreement on the transfer of convicts, which has sparked backlash. Exiled Iranian […]

Brussels Airlines strike: 315 flights are canceled from Thursday to Saturday

Brussels Airlines strike: 315 flights are canceled from Thursday to Saturday Brussels Airlines strike: 315 flights are canceled from Thursday to Saturday

More than 300 flights were canceled due to the strike scheduled for Thursday to Saturday on Brussels Airlines, which will affect 40,000 passengers, said the Belgian airline, a subsidiary of Lufthansa. Due to the strike of the pilots and the crews of the aircraft, the company will be able to secure only “almost 40% of […]

Belgium: Authorities repatriate 16 jihadist children and six mothers from Syria

Belgium: Authorities repatriate 16 jihadist children and six mothers from Syria Belgium: Second day of heat in the country with the mercury reaching 40 degrees

Authorities in Belgium have repatriated 16 jihadist children and six mothers – all of them Belgian nationals – from a Kurdish-controlled camp in northeastern Syria. A Belgian Defense Ministry plane carrying them landed in Brussels on Monday night through Tuesday night, while a court source confirmed the information transmitted by many Belgian media. All the […]