Germany, the EU’s leading car exporter, is expected to be hardest hit by the tariffs. Car shipments to the US were worth €25.2 billion in 2024, followed by Italy (€3.4 billion) and Slovakia (€3.1 billion)
The EU had initially set a deadline of June 30, 2023, for all 27 Member States to submit their plans detailing how they intend to contribute to the European Union’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030
The panels, a hallmark of participative democracy in the Union, will focus on the theme “A new European budget fit for our ambitions” and are set to convene in Brussels between March 28-30 and May 16-18, 2025
China has subtly increased purchases, buying record amounts of Russian energy last month, according to sources, while Europe shuts off the faucets on Russian oil shipments.
A large number of Belgium businesses which is 75 percent, are still maintaining COVID-19 measures in the workplace, even though the government no longer obliges them to.
The airport of Brussels has been significantly impacted by the widespread strikes that are seeing employees of various sectors take action in Brussels on Monday. A large number of the airport’s G4S security is going on strike.
High ozone concentrations were measured in Belgium due to the warm weather on Saturday, with the Uccle measurement network in Brussels recording levels that exceeded the European ozone concentration of 180 μg/m3.