Engie and Carmeuse pull the plug on a multi-million dollar green project in Charleroi

Engie and Carmeuse pull the plug on a multi-million dollar green project in Charleroi

With the Columbus project, Engie and Carmeuse, in collaboration with technical partner John Cockerill, wanted to capture the CO2 emissions of a new type of lime kiln and then combine them with green hydrogen. The process would ultimately produce synthetic methane, which, according to the two companies, could be fed into the gas network as … Read more

A lawyer will be involved in ChatGPT for an application in a drug test in Liège

A lawyer will be involved in ChatGPT for an application in a drug test in Liège

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

Maxime Prévot (Les Engagés) is the real winner in Wallonia, DéFI is the big loser in Brussels

Maxime Prévot (Les Engagés) is the real winner in Wallonia, DéFI is the big loser in Brussels

“There is a real winner of the elections in Namur and he is called Maxime Prévot,” said De Meeûs. “It is clear that he is very popular and he is getting good results in several cities.” The editor-in-chief of La Libre a ‘ refers to Ottignies, Louvain-la-Neuve, Waver and Namur. In addition, Les Engagés has … Read more

Demir challenges Walloon counter rollback at the Council of State: “Why would the constitution be different for Wallonia?”

Demir challenges Walloon counter rollback at the Council of State: “Why would the constitution be different for Wallonia?”

energy Flemish Minister of Energy Zuhal Demir (N-VA) has initiated proceedings at the Council of State against a decision by the Walloon government confirming the rolling back of the counter in Wallonia until 2030. Because the Constitutional Court had already annulled the Flemish scheme, according to Demir it is only “just” that the Walloon scheme … Read more

Threat against high schools is “not credible,” says OCAD that analyzes threats

Threat against high schools is “not credible,” says OCAD that analyzes threats

The general threat level 3 for Belgium remains in force, the OCAD emphasizes. “The OCAD asks you to remain attentive and vigilant and to observe the necessary preventive safety measures,” it said in a statement. “The OCAD continues to closely monitor the situation together with its partners.” It is currently the Easter holiday in Flanders … Read more

Belgium Real Estate Market 2023: Flanders on the Rise, Brussels and Wallonia Slowing Down

Belgium Real Estate Market 2023: Flanders on the Rise, Brussels and Wallonia Slowing Down

This is the lowest price increase in five years. Indeed, since 2017, the upward trend in prices had constantly gained in intensity, going from +2.3% to a peak of +6.1% in 2020, as an annual average across all of Belgium, a year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the boom in transactions in more rural … Read more

Socialist Trade Union Members Block Lidl Stores in Protest of Working Conditions

Socialist Trade Union Members Block Lidl Stores in Protest of Working Conditions

It concerns an isolated action by some members of the socialist trade union BBTK/setca and CNE, it sounds. Union members have placed the shopping carts in front of the entrance, preventing customers from entering the branches. The supermarket chain says it does not understand the promotion during the Christmas period. “We are in continuous dialogue … Read more

Arson Attacks on Belgian School Linked to Sex Education: Controversy Surrounding EPAA Classroom

Arson Attacks on Belgian School Linked to Sex Education: Controversy Surrounding EPAA Classroom

EPAA classroom (for illustration) NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 11:43 Last night, a fire was set in a primary school in the Belgian municipality of Charleroi for the sixth time in two days. In four of the fires, the motive for the arson appears to revolve around sex education classes. This is evident from graffiti that has been … Read more

‘Don’t get on your knees for Flemish people in 2024’

‘Don’t get on your knees for Flemish people in 2024’

French speakers urgently need to prepare for what comes after 2024, says MP Pierre-Yves Jeholet (MR). – The French Community is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary and it doesn’t look like another fifty will be added. Prime Minister Pierre-Yves Jeholet (MR) says in The evening that ‘it is time for the French speakers to say what … Read more

Expansion of corona pass results in five times more registrations…

Expansion of corona pass results in five times more registrations…

The announcement to start using the Covid Safe Ticket (CST) more widely in Wallonia has led to 4,000 appointments in 24 hours for a vaccination. ‘A fivefold increase from 800 to 4000’, says Walloon Health Minister Christie Morreale (PS) through her spokesperson. – After the Brussels government, the Walloon government announced on Thursday the extension … Read more