The ongoing clash between the GDL, a minority union with approximately 211,000 employees, and DB revolves around the railway operator's alleged resistance to negotiations and the union's demands for improved pay and reduced working hours
The incident occurred late on Saturday evening, just hours after Eurostar assured travellers that train services between Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Germany were nearly back to normal following severe disruptions caused by adverse winter weather conditions
Adding to the farmers' woes are the stringent timelines imposed by the new European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which fails to accommodate the unpredictable impacts of climate change and erratic weather patterns
Despite the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the agreement has never been officially renounced. Cogolati alleges that Russian oligarchs are eyeing this treaty as an "unparalleled" avenue to unfreeze their assets in Belgium
The snow layer, measuring a substantial 11 centimetres, marked the thickest since the memorable winter of 2013. The new record stood at 13 centimetres, making this recent snowfall one for the books
