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WEB1 day ago · Today's announcement follows a previous rate cut in June, as the ECB says inflation will continue to fall between now and 2026. Current Issue: Summer 2024. The Brussels Times - News and analysis on politics, Brussels, EU Affairs, business, world, national news, and more.
Now what? How Belgium's government formation works - The …
WEB6 days ago · The Brussels Times explains. Reflection of the Royal Palace with a Belgian flag on the roof, in a puddle of water. Credit: Belga/Dries Luyten. Now that all votes have been cast and counted, Belgium's government formation process can start. The notoriously long negotiations that take place after general elections are evidenced by Belgium holding ...
How the bombs changed Brussels, and how the city ... - The …
WEBSep 15, 2024 · How the bombs changed Brussels, and how the city is still coming to terms with them. It was a moment that would live in infamy in Belgian history: on March 22, 2016, two bomb blasts in Brussels left 32 dead, shattering the …
Brussels terror attack: What do we know so far?
WEBOct 17, 2023 · At a press conference later on Tuesday morning, Verlinden refused to confirm that Lassoued had acted alone. "The Federal Prosecutor's Office is doing everything possible to investigate all possible scenarios," she said.
Belgium in the grip of second-biggest Covid-19 wave, but no new …
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Credit: Belga/Benoit Doppagne. With an "enormous" rise of Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, Belgium is currently experiencing its second-largest infection wave ever, according to tests on the country's sewage water conducted by the Rega Institute in Leuven. Now that extensive testing is no longer taking …
'Beating heart of Europe': Brussels to play central role during …
WEBDec 22, 2023 · A central role in this will be played by Brussels, which will become the beating heart of Europe during this period a little more than usual," said Brussels Minister-President Rudi Vervoort. "At a high-level meeting on the future of EU urban policy and a conference on urban safety, the Region intends to stress the importance of cities and ...
2022 in review: The Brussels Times staff top 10 articles of the year
WEBDec 30, 2022 · War in Europe. Undoubtedly, 2022 will be remembered as the year that war again broke out in Europe as Russia mounted a major attack on Ukraine. As refugees poured into the EU, The Brussels Times broke an exclusive story of how Leuven-based beer multinational AB InBev had offered to provide Ukrainian beer makers shelter in Belgium, which they then allegedly withdrew after six months ...
2021 Belgian economy in review: Strong recovery, but troubles …
WEBApr 26, 2022 · Annual inflation reached 8.31% at the end of March 2022. High energy costs now mean that 20% of Belgians now live in energy poverty. Credit: National Bank of Belgium. Eurozone inflation is also a long way away from its 2% target and jumped to 5% at the end of 2021 before climbing as high as 7.4% in March 2022.
From bilingual to polyglot Brussels: Radical linguistic shifts underway
WEBMay 31, 2024 · Since 2000, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has been publishing a Taalbarometer every 6 years, based on a representative sample of the Brussels population. The fifth one was published on 15 May. 104 different languages were mentioned by the 1627 respondents as languages they could speak correctly — compared to …
Belgium takes broad measures 'to avoid another lockdown'
WEBNov 17, 2021 · Belgium takes broad measures 'to avoid another lockdown'. Wednesday, 17 November 2021. By Maïthé Chini. Credit: Belga. Belgium is once again implementing several strict measures to combat the rapid rise in coronavirus infections, announced Prime Minister Alexander De Croo during a press conference on Wednesday.
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