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Burcht (Eurotoday) – Beatrijslaan in Burcht will remain closed all weekend due to a serious water leak. Authorities are on-site for emergency repairs and traffic is being diverted. Due to its importance as a connecting road between Burcht and Linkeroever, this is likely to cause traffic jams throughout the weekend. Drivers will need to take…

Brussels (dpa) – High-ranking EU officials have expressed approval of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s decision to reverse a contentious move concerning corruption investigators. Zelensky’s endorsement of the law reinstating the independence of the special anti-corruption prosecutor’s office and the national anti-corruption bureau was praised by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President…

Meloni described the court’s decision as “surprising” and an EU judicial overreach. “Once more, the judiciary, at the European level, is overstepping its bounds into political responsibilities,” she stated. The case involved two Bangladeshis rescued at sea and taken to an Italian detention center in Albania. They contested the rejection of their asylum applications, arguing…

Verrebroek (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – A Thursday, July 31, 2025, stabbing in Verrebroek left 2 men injured (27 & 33). Police, familiar with the troubled home, arrested 2; a judge ordered monitoring and launched an attempted manslaughter probe. According to VRT News, a stabbing incident took place on the morning of Thursday, July 31, 2025,…

Kiev (Ukraine) – A bill aimed at restoring the independence of anti-corruption institutions, proposed by the Ukrainian president, has been passed by Parliament with 331 votes in favor, surpassing the required minimum of 226 during a live plenary session. Following the vote, Guillaume Mercier, spokesperson for the European Commission, remarked that Parliament had “reinforced the…

The controversy arises after Preston Byrne, managing partner at the U.S. tech law firm Byrne & Storm, informed POLITICO that several American websites had directed him to file a lawsuit against the U.K.’s telecoms regulator Ofcom due to free speech issues. “We will also pursue a declaratory judgment from a federal court to formally affirm…

Turnhout (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Residents of Lochtenberg, Turnhout, report nightly drug-linked nuisance near Emiel Verreesstraat benches. Spokesman Dre Wolput urges more police patrols; Mayor Hannes Anaf says complaints will be reviewed by the Nuisance Unit. As VRT News reported, people living in the Lochtenberg district in Turnhout complain about groups of young people hanging…