Belgian Train Conductor Faces Complaint for Bilingual Greeting In a bizarre turn of events that underscores the sometimes-absurd complexities of Belgium’s linguistic landscape, a train conductor is facing a formal complaint for greeting passengers in both dutch and French. The incident, which occured on December 17, 2024, on a train near Vilvoorde, just north … Read more
Anyone who has never seen an Asian hornet will have the opportunity to do so this summer. An unprecedented increase in the invasive exotic species is expected this summer. The wasp, which is 2 to 3 centimeters in size, inspires fear not only because of its size, but also because an entire nest can easily … Read more
Brabant Arrow Elisa Longo Borghini also won the Brabantse Pijl after the Tour of Flanders. The Italian champion of Lidl-Trek rode away from Tour winner Demi Vollering in the final and soloed to her second victory in Overijse. A group of four, including Laura Molenaar and former Tour of Flanders winner Coryn Labecki, had a … Read more
Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) has won the Tour of Flanders. In a rain-drenched Oudenaarde, Longo Borghini defeated her two fellow escapees in the sprint. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM) came second, Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek) third. Van Anrooij started the sprint for her leader. It is the second time for Longo Borghini to win Flanders Most Beautiful. … Read more
With this victory, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Deceuninck) entered history: his third victory in Flanders Most Beautiful (he also won in 2020 and 2022), meaning that he joins Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen, Johan Museeuw, Eric Leman, Fiorenzo Magni and Achiel Buysse are shown. The fact that he won his victory with the rainbow jersey around … Read more
News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Trump and Biden dominate on Super Tuesday As expected, Donald Trump and Joe Biden overwhelmingly won the Super Tuesday primaries. Trump’s rival Nikki Haley won the state of Vermont. read more 2. Higher benefits have an effect: … Read more
Homes outside the zone are located in zones where living is in principle not permitted. This usually concerns agricultural land, forests, parks or nature reserves. Inquiries with the Environment Department of the Flemish government reveal that even there they do not know how many houses are involved, because there are so many. Estimates vary widely, … Read more
Heritage Flanders has returned three gold Celtic bracelets to Romania. It was long thought that the jewelry was of Flemish origin, until archaeological research revealed its real origin. The three-thousand-year-old bracelets turned up four years ago at an auction in Monaco, where they had an asking price of 80,000 to 100,000 euros. According to the … Read more
pets A cat nursery in Dilbeek has been banned from breeding because it bred Scottish Folds. These are cuddly kittens with folded ears, but they are prohibited in Flanders. “They are in pain from the beginning to the end of their lives.” Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button: that’s the name of the three … Read more
Mobility Car sharing is on the rise in Flanders: 2023 was a record year, which means that car sharing can now be found in 225 of the 300 municipalities. Car sharing has experienced strong growth in Flanders in the past year. At the end of 2023, there were 4,159 shared cars, or a third more … Read more