During the cyber attack on Viamedis and Almerys, data about civil status, dates of birth, insurance numbers, names of health insurers and the coverage of policies taken out by policyholders and their families were stolen. According to Cnil, bank details, medical information or health data are not in the hands of the hackers. The French … Read more
Catholic Church The Vatican has asked the Belgian bishops to draw up a new file on the accusations against Bishop Roger Vangheluwe. If new facts are brought to light, the Pope may take away Vangheluwe’s ecclesiastical titles. The request is said to have come from the Vatican last week, after which the file was sent … Read more
“We note that the economic uncertainty of the past period has unfortunately led to major restructuring in various parts of Flanders,” said Minister Brouns. “There were redundancies at Sappi, Signify, Balta and Ideal, among others, often with a major impact on the affected employees and their families.” Flanders currently has three disrupted zones (around Genk, … Read more
In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer labeled glyphosate – the active ingredient in herbicides such as Roundup – as “probably carcinogenic to humans”. Environmental organizations have therefore been calling for a general ban for years. In Belgium, the use of glyphosate by private individuals is prohibited. According to John McKivison, his non-Hodgkin … Read more
Just under a year ago, Lennert Van Eetvelt (22) performed well on his professional debut. In the Mallorca Challenge he was on the podium two days in a row. Due to circumstances, he performed a little less well in the 2023 mid-season, but in the Vuelta he received confirmation about the direction his career should … Read more
Ticket sales for Tomorrowland 2024 start this Saturday, both in Belgium and abroad. The festival organization has already announced a whole series of DJ names to look forward to. Well-known Tomorrowland names such as Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Hardwell, Kölsch, Steve Angello and Tiësto will also be present … Read more
Ultimately, this time 340 applications were received to stop the stables. The lion’s share – 209 pig farmers – comes from West Flanders. In Antwerp, 47 farmers put themselves forward, 28 in Limburg, 51 in East Flanders and 5 in Flemish Brabant. After eligible companies receive an offer from the Flemish Land Agency, they have … Read more
The idea is not new. Belgium will build Princess Elisabeth Island in the North Sea, the first artificial energy island in the world. It will bundle the electricity generated by the new wind turbines in the Princess Elisabeth zone – which will be the second wind turbine zone off our coast – and at the … Read more
Eurostar train services were subject to major disruptions today due to winter weather. “There are disruptions on the lines between Brussels and Amsterdam, Paris and Cologne,” Eurostar spokeswoman Cordula Descheemaeker told the Belga news agency earlier today. “We have had to cancel some trains and other trains have been delayed.” Train traffic largely resumed around … Read more
A year ago, the American chemical company announced that it would lay off around 2,500 people worldwide, including possibly up to 200 in Zwijndrecht (as part of stopping PFAS production). That figure was later adjusted to 98. The dismissals in Zwijndrecht are happening in ‘waves’ and are fixed in a planning with the unions. “About … Read more