Who is Herman Van Goethem? He was born in Mortsel in 1958. He studied law and history and obtained his doctorate in law in 1987. He was one of the founders of a new Holocaust museum in the Dossin Barracks in Mechelen. He is full professor of political and institutional history at the University of … Read more
News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Minister Van der Straeten wants to file a complaint against Bouchez: “No longer tolerate his sabotage policy” Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) does not accept that party chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez (MR) accuses her of lying. … Read more
Tennis In the Rome tournament, Zizou Bergs ultimately had to give up against Rafael Nadal after winning the first set. Zizou Bergs (ATP 108) was unable to perform against Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Masters 1,000 tournament in Rome on Thursday. The Limburger lost to the Spanish clay king in three sets: … Read more
football After two years, Dutch success coach Mark van Bommel leaves Antwerp FC. This is reported by Gazet van Antwerpen. Van Bommel was appointed as trainer of Antwerp in mid-2022, just months after Marc Overmars started working at the club as technical director. The now 47-year-old head coach had an incredible first year in Belgium. … Read more
espionage An FBI report shows that Els Van Hoof, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, was hacked by the Chinese in 2021. This would mean that they have been able to track the whereabouts of her laptop since 2021. As early as 2021, there were suspicions that ‘something’ had happened on the laptop of Els … Read more
football Former RSC Anderlecht manager Herman Van Holsbeeck and ex-CEO Jo Van Biesbroeck will have to answer before the criminal court for tampering in the sale of the football club, the council chamber has decided. Football agent Christophe Henrotay was also referred. The council chamber does not fully follow the claim of the federal public … Read more
Football Antwerp has won its first victory in the Champions’ Play-offs: it won 0–1 on the field of Cercle Brugge. Chidera Ejuke was the goal scorer. For Cercle it is also the first defeat in the play-offs. Antwerp certainly did not present itself in Bruges as a team overflowing with confidence and this mainly translated … Read more
Walloon Arrow Stephen Williams has surprisingly won the Flèche Wallonne. After a tough battle in dogging weather, the Briton from Israel-Premier Tech had the best final shot on the Wall of Huy. The Frenchman Kévin Vauquelin and the Belgian Maxim Van Gils completed the podium. Pouring rain, biting wind and even melting snow. The weather … Read more
Cycling Wout van Aert has not recovered sufficiently from his fall in Dwars door Vlaanderen and will pass for the Giro. Frenchman Christophe Laporte replaces him. Wout van Aert will not participate in the Tour of Italy, which will be held from May 4 to 26. His Visma-Lease a Bike team announced this on social … Read more
Justice Dries Van Langenhove, together with five others, will appeal against their conviction in the Schild & Friends trial. Both Dries Van Langenhove and five others are appealing against their conviction in the Schild & Friends trial. The East Flanders public prosecutor’s office confirms this. The public prosecutor’s office is also following the appeal. In … Read more