A large-scale demonstration in Brussels kicked off at 10:30 a.m., with thousands of protesters gathering at Brussels-North railway station before marching towards Brussels-Midi via the inner Ring Road
The incident occurred on Saturday when a farmer moved a bale of straw into his barn, inadvertently triggering the bomb’s detonator. The explosion startled the rural community and caused considerable destruction. Local fire captain Dirk Vandekerckhove described the event as alarming
The new regulation would have prohibited the use of single-use PET bottles and metal cans unless organizers could guarantee that at least 95% of waste would be selectively sorted for recycling
In 2023, the total amount of drinking water delivered to the distribution network in Flanders amounted to 334.4 million cubic metres. This marks a considerable reduction compared to the 388.7 million cubic metres delivered 20 years ago
The decline in the fertility rate is particularly pronounced among younger women. Between 2010 and 2023, the fertility rate among women under 32 years of age experienced a notable decrease
