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News Belgium: Belgian justice seeks access to 'Football Leaks' documents

Published on: Friday 09 August 2024
Belgian justice seeks access to 'Football Leaks' documents
News source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/belgian-justice-seeks-access-to-football-leaks-documents-2024081006435070655

Belgian justice wants access to documents on alleged corruption in football acquired by Portuguese hacker Rui Pinto who is under arrest in Budapest, the prosecutor's office said on Monday. "We confirm ...

News Belgium: Belgium: from 1st January 2024, Rebecca Charlier-Alsberge will lead the vicariate of Brabant Walloon, in the archdiocese of Malines-Brussels

Published on: Wednesday 20 December 2023
Belgium: from 1st January 2024, Rebecca Charlier-Alsberge will lead the vicariate of Brabant Walloon, in the archdiocese of Malines-Brussels
News source: https://www.agensir.it/quotidiano/2023/12/21/belgium-from-1st-january-2024-rebecca-charlier-alsberge-will-lead-the-vicariate-of-brabant-walloon-in-the-archdiocese-of-malines-brussels/

From 1st January 2024 and for the next 5 years, Rebecca Charlier-Alsberge, born in 1982, married with four children, will be the episcopal delegate for the vicariate of Brabant Walloon, in Belgium. She will be assisted by a deputy, Alain de Maere, a priest who will take care of the ordained ministers. It has been

News Belgium: Pope’s outing to Belgium and Luxembourg to feature both message and reward

Published on: Sunday 26 May 2024
Pope’s outing to Belgium and Luxembourg to feature both message and reward
News source: https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2024/05/popes-outing-to-belgium-and-luxembourg-to-feature-both-message-and-reward

When Pope Francis visits Belgium and Luxembourg later this year, the trip will not only constitute a favor to a key ally, but it will also mark an opportunity for Pope Francis to reinforce several priorities of his pontificate.

News Belgium: Belgian strike paralyzes Antwerp port, rush hour traffic. More action until Dec. 15

Published on: Sunday 23 November 2014
Belgian strike paralyzes Antwerp port, rush hour traffic. More action until Dec. 15
News source: https://www.foxnews.com/world/belgian-strike-paralyzes-antwerp-port-rush-hour-traffic-more-action-until-dec-15

BRUSSELS – Trade unions have opened a month of intermittent strike action by paralyzing the port of Antwerp and slowing train traffic through much of Belgium. Monday's protest action targeted measures ...

News Belgium: Federal police reinforce local West Coast police to up fight against human trafficking

Published on: Tuesday 03 March 2026
Federal police reinforce local West Coast police to up fight against human trafficking
News source: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2026/03/04/federal-police-reinforce-on-the-local-west-coast-police-to-up-fi/

Officers of Belgium’s federal police are set to strengthen local West Coast police in the fight against human trafficking, West Flanders Governor Carl Decaluwé, the police and the West Flanders public prosecutor decided during a meeting Tuesday.

News Belgium: CES: Belgium is well represented with AI-powered solutions

Published on: Monday 05 January 2026
CES: Belgium is well represented with AI-powered solutions
News source: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/771662-ces-belgium-is-well-represented-with-ai-powered-solutions/

In addition to its vast array of companies on hand at CES this week, the Wallonia Export & Investment Agency — the official public agency tasked with promoting international trade and foreign direct ...

News Belgium: Belgian social media request for silence gets catty

Published on: Sunday 22 November 2015
Belgian social media request for silence gets catty
News source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/belgian-social-media-request-for-silence-gets-catty/

As Europe's de facto capital faced an extreme security lockdown this weekend after Belgian authorities raised threat alert levels to maximum, a series of citywide safety measures were implemented to ...

News Belgium: Under pressure at home, Belgium's leader treads a tight rope with EU partners over funds for Ukraine

Published on: Thursday 18 December 2025
Under pressure at home, Belgium's leader treads a tight rope with EU partners over funds for Ukraine
News source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pressure-home-belgiums-leader-treads-tight-rope-eu-128528832

The tensions arise from a plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s military and economic needs for the next two years. Most of that money is blocked at Euroclear, a Brussels-based financial ...

News Belgium: Belgium's justice system under strain amid surge in drug-related violence: Report

Published on: Tuesday 23 December 2025
Belgium's justice system under strain amid surge in drug-related violence: Report
News source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/belgiums-justice-system-under-strain-amid-surge-in-drug-related-violence-report/3779580

Public trust in Belgium's justice system is falling, with only about half of population expressing confidence - Anadolu Ajansı ...

News Belgium: Russian LNG imports to Belgium rise sharply amid EU sanctions, debate over frozen assets

Published on: Wednesday 17 December 2025
Russian LNG imports to Belgium rise sharply amid EU sanctions, debate over frozen assets
News source: https://www.trtworld.com/article/a7875ac91858

Belgium has recorded a sharp increase in imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) via the port of Zeebruges despite European Union sanctions aimed at curbing Moscow's energy revenues, Belgian ...

News Belgium: Belgium’s Largest Fast-Charging Hub Opens in Mechelen

Published on: Wednesday 17 December 2025
Belgium’s Largest Fast-Charging Hub Opens in Mechelen
News source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/12/18/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/belgiums-largest-fast-charging-hub-opens-in-mechelen/2246121

The Malinas hub marks the flagship site in Allego and Mitiska REIM’s ambitious plan to deploy advanced fast-charging hubs at five strategic retail locations nationwide by the end of 2026, adding ...

News Belgium: Tourist Missing In Þingvallavatn Lake

Published on: Monday 12 August 2019
Tourist Missing In Þingvallavatn Lake
News source: https://grapevine.is/news/2019/08/12/tourist-missing-in-thingvallavatn-lake/

A Belgian tourist has gone missing, reportedly having fallen into the largest lake in Iceland. According to South Iceland Police, someone reported an object floating on the south end of Þingvallavatn ...

News Belgium: Three Belgian women flee Morocco after receiving decapitation threats

Published on: Saturday 10 August 2019
Three Belgian women flee Morocco after receiving decapitation threats
News source: https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Three-Belgian-women-flee-Morocco-after-receiving-decapitation-threats-598255

Three female Belgian volunteers, helping to build a road within one of ... study claiming that it is one of the world's most dangerous countries for women to travel alone in; the country regularly ...

News Belgium: Partygoers wore blackface and colonial garb to an event -- at Belgium's controversial Africa Museum

Published on: Thursday 08 August 2019
Partygoers wore blackface and colonial garb to an event -- at Belgium's controversial Africa Museum
News source: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/belgium-africa-museum-blackface-scli-intl/index.html

Belgium's controversial Africa Museum has apologized for allowing a party on its grounds where guests were pictured wearing blackface and colonial-style clothing. The party, organized by an outside ...

News Belgium: Albon to replace Gasly at Red Bull from Belgium

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Albon to replace Gasly at Red Bull from Belgium
News source: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.albon-to-replace-gasly-at-red-bull-from-belgium.5f9BkwxuJ5TF86EPKqqwJa.html

It's the bombshell of the summer: Red Bull have taken the shock decision to drop Pierre Gasly and replace him with their Toro Rosso driver Alex Albon. It follows a tough season for Gasly alongside Max ...

News Belgium: Breeders fear EU-Mercosur pact will affect Belgium business

Published on: Sunday 28 July 2019
Breeders fear EU-Mercosur pact will affect Belgium business
News source: http://www.arabnews.com/node/1532151/business-economy

LIBRAMONT, BELGIUM: The Libramont agricultural show is the highlight of the year for Belgium’s proud beef industry, but this year even the sunny skies of western Europe’s record heatwave couldn’t chase one looming shadow away.

News Belgium: Read This Before Judging Fluxys Belgium SA's (EBR:FLUX) ROE

Published on: Thursday 08 August 2019
Read This Before Judging Fluxys Belgium SA's (EBR:FLUX) ROE
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/read-judging-fluxys-belgium-sas-092326372.html

In this manner the use of debt will boost ROE, even though the core economics of the business stay the same. Fluxys Belgium clearly uses a significant amount of debt to boost returns, as it has a ...

News Belgium: Why Political Prisoners from Spain Seek Asylum in Belgium

Published on: Wednesday 07 August 2019
Why Political Prisoners from Spain Seek Asylum in Belgium
News source: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/kzmmvy/spain-political-prisoners-asylum-belgium-ghent-bekaerts

Our families could come visit us during the last 26 years. On the other hand, we can’t easily return. We’re both in our mid-fifties now and will continue to work in Belgium until we retire, because in ...