Treat dementia with the same ambition as cancer, says MEP Vautmans

Belgian MEP Hilde Vautmans is calling for billions of Euros of EU funding to be ring-fenced for the fight against dementia. She said it must be combined with a strategy to prevent the fragmentation of dementia policies. “For the first time, we...

New Holland CR11 at North Farm Horton : The Beast of Belgium

New Holland’s flagship CR11 combine has been chomping through harvest for Dorset grower Peter Snell, having replaced a pair of CR10.90 models. As the end of its first full harvest draws to a close, how has the twin-rotor, 775hp beast performed?...

Europe's environment in steep decline

Environmental activists are calling on the European Union to do more to protect the continent's rivers, lakes, and seas after a report from the bloc's environment agency said they are now dangerously contaminated. In the report, the European...

Belgium receives 614 million euros in third EU recovery payment

Belgium has received 614 million euros from the European Commission as part of the EU’s post-COVID recovery plan. The payment includes 594 million euros in grants and 20 million euros in loans. This is Belgium’s third instalment under the Recovery...

Meet Alex Muzio, the man behind Belgium’s Brighton plotting Champions League disruption with Union Saint-Gilloise

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MTU to host EU-led project tackling climate and water challenges

Munster Technological University (MTU) will host the Irish launch of an EU-funded initiative focused on rebalancing nitrogen and phosphorus flows tomorrow (Wednesday, October 1). The launch and initiative is intended to allow farmers and...

Luxembourg’s grand duke to abdicate after 25 years, passing throne to son

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Kenya Signs Tax Agreement With Belgium

President William Ruto's administration has signed a deal with Belgium to eliminate double taxation and tax evasion among citizens of both countries. The agreement was signed on Tuesday, September 30, at the National Treasury offices in Nairobi,...

Historical Expansion and Sustainability in Chile’s Main Port

Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Headlines, Integration and Development Brazilian-style, Latin America & the Caribbean, Sustainability, Trade & Investment Economy & Trade The current port of San Antonio, on the central coast of...

Babiš poised for a comeback

Welcome to Rapporteur. This is Nicoletta Ionta with Eddy Wax in Brussels. Need-to-knows: Czechia: Andrej Babiš’ ANO party leads as voters head to a two-day parliamentary election Sanctions: EU diplomats eye Schengen travel curbs for Moscow envoys...

'Biodiversity loss, extreme weather and water scarcity' is Europe's future, report warns

A new report on Monday (29 September) from the European Environment Agency (EEA) starkly warns that the state of the environment in Europe is in "bad or poor condition." The biggest challenges will be extreme weather events catalysed by climate...

A fourth-generation heir’s bold pivot—from sugar to bioplastics

Avantika Saraogi, an executive director on the board of BCML, is betting on diversifying into biochemicals and other organic materials in the face of growing environmental concerns. Her plans have an unusual moat—the company’s direct connection to...

Dutch roots run deep in family of Detroit Mercy Law student

By Sheila Pursglove Legal News Law student Giselle (Gigi) DeJong holds a unique undergraduate degree—she is one of two students who were the first in the world to study all three national varieties of the Dutch language: Netherlands Dutch, Belgian...

Could banks ‘nudge’ customers to make more sustainable financial decisions?

Banking is no longer only about balance sheets and compliance. A new question hangs over the sector: what kind of future are you financing? Increasingly, the answer is framed through sustainability — not as a marketing slogan, but as a core...

Belgian Leuven City Council votes to boycott companies involved with Israeli occupation

Belgian Leuven City Council votes to boycott companies involved with Israeli occupation Leuven – Saba: The city council of Leuven, Belgium, has voted by a wide majority to boycott companies involved in profiting from the illegal occupation of...

The Agriculture Minister’s feigned love for farmers does not appear to extend to other farmers

Oct 03, 2025 Letters Dear Editor, Recent remarks by me on the programme, ‘Countdown’, first aired online on Sunday, September 21, 2025, seem to have generated a lot of interest and commentary – some by the usual suspects (for example, Sasenarine...

EU report: Belgium’s nature under pressure from transport, urbanisation and agriculture

According to a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), Belgium is making progress in the fight against pollution and climate change, but structural challenges remain significant. The EEA published its report on the state of the...

BSDC welcomes HOGENT students from Belgium for international study tour

Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) recently welcomed students from HOGENT University in Ghent, Belgium, for a reciprocal study tour that highlighted the importance of international collaboration in education. The exchange was made possible...

Queen Mathilde opens exhibition on Belgian artist Michaelina Wautier in Vienna

Queen Mathilde will officially open the exhibition Michaelina Wautier: Painter at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna on Monday. The Queen also visited the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in the Austrian capital. Wautier is a Belgian...

This was the journey to the Costa del Sol of a juvenile Belgian 'hitman' who escaped the crime scene on a bicycle

Monday, 29 September 2025, 15:49 Share Juvenile offenders are usually placed in reform centres, where a team of psychologists and educators dive into their behaviour and family environment to try to straighten the crooked tree. Some succeed and...