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Tongeren-Borgloon (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – PVDA Tongeren-Borgloon’s “Empty Shoes Campaign” collected toys for the 2nd year, donating gifts to Gastama and Connect2Shine. Peter Vandevelde, Ivo Cauberghe, and Sonja Hiemeleers led distribution. As VRT News reported, for the 2nd year in a row, the Tongeren-Borgloon PVDA, in the province of Limburg, Belgium, organised its “Empty Shoes…

Landau stated that the fine was merely the “tip of the iceberg” and accused the EU of damaging its credibility with the U.S. by focusing on policies that he described as against U.S. interests and akin to “civilizational suicide.” These remarks were similar to those in Trump’s recent foreign policy blueprint. “When these countries wear…

Brussels – Spain could become the third country to benefit significantly from the upcoming European regulation on electric cars in company fleets, which is expected to include a “Made in the EU” clause aimed at boosting the sales of zero-emission vehicles, according to an analysis by the NGO Transporte y Medioambiente (T&E). The market for…

Genk (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – A man was seriously injured at the H.Essers site in Genk with a severe leg fracture. The Limburg public prosecutor is investigating the cause, and the work area remains closed. As VRT News reported, a man was seriously injured in an industrial accident at the H.Essers site on Transportlaan in…

Merz expressed similar concerns in German media, stating that Belgium’s issue with managing frozen Russian assets is significant and must be solved in a way that equalizes risk across European states. De Wever did not comment, and there were no signs of an agreement with the Belgian premier. Most assets are managed by the Brussels-based…

Brussels – On Wednesday, the European Parliament called on Spain to ratify the 2018 European electoral law, which aims to introduce a national vote threshold of 2% to 5% for seat allocation in European elections. This threshold is currently not in place due to an agreement between the Government and nationalist parties to delay its…

Sint-Niklaas (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Sinterklaas welcomed 20,428 visitors at the House of Sinterklaas in Sint-Niklaas. City council keeps the Salons building, budgets €1.5 million for renovations. The main figures are Geert Vandenhende, Mayor Lieven Dehandschutter, and Alderman Ghizlane Benabdellah. As GVANews reported, Sinterklaas and his helpers welcomed their last visitors on Saturday, Dec 6,…

A structure meant to prevent radioactive leakage at Ukraine’s defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant is no longer operational following attacks by Russian drones earlier this year, according to the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog. The new safe confinement was constructed in 2019 as part of a €1.5 billion Europe-led effort to replace the reactor damaged in the 1986…