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Local elections 2024: Who's running in the City of Brussels?
Oct 3, 2024 · 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 key to understanding who is running.
France reintroduces border controls: What does this mean for …
Oct 28, 2024 · France will temporarily reintroduce checks at its borders from 1 November. What does this mean in practice, and how will it affect people travelling to the country from Belgium?
Greta Thunberg arrested at anti-fossil fuel blockade in central …
Police arrived at the scene quickly and announced that any protesters still sitting on the road at 15:00 would be arrested. Greta Thunberg chose to stay put, along with a majority of the protesters and, after being given multiple police warnings, all were arrested and taken to the police station.
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 ...
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.
'Rise again for the climate': Five years on from the marches that …
4 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.
Now what? How Belgium's government formation works - The …
3 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 breaks own record for longest period without government
Aug 3, 2020 · Belgium on Sunday broke its own standing record for the longest political crisis and longest period without an elected government. It has been 592 days since the previous government, led by former Prime Minister Charles Michel, collapsed over inter-party tensions on migration in December 2018.
Brussels terror attack: What do we know so far?
Oct 17, 2023 · At a press conference later on Tuesday morning, Verlinden refused to confirm that Lassoued had acted alone. "The Federal Prosecutor's Office is doing everything possible to investigate all possible scenarios," she said.