News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Flemish government reaches agreement with agricultural organizations The Flemish government is pushing the pause button for the purchase of agricultural land for six months. The N-VA did obtain an exception for protected nature reserves. read more 2. … Read more
Skireis 27 West Flemish young people were taken to hospital due to CO intoxication during a ski trip with Kazou. In the meantime they are back in their enclosure. The incident occurred with a group of 51 West Flemish young people aged 15 and 16. They were on a skiing holiday in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, in the … Read more
Antwerp and Ghent are the big consumers of municipal subsidies. Of the 5.1 billion euros that flowed to local authorities in 2022, they received a third, according to an analysis made by the newspaper De Tijd based on figures from Flemish MP Brecht Warnez (CD&V). The two major cities receive as many subsidies as 244 … Read more
climate Flemish Minister of the Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) will propose to the government not to approve the European nature restoration law in its current form. The reason? There could be negative consequences for future permits in Flanders, she reported in a press release on Friday. “The risks for the granting of permits in Flanders … Read more
Highly pathogenic bird flu was diagnosed on Boxing Day, Tuesday, December 26, at a turkey farm in Alveringem in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The affected turkey farm is located in the surveillance zone, which was established last week following an outbreak on a laying hen farm in Warhem, northern France. The approximately 25,000 … Read more