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Breakdown at De Lijn in various places due to spontaneous strikes, but unions agree on the coast

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Breakdown at De Lijn in various places due to spontaneous strikes, but unions agree on the coast

The shortage of workers at the transport company De Lijn has been largely eliminated. This was said by Transport Minister Annick De Ridder (N-VA) in the Flemish Parliament after a question from An Christiaens (CD&V). At the same time, De Ridder pointed out that he understands the many changes at De Lijn that employees have … Read more

Energy island costs off Belgian coast skyrocket, major customers want project halted

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Energy island costs off Belgian coast skyrocket, major customers want project halted

The high-voltage grid operator provides investments in new high-voltage networks, such as the new Ventilus high-voltage line and the energy island, to companies and households. These end up on our electricity bill under the “transmission/transport” item. This item will increase in the coming years, as our power watchdog CREG announced last year. That increase had … Read more