The automotive industry is facing challenges in Brussels as buyers increasingly switch from diesel vehicles to electric cars, indicating that electric cars may have a faster adoption than expected. #Elektroautos #Automobilindustrie #Nachhaltigkeit (translated)
Tens of thousands of people marched through Brussels on Sunday, 11 October, demanding stronger action on climate change ahead of next month's COP31 summit in Antalya, Turkey. #ClimateAction #COP31 #FossilFuels
In Brussels, various tram and bus lines are not operational due to a public service strike, while half of the Letec network in the Liège area is disrupted by the protest organized by the socialist union CGSP. #Grève #TransportsPublics #Bruxelles (translated)
Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated in Brussels for stronger climate policy from the government, with estimates of 45,000 to 60,000 participants expressing their concerns about the impacts of climate change. #Climat #Manifestation #Bruxelles (translated)
A new Monday with expected disruptions in French-speaking schools has been announced due to the mobilization of education staff and a call for a strike in public services, leading to potential blockages in certain institutions in Brussels and Wallonia. #GrèveEnseignement #PerturbationsScolaires #MobilisationPublics (translated)
The Climate Marchers, after the great success of their demonstration in Brussels with 60,000 participants, have the ambition to revitalize the environmental cause and are calling for action against the profits of fossil companies and for an ambitious climate strategy. #Climat #Bruxelles #Manifestation (translated)
The author wrote that they were present at a climate march in Brussels that day. According to the author, the march was dedicated to the High Fens, the 3,000 people who died this summer from the heat, workers who had to continue working in nurseries, factories, and nursing homes without any cooling, and nature. https://t.co/x49ElTGpru #klimaatmars #klimaatverandering #natuur #BE (translated)
The Climate March 2026 has started in Brussels, with tens of thousands of participants calling for more ambitious climate measures and a just transition to sustainable energy. #MarchePourLeClimat #Bruxelles #ChangementClimatique (translated)
Manneken Pis, dressed in a costume with the message Change, symbolizes the urgency of climate action leading up to the March for the Climate in Brussels, where 30,000 people are expected to attend. #MarchePourLeClimat #ChangementClimatique #MannekenPis (translated)
The author wrote that in his opinion, more and more responsibilities were being transferred from the member states to the EU. He mentioned as the next step a central oversight over exchanges and crypto platforms and stated that national responsibility would increasingly be replaced by control from Brussels. https://t.co/7V3g7jO2hr #EU #Finanzaufsicht #Börsen #EU (translated)
Michael van der Galien wrote that a household that burned about 1,000 cubic meters of gas annually would spend about 500 euros extra this winter. According to him, Minister Stientje van Veldhoven (D66) had lowered the filling target for gas storage from 74 to 64 percent at the request of Brussels. According to Van der Galien, the storage level was at just over 62 percent and would be empty around February 10 if a winter like that of 2024 occurred. He added that there was still about 550 billion cubic meters of gas beneath Groningen, while the field remained closed. According to him, FVD had been pointing to gas extraction as a solution for years. Van der Galien described the policy as a risk for the heating of households. https://t.co/NcofsYy1Dr #gasprijs #energiecrisis #verwarming (translated)
Sixteen minors, suspected of serious offenses during the national demonstration on October 9, have been released due to a lack of space in youth protection institutions (IPPJ), which alarms the Brussels public prosecutor about the resources for juvenile justice. #justicejuvenile #Belgique #manifestation (translated)
The Hayek Club Weimar described socialism as a beneficial business model for politicians. State benefits and subsidies created dependency and thus secured voter support, the account wrote. Politicians would thereby become suppliers and citizens clients. In contrast, capitalism posed a threat to the political class, argued the Hayek Club Weimar, because it rewarded personal responsibility, innovation, and private initiative, making people more independent of the state. Regulations intended to tame the market served, according to the account, to limit competition and protect established interests. The account also accused politicians of portraying capitalism as unjust and antisocial while presenting the state as a moral authority. The state did not want free individuals but dependent subjects, wrote the Hayek Club Weimar, linking its criticism to calls for freedom and property as well as a rejection of taxes and state coercion. #FreiheitstattKnechtschaft #SteuernsindRaub #Eigentum #Freiheit #ParasitenwegmitEuremZwang #Freiheit #Kapitalismus #Sozialismus (translated)
Netherlands wants to see a much greater reduction of the budget with other countries. "Netherlands wants to see a much greater reduction of the budget with other countries," said Minister Eelco Heinen (Finance, VVD). #EUbegroting #Brusselseonderhandelingen #Cohesievrienden (translated)
But behind closed doors? There, said the Irish minister Thomas Byrne (European Affairs) on Saturday, the front of the frugal countries – who say that subsidies for farmers and poor regions should be cut – was not as united as they pretended to be in public. #EUbegroting #Brusselseonderhandelingen #Cohesievrienden (translated)
EU countries should not bow to a "narrow accountant mentality," said Romanian Christian Democrat Siegfried Muresan, who will represent the parliament in negotiations with the 27 EU countries and the Commission. #EUbegroting #Brusselseonderhandelingen #Cohesievrienden (translated)
The negotiations on the new EU budget for 2028 remain stalled due to conflicting interests between net contributors and the 'Friends of Cohesion', who cling to old subsidies and few are willing to make concessions. #EUbegroting #Brusselseonderhandelingen #Cohesievrienden (translated)
Chancellor Merz fails in his demand for extensive cuts to the EU budget in Brussels, while a new compromise proposal from the Irish presidency only envisions a reduction of 159 billion euros, which is well below Merz's expectations. #EUBudget #Merz #Kürzungen (translated)
Antje Hermenau wrote that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have agreed on a trade deal for large quantities of diesel. Berlin and Brussels have pursued a wrong strategy for years, at least based on the outcome; this was foreseeable. She described it as foolish to enter a dead end with an "Umpftata" attitude, and wrote that geopolitics is contemporary prose and not future poetry. #Geopolitik #Handelsdeal #TrumpPutin (translated)
The author warned that Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood could thrive in Belgium and called it life-threatening. This happened according to the author ten years after the deadly jihadist attacks in Brussels and three years after the attacks on October 7 in Israel. The author asked the minister if the government realized it was already "five minutes past twelve" and wrote that the situation had already been serious enough. https://t.co/QFOdefeC4M #veiligheid #terrorisme #vrijheid #BE #IL (translated)
