Sebastian Kurz: “The next German government should be black and green”

Sebastian Kurz: “The next German government should be black and green”

WORLD ON SUNDAY: The coalition between the conservative ÖVP and the Greens is unique at federal level in the history of the EU and is considered outside of Austria as a test laboratory. Can it be a model for Europe? Sebastian Kurz: The political systems in Europe are so different that I would be careful … Read more

European Commission wants to end coins of one and two cents

European Commission wants to end coins of one and two cents

Rita Neves Costa Today at 6:59 pm– The President of the European Commission intends to end the circulation of coins of one and two cents. The measure is part of the work program that Ursula von der Leyen will present this Wednesday in Brussels. While still running for president of the European Commission, Ursula von … Read more

Billion dollar deal in Brussels Real estate magazine

Billion dollar deal in Brussels Real estate magazine

immoflash 01/20/2020 1.2 billion euros for the financial tower Author: Charles Steiner Korean investors are still hot on the lookout for profitable properties in continental Europe. And they are ready to invest a lot of money: In Brussels, for example, the financial tower of the Dutch developer Breevast and the investor ZBG Group of Companies … Read more

Two new night trains for Germany – but not from the train TIME ONLINE

Two new night trains for Germany – but not from the train TIME ONLINE

Rail travelers can now cover two new routes in the sleeping car. The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) connect Innsbruck and Vienna with Brussels, On the way to Belgium, the trains stop in Munich, Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Cologne, among others. In future, both trains will always go to Brussels on Sundays and Wednesdays. They start at … Read more

Illegal migration hotspot: How Italy gambled away its influence in Libya

Illegal migration hotspot: How Italy gambled away its influence in Libya

er presented itself as a major tamer of the refugee crisis. However, the former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini actually owed the declining numbers of refugees, which he sold as his successes, to the previous social democratic government. That had namely various agreements closed in Libya, which meant that fewer boats with migrants left there. … Read more

New engines, new light: Opel drives up the Insignia

New engines, new light: Opel drives up the Insignia

Thursday January 9, 2020 – Opel sends its flagship Insignia into the new decade with new engines and a fresh face. The so-called facelift celebrates its world premiere at the Brussels Motor Show. There is a problem with the vehicle. The world is currently looking to Las Vegas, rolling exhibits conquer the supershow CES in … Read more

Brussels: the body of Frederik Vanclooster, missing in Vilvoorde, was found

Brussels: the body of Frederik Vanclooster, missing in Vilvoorde, was found

The 21-year-old had been missing for several days. – TheThe body of Frederik Vanclooster, 21, who disappeared on the night of December 31 to January 1, has been found, federal police said on Twitter. The young man had been seen for the last time on January 1st around 03:00 on the Steenkaai in Vilvoorde. Wednesday … Read more

New Year: fires reported in Brussels, including several in Molenbeek (video)

New Year: fires reported in Brussels, including several in Molenbeek (video)

A car and a scooter were set on fire. – Thehe firefighters intervened late Tuesday afternoon for a burning car and scooter in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, according to information disseminated by several media and confirmed in the evening by a spokesman for the Brussels firefighters. He added that other small fires are already reported in several places … Read more

Brussels: a fire was brought under control in a building of student accommodation

Brussels: a fire was brought under control in a building of student accommodation

There were no injuries, and no one was intoxicated. – UA fire broke out on Saturday evening around 9:30 p.m. in a building on Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier in central Brussels, said Walter Derieuw, spokesman for the Brussels fire department, at around 10:20 p.m. There were no injuries, and no one was intoxicated. The fire started … Read more

Brussels: the nursery at Place Keym in Watermael-Boitsfort burnt down at night

Brussels: the nursery at Place Keym in Watermael-Boitsfort burnt down at night

According to the police of the Marlow area (Uccle, Watermael-boitsfort and Auderghem), the first elements observed suggest that it was a arson. – Thehe crèche at Place Eugène Keym in Watermael-Boitsfort was set on fire overnight Friday to Saturday, according to information from BX1, confirmed at Belga by bourgmestre Olivier Deleuze. The crib will not … Read more