Category: The Brussels Times

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Germany is on path to nationalise Uniper power utility, which is calling for additional aid. The company reminded on Wednesday that the government bailed it out in July and added that additional aid paves the way to full nationalisation, according to Reuters reporting. Uniper is the largest importer of Russian natural […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Norway announced on Thursday that it is willing to help the EU to rein in rising prices of natural gas, stressing that high prices are not in its interest. Gas prices in the EU are soaring, driving up inflation, jeopardising energy companies and threatening recession, according to Reuters reporting on Thursday. […]

Assange could have sold the secrets he came into possession of, but he did not do so in the name of freedom of the press.  This is why he is a defender of freedom of expression and protection of human rights. It was precisely to promote and preserve these values that the prestigious Sakharov Prize […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- From Thursday, four organizations in our country will be allowed to vaccinate male or transgender sex workers against monkey pox. Alias ​​vzw, the reception desk for these sex workers in Brussels, works together with the Sint-Pieterziekenhuis for the vaccination. “There are 200 vaccines available there, but our target group is almost twice […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- The twelve HIV reference centres in our country have been instructed by the Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke to personally invite the people who are in the target groups and to vaccinate “maximum” by the end of next week. It also concerns male sex workers. This week, the first woman in our […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- In Brussels, just under 22 percent of apartment buyers were between 18 and 30 years old. For houses, the share of young buyers is only 10 percent. A lot lower than in the rest of Belgium. This is shown on Wednesday from the first youth barometer of the Federation of Notaries (Fednot), […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- STIB is planning a redevelopment of the busy Baljuwstraat. The tram tracks would be renewed and the part of the street on Brussels territory will become a pedestrian zone. STIB hopes to be able to start work at the end of 2023, which is necessary for a better flow of bus and […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)-  Since the beginning of this year, four employees of the Brussels-South police zone have been jailed for integrity violations. Two of them are said to have passed information to criminals via the Sky ECC network that the police were able to crack last year. “Three cases have now been settled,” says Patrick […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)-  After a rain shower you will always find broken umbrellas in the city. To combat waste, Mélanie Iudica from Anderlecht launched the Marypup upcycling project. With this she recovers the materials from the found umbrellas to make rain gear. After a difficult start, the concept is finally getting off the ground. In […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- Some 300 ardent supporters must shout Union in Glasgow tonight to a historic qualification for the Champions League play-offs. Despite a 2-0 bonus, the return against Scottish Rangers promises to be tough, not least thanks to the 50,000 home fans in the swirling Ibrox Stadium. Although the decibels of the Rangers supporters […]