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Zaventem (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – In Zaventem, police fined 16 people for fireworks on New Year’s Eve. Chief Eveline Van Outryve said incidents were fewer, calmer, and fireworks were seized for destruction to ensure safety. As VRT News reported, in Zaventem, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium, police fined 16 people for setting off…

The governor of Bulgaria’s central bank, Dimitar Radev, has joined the European Central Bank’s Governing Council. ECB President Christine Lagarde welcomed Bulgaria to the euro family and Governor Radev to the ECB Governing Council in Frankfurt in a statement on Thursday. For about a month, payments in levs will continue, but change will be given…

SOFIA – Bulgaria has officially joined the euro area as its 21st member effective 1 January 2026, nearly two decades after becoming a member of the European Union (EU). This milestone was achieved following a unanimous vote by the EU Council on 8 July 2025 to finalize Bulgaria’s euro adoption. Earlier that same day, the…

Lokeren (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Lokeren police are investigating fireworks damage at the Hoedhaar site. Opposition N-VA will raise security at the next council meeting. Mayor Filip Anthuenis confirmed the ongoing investigation. As VRT News reported, Lokeren police are investigating a fireworks incident at the Hoedhaar site. Youths set off fireworks in several locations, and…

Swiss and European politicians offered their condolences, and the incoming Swiss president postponed his New Year’s speech following a tragic fire at a ski resort in French-speaking southern Switzerland that resulted in multiple fatalities. Swiss media reports that a bar in Crans-Montana, Valais, caught fire around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. During a morning press conference, authorities…

Sofia – In frigid night temperatures, thousands of Bulgarians gathered for the customary New Year’s Eve concert and countdown to welcome 2026 and the euro. As the clock struck midnight, Bulgaria, which joined the EU in 2007, transitioned from the lev to the euro, aiming to enhance its economic connections with eurozone countries, while also…

BrusselsMorning briefings across European emergency coordination networks were dominated by grim updates following a Swiss ski resort town blaze that left dozens of people dead and more than 100 injured. The fire which tore through parts of a popular alpine community has sent shockwaves across Switzerland and neighboring countries as authorities work to determine how…