Category: The Brussels Times

Belgium on the other hand was “neutral” on paper only. Its neutrality had been formally guaranteed by The Treaty of London in 1839. Germany however ignored the document— referring to the declaration as a “mere scape of paper” — and by August 1914, had occupied “neutral” Belgium. The civilian population of Belgians suffered as the […]

Borrell pointed out on Sunday that Kosovo decided to delay the plan according to which Serbs in the north of the country would have to apply for license plates issued by Pristina, according to Reuters reporting. Continue reading EU welcomes Kosovo’s plan for the north of the country at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

The body sent its preliminary approval to the Economic and Financial Committee, which is to give its opinion in four weeks. Continue reading EC gives preliminary approval to Latvia’s aid plan at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, called on Lebanese authorities to implement reforms. In a statement released on Saturday, he stressed the importance of implementing reforms to overcome the crisis that left 80% of the population in poverty. Borrell pointed out that the coronavirus […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- The Flemish government has opted for the so-called ‘third scenario’ for the redevelopment of the northern part of the Ring. In the Wemmel zone, there will be an optimization of the existing situation with one extra lane. In the Zaventem zone there will be a parallel road for local traffic. The plans […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- Fans who wanted to go home by car after Ed Sheeran’s concert last week had to queue until two o’clock in car park C. Next Friday, a lot of people are expected again on the Heysel plateau with four performances in a row by Coldplay, although the exodus is not necessary. “We […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Northern Macedonia has donated a number of its tanks to Ukraine, saying that they will no longer be needed as the Macedonian army is in the process of upgrading the tank battalion they were a part of. “Taking into account this situation and the requirements of the Ukrainian defence ministry, the […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- The federal ombudsman of the national airport of Zaventem, Philippe Touwaide, announced on Friday that he has prepared the long-awaited noise register of Brussels Airport. He wants to create another opening in the file of air traffic nuisance. The complete cartography will be presented on Monday 1 August. As early as December […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- In response to the controversy surrounding his comments about bicycle streets, Alexandre Piha (MR) has apologised on Twitter, said BRUZZ. He withdraws the threat to give the cyclist a push. But he stands by his position that bicycle streets are not an ideal scenario. Earlier this week, the vice-chairman of the MR […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- N-VA party leader Peter De Roover has asked the French-language radio and television channel RTBF for internal documents and correspondence about the controversial journey of the brand new Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib. The RTBF does not respond to the question. That is what Le Soir writes . The largest opposition […]