An additional problem is that other sectors, especially the services sector, are drawn into this downward spiral. “Think about maintenance, logistics and transport, administration… The business is the engine of jobs as they are called,” said Vanden Houte. Due to the problems in the industry, jobs are now disappearing in other places as well. In … Read more
The trial is related to the trafficking of cocaine through the port of Antwerp and other European ports. The drugs from South America arrived in Antwerp, were removed from the cargo there and then transported to the Calabrese mafia. The 38-year-old Kosovar now faces a prison sentence of 15 years. His lawyer, Mathieu Simonis, has … Read more
The column written by Brusselmans on August 6 this year caused a great stir. The equal opportunities center UNIA and the European Jewish Association (EJA), among others, lodged a complaint. The council chamber decided on October 18 that the latter’s complaint was inadmissible, but the EJA appealed. The non-profit organization Jewish Information and Documentation Center … Read more