Belgium supplied weapons to Ukraine under a “very strict” rule prohibiting their use on Russian soil, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo explained after a Kiev-backed militia armed with Belgian FN SCAR rifles conducted a cross-border raid in Belgorod Region. “Let’s first try to check things carefully and see if the …
Read More »Ukraine’s EU-candidate status is ‘symbolic’ – Belgium
Granting Ukraine EU-candidate status is an important “symbolic message” to support Kiev amid the ongoing conflict with Russia, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Thursday. Actual admission of the country into the bloc, however, will take “many years” and a “lot of reforms,” he warned. Ukraine is expected …
Read More »Belgium scraps plan to ditch nuclear power
Belgium has changed its mind about nuclear energy, opting to keep its two reactors going another 10 years rather than make a shift in the direction of natural gas. The plants were originally supposed to be phased out by 2025 under a plan proposed nearly two decades ago. “Everyone knows …
Read More »‘This is Covid-21,’ Belgium PM declares as ‘Nu’ variant hits Europe
Speaking on Friday, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told a press conference that the latest wave of coronavirus should be called Covid-21, as panic over the ‘Nu’ variant grips Europe. You could say that this is Covid-21 instead of Covid-19: it is three times more infectious than the original …
Read More »Elderly woman in Belgium called ‘racist’, thrown off bus with head injury after suspected fight with Moroccans (VIDEO)
In the minute-long clip, a woman with a shopping trolley is seen on a bus, involved in an apparent heated argument with a group of people. Laughter and the crying of a child is heard in the background while someone calls the woman a racist. The video then cuts off, …
Read More »Schools & public buildings in Belgium’s Waregem on LOCKDOWN over reports of armed man (VIDEO)
Footage circulating online purportedly shows a member of an armed response unit bearing a sniper rifle on the roof of a school building. On Thursday the city of Waregem went into lockdown as police hunted for a possible armed assailant. According to local reports, an armed 18-year-old man was seen …
Read More »Belgium sets day of mourning as death toll from catastrophic floods in Europe rises to 153
German authorities confirmed that 90 people have died in the Rhineland-Palatinate region, and 43 have died in neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia. Rescue helicopters, fire crews and the military were deployed to the western German regions after rivers burst their banks due to heavy rainfall. The powerful flow of water swept up …
Read More »Nuclear reactor shut down manually in Belgium following possible hydrogen leak – watchdog
Employees of Engie Electrabel – a local nuclear power plant operator and a subsidiary of the French energy giant Engie – noticed an unusually high hydrogen consumption in the plant’s reactor, the AFCN/FANK said in a statement on Thursday. The development indicated a potential leak. The operator and the nuclear …
Read More »Belgium’s South Korea envoy recalled ‘without delay’ after wife’s SECOND brawl with locals
While the ministry told Politico on Wednesday that the circumstances of the dust-up “remain unclear,” Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes said that after yet another incident, Ambassador Peter Lescouhier should “return to Belgium without further delay,” citing Brussels’ “desire to maintain excellent relations with the Republic of Korea.” The move came …
Read More »Belgium star Courtois’ sister apologizes to stricken Spinazzola after accusing Italy ace of play-acting over horror injury at Euro
The incident occurred with 11 minutes remaining in the tense clash, which was dubbed by many the best game of the competition thus far. One of the Azzurri’s key players in their surprising run to the last four under Roberto Mancini, Roma left-back Spinazzola had pulled up as he ran after …
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