A day of strikes in Belgium in protest of the high cost of living led Brussels Airport to cancel all departures today and caused the suspension of many bus services across the country. The unions are planning a demonstration in the center of the capital today, with organizers expecting up to 70,000 protesters. Trains are […]
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Belgium: The use of a mask in MMM is optional
The mask will no longer be mandatory from tomorrow, Saturday, on public transport in Belgium, but will remain mandatory in healthcare facilities, said the Codeco committee. In Belgium, the mask will no longer be mandatory on trains, trams, buses, the metro and all forms of public transport. However, it remains mandatory in hospitals, clinics and […]
Greece’s energy moves in the meeting of K. Mitsotakis with the royal couple of Belgium
Today, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis welcomed King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde, who are paying an official visit to Greece. During the enlarged meeting of the two delegations that followed, the excellent relations between Greece and Belgium were reviewed, while the prospects of deepening the cooperation were discussed, with […]
The exceptional level of bilateral relations at the center of K. Sakellaropoulou’s meeting with the royal couple of Belgium
The exceptional level of Greek-Belgian bilateral relations, as well as the common values ​​and principles of the two countries, were confirmed during the meeting between the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Mr. Pavlos Kotsonis with the King and Queen of Belgium at the Presidential Palace . Welcoming the Belgian royal couple at the […]
Belgium grants asylum to Rafael Correa, former president of Ecuador
Belgian authorities have granted refugee status to former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who has been sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for corruption, he said shortly after Quito announced that he had applied for extradition. Mr Korea told AFP that Belgium, his wife’s home country where he lives after the end of his […]
Belgium and the Netherlands will send heavy weapons to Ukraine
Belgium and the Netherlands plan to deliver more heavy weapons to Ukraine in the run-up to Russia’s attack on Donbas, the prime ministers of the two EU member states, Alexander de Kro and Mark Rutte, told a joint news conference. The two countries will work with other partners for this purpose, they added without specifying […]
Russia deports 36 Belgian and Dutch diplomats
Russia deported a total of 36 Belgian and Dutch diplomats in retaliation for the “expulsion” of Russian diplomats on Tuesday. In particular, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that 15 Dutch diplomats were deported, 14 from the Dutch embassy in Moscow and one from the consulate general in St. Petersburg, in retaliation for the Dutch decision […]
Belgium: Closes its ports to Russian ships from Sunday
As of Sunday, April 17, the access of Russian ships to the ports of Belgium is prohibited, according to the website of the television network rtbf. The ban also applies to ships that changed the Russian flag after February 24, the date of the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Any Russian ship that entered […]
Belgium deports 21 Russian diplomats – 17 expelled by the Netherlands, 4 by Ireland, one by the Czech Republic
LAST UPDATE: 18:16 Belgium is deporting a total of 21 Russian diplomats, accusing them of espionage and a threat to the country’s security, Belgian Foreign Ministry officials told Reuters. The 21 work at the Russian embassy in Brussels and at the Russian consulate in Antwerp. They were all registered as diplomats, but they also worked […]
Belgium: Central bank cuts estimates for 2022 and 2023
The Belgian central bank cut estimates for the growth of the eurozone’s sixth largest economy in 2022 and 203, due to the impact on consumer spending and trade, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “There is no talk of stagnant inflation. There will be positive growth,” central bank governor Pierre Wunsch said in a video […]