According to Reuters on Monday, Belgium has backed introducing price caps for the European Union’s gas and electricity hubs and suspending trade in cases of “irrational market behavior”. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and reduced gas supplies to Europe have spooked the 27-nation EU into considering price caps to deal with soaring energy prices. Eurostat reported …
An official from the Belgian government has returned a tooth from the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba to his children, in recognition of the atrocities that accompanied the country’s brutal exploitation of the former colony. In 1961, Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which was known then …
During the war in Ukraine, Christof Conings (49), a Flemish farmer in Lutsk, a small town in north-western Ukraine, feared that his harvest would fail. The problem isn’t the harvest, it’s getting his grain out of the country. Before the war began, Conings had bought all the fertilisers and sprays he needed to grow a …
Foreign minister and deputy prime minister Sophie Wilmès resigned to care for her ill husband. Wilmès confirmed on Thursday that she would be stepping down from her roles following the diagnosis of her husband, former Australian footballer Christopher Stone, with “aggressive brain cancer”. Earlier this year, the 47-year-old temporarily stepped down from her position in …
An annual assessment published Thursday by Belgium’s coordinating body for threat analysis (OCAM) found there were 218 terrorist and extremist threats last year. Reports indicate that in 2021, the overall threat level remained medium throughout the year. One-third of threats were considered medium-level, and over 50 percent were considered low-level. A very serious and imminent …
Despite salmonella contamination, the world’s largest chocolate factory in Belgium has finally reopened after a six-week shutdown The world’s largest chocolate factory reopened today after being closed for six weeks due to salmonella contamination. After the bacteria was found in Barry Callebaut’s Wieze, Belgium plant, supplies of Hershey’s, Nestle, and Mondelez chocolate were halted. Three …
During the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium in 1815, archaeologists unearthed skeletons of soldiers who died. Experts say the discoveries are “incredibly rare” on a Napoleonic battlefield, and further excavations are underway. For the first time since 2019, teams found human and horse remains during the dig. “We won’t get any closer to the harsh …
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There is an orange alert in place for five regions (Ardèche, Drôme, Gard, Pyrénées-Orientales, and Vaucluse) due to the current heatwave in the south of France.Temperatures in these regions will reach 38°C on Monday, with a high of 39°C in the Gard region. On Wednesday, Météo France forecasts a national average peak of 35°C, with …
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A trip to Crimea by Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib which happened when she was working as a journalist, is putting a strain on the relationship between Brussels and Kyiv, only two weeks after she was appointed to lead Belgium’s diplomacy. Lahbib made a trip to Crimea in July 2021 to record a documentary. She …
Portugal offers an unrivaled area for data centers committing to best practices in rules for data protection and positioning as one of the most business friendly , steady and open countries in the EU regarding innovation, digitalization and specialized aptitude. A new report released by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, a international law firm, …