An extended investigation into fraud in Belgian local elections

An extended investigation into fraud in Belgian local elections

EPAMayor De Wever of Antwerp votes NOS news•today, 11:00 am The Public Prosecution Service in Flanders is expanding its investigation into possible fraud in local elections to at least ten municipalities. This is evident from a walk around VRTthe Flemish public broadcaster. Shortly after the elections two weeks ago, the public prosecutor’s office announced that … Read more

The Belgian Public Prosecution Service assumes powers of attorney in the investigation of electoral fraud

The Belgian Public Prosecution Service assumes powers of attorney in the investigation of electoral fraud

Nicolas Maeterlinck NOS news•today, 2:32 p.m The Belgian Public Prosecution Service has seized all power of attorney forms in the city of Ninove, in the East Flanders region. This is happening because of an investigation into election fraud in last Sunday’s municipal elections. The investigation focuses on the use of proxy cards and possibly forged … Read more

The battle against the Asian hornet is lost: “This will be the most visible insect in Flanders”

The battle against the Asian hornet is lost: “This will be the most visible insect in Flanders”

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

Longo Borghini puts Vollering over his knee and also wins Brabantse Pijl after the Tour of Flanders

Longo Borghini puts Vollering over his knee and also wins Brabantse Pijl after the Tour of Flanders

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

Longo Borghini wins Tour of Flanders for women, Lotte Kopecky on foot on the Koppenberg

Longo Borghini wins Tour of Flanders for women, Lotte Kopecky on foot on the Koppenberg

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

Supreme Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders

Supreme Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders

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

Trump and Biden dominate on Super Tuesday – Higher benefits have an effect: poverty gap decreases in Flanders

Trump and Biden dominate on Super Tuesday – Higher benefits have an effect: poverty gap decreases in Flanders

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

No one knows how many non-zone homes Flanders has

No one knows how many non-zone homes Flanders has

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

Flanders returns Celtic bracelets to Romania

Flanders returns Celtic bracelets to Romania

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

Why the ‘Taylor Swift’ cat is banned in Flanders: “They are in pain from the beginning to the end of their lives”

Why the ‘Taylor Swift’ cat is banned in Flanders: “They are in pain from the beginning to the end of their lives”

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