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Brussels (Eurotoday): BMW warns Belgian owners of potential Takata airbag issues in pre-2017 cars. The company is offering free replacements at 70 centers. Recently, BMW reached out to car owners in Belgium about possible airbag issues. It will impact cars produced prior to 2017 that carry airbags by Takata, a Japanese firm that is out…

Brussels/Rome (ANSA) – EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas has urged for the “immediate release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who was detained in Iran.” She emphasized, “No one should be imprisoned for performing their duties; journalism is not a crime.” Kallas further stated that “Every journalist must have the freedom to report…

Lokeren (Eurotoday): Miet Smet’s service in Lokeren will host 600 guests and include a live stream for the community. Key figures include Bishop Van Loo and Yves Leterme. For the upcoming ceremony in Lokeren, the church has reserved 600 seats for guests invited by the family. There will be no standing room inside, so to…

Sint-Niklaas (Eurotoday Newspaper): On Dec 23, Waasland Shopping Center had 34,000 visitors, a 10% increase. Vincent Hermans cites new stores and longer hours as reasons for the increase. The busiest day was Monday, December 23, with a record number of 34,000 visitors to the shopping centre. In December, when visitors went up by 10 per…

Berlin (Eurotoday) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned Elon Musk for his “erratic” statements and open backing for the far-right AfD party. In an interview with Stern magazine published on 4 Jan 2025, the chancellor was questioned about interference by Musk, who called Scholz an “incompetent fool” before labeling the German president an “anti-democratic tyrant.”…

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced on Saturday that coalition talks between his People’s Party (ÖVP) and the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) have collapsed. “We have negotiated honestly and for a long time,” Nehammer stated in a post on social media platform X. “No agreement is possible with the SPÖ on key points.” In his…

Ostend (Eurotoday): Thousands participated today in Ostend’s New Year’s Dive, welcoming 2025 in 10°C waters. Safety precautions were advised. This afternoon, on 4 January, the traditional New Year’s Dive will take place in Ostend, attracting thousands of cold-water swimming enthusiasts to welcome 2025. Yves Van Belle, a heart doctor and regular cold swimmer, says it…

Moscow (Eurotoday) – The Russian FSB said it had thwarted a large attack in Yekaterinburg and arrested four teenagers who were planning to detonate a bomb in a crowded area. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had captured parts for a homemade explosive device and that authorities in the Sverdlovsk area had extended a…