Belgian

The Legal Battle Between Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and François-Marie Banier Over Inheritance and Mental Health

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The Legal Battle Between Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and François-Marie Banier Over Inheritance and Mental Health

Françoise then took her mother’s lover to court. She accused the photographer François-Marie Banier of taking advantage of Liliane’s poor mental health. He allegedly extorted 1.3 billion euros from her, and thus also plundered Françoise’s inheritance. But according to Liliane herself, who suffered from dementia, that was not the case. According to her, she shared … Read more

OpenAI’s Revolutionary Chatbot ChatGPT Raises Ethical Concerns with Microsoft’s Copilot

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OpenAI’s Revolutionary Chatbot ChatGPT Raises Ethical Concerns with Microsoft’s Copilot

OpenAI developed the revolutionary chatbot ChatGPT. With the help of artificial intelligence, it can write texts itself and answer almost all your questions, in a way that feels very human. Microsoft is the main investor in the company and developed its own chatbot, Copilot, which works with the same technology as ChatGPT. ChatGPT and Copilot … Read more

Belgian Consumers Make Record 14 Million Electronic Payments in a Single Day

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Belgian Consumers Make Record 14 Million Electronic Payments in a Single Day

Belgian consumers made more than 14 million electronic payments at physical and online stores yesterday. Never have more electronic transactions been recorded in a single day in Belgium. The previous record was 13.8 million electronic payments, set a few weeks earlier on December 1, 2023. The minute record was also broken yesterday. At 11:48 am, … Read more

Socialist Trade Union Members Block Lidl Stores in Protest of Working Conditions

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Socialist Trade Union Members Block Lidl Stores in Protest of Working Conditions

It concerns an isolated action by some members of the socialist trade union BBTK/setca and CNE, it sounds. Union members have placed the shopping carts in front of the entrance, preventing customers from entering the branches. The supermarket chain says it does not understand the promotion during the Christmas period. “We are in continuous dialogue … Read more

Controversy Surrounding Public Access to Energy Score Information and EPC Labels

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Controversy Surrounding Public Access to Energy Score Information and EPC Labels

However, according to Demir, concerns have arisen about possible “perverse side effects whereby the information would not be used for the right purposes and would be publicly abused as a status symbol, which it is not”. “There was also the fear that a slippery slope would be followed in which more and more information would … Read more

Eurostar Cancels All Trains Between Brussels, Paris, and London Due to Strike

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Eurostar Cancels All Trains Between Brussels, Paris, and London Due to Strike

All trains between Brussels and London and between Paris and London were initially canceled until at least 6 p.m. Four trains on their way had to return to their departure station, Eurostar reported via X. Travelers were advised to postpone their journey. Towards the evening it became known that the other scheduled Eurostar trains to … Read more

PVV’s Bosma Calls for Stronger House of Representatives and Limits on Lobbyist Influence

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PVV’s Bosma Calls for Stronger House of Representatives and Limits on Lobbyist Influence

Bosma believes that the House of Representatives must make itself “much stronger”. For example, he does not think it is acceptable for the government to regularly make large expenditures without parliament having anything to say about it. He also wants to limit the influence of lobbyists. Bosma also allows things to “pop” during debates, as … Read more

American Investors Show Optimism in Stock Market Record While Consumer Dissatisfaction Lingers – Björn Soenens Report

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American Investors Show Optimism in Stock Market Record While Consumer Dissatisfaction Lingers – Björn Soenens Report

“The stock market record shows the optimism of American investors about the economy. The inflation fever seems to be over and the Central Bank is proposing three interest rate cuts for next year. The fear of a recession seems to be fading. Unemployment is historically low, the The economy is growing strongly and wages are … Read more

NSC Concerns Over Rule of Law in Negotiations After Far-Right Party’s Election Victory

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NSC Concerns Over Rule of Law in Negotiations After Far-Right Party’s Election Victory

After the exploratory phase, Plasterk noted that there is a basis for negotiations between these parties, but that NSC in particular has concerns about the rule of law of some positions of the far-right election victor PVV. According to him, the parties should first sit down in the coming weeks to discuss this further. The … Read more