Category: The Brussels Times

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- Three police officers involved in a deadly chase in Brussels have to answer to court. After years of procedural battle, the three were referred to the police court by the Chamber of Indictment. The family is relieved, says BRUZZ. The investigation into the accident dragged on for four years. In the summer […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- According to the opposition parties, the budget agreement of the Brussels government offers too few answers for the working middle class to cope with the inflation and energy crisis. “The working middle class, which is already suffering in this energy crisis today, is once again the loser,” says Brussels MP Cieltje Van […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) EU energy ministers have been told they should support a EU-wide “solar obligation” to be adopted into EU legislation as soon as possible. This, it is claimed, will help lower energy bills, enhance Europe’s energy security and help the EU meet its climate commitments. When they next meet on 25 October, energy […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to grant EU candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina. EC President Ursula von der Leyen stressed in a speech that the EU has to take advantage of changes in Europe to enlarge the bloc, according to Reuters reporting. “Wind of change is once again blowing […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, criticised EU diplomats for ineffectiveness on Tuesday. Addressing EU External Action Service (EEAS) diplomats, Borrell accused them of being ineffective, slow and patronising, according to The Guardian reporting. “This is not a moment when we are going to […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission raised an additional 11 billion euro for the bloc’s economic recovery and to support Ukraine. In a statement released on Tuesday, the body pointed out that it raised 5 billion euro through 7-year bonds and 6 billion through 20-year bonds. It noted that the former are due in […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Hope! Two indigenous women were elected to the National Congress in Brazil. Indigenous representation in political power. This is the space that Sonia Guajajara and Célia Xakriabá are strengthening in the Brazilian National Congress. These twoindigenous women were elected as federal deputies in the political elections that took place on October […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- Last month you could go to a movie in a cinema near you for only one euro. The promotion was well received, because almost all tickets were sold out almost immediately in Brussels. “The desire to go to the cinema is greatest in Brussels,” says Jeanne Brunfaut, director of the Francophone Centre […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- In Jette, animal protection has removed 187 cats at the same address in the past five years. Each time there was neglect. After each intervention, the woman in question quickly relapsed into the same behaviour. Animal protection Veeweyde is investigating the possibility of taking legal action more quickly against these types of […]

Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- More and more Brussels municipalities are confronted with waste tourists: people from Flanders and Wallonia who leave their waste bags in Brussels. “Every year we handle 400 to 500 files in Brussels in which we can identify the perpetrator,” says Alain Martens to a BRUZZ reporter, He is the Director of Investigation […]