Nobody leaves their own child alone: ​​even now that the relegation is a fact, RWDM’s worries are not over yet (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)

Nobody leaves their own child alone: ​​even now that the relegation is a fact, RWDM’s worries are not over yet (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)

And on the last day of the regular competition… RWDM slipped to the place that many had predicted after that turbulent summer of 2023. You probably remember it: the public donkey stomp for Thierry Dailly shortly after the title in First Division B and the dismissal of coach Vincent Euvrard and his coaching staff less … Read more

Marc Van Hool goes to court to annul the sale of Van Hool’s trailer division

Marc Van Hool goes to court to annul the sale of Van Hool’s trailer division

© BELGIUM CIM Capital, the investment fund of Marc Van Hool, among others, has filed a third party objection to the sale of the trailer division with the corporate court. CIM Capital still wants to be able to bid for the department. Monday May 6, 2024 at 6:49 PM There is a new plot twist … Read more

Planning Bureau adjusts inflation expectations downwards for this year

Planning Bureau adjusts inflation expectations downwards for this year

© IMAGEGLOBE The Planning Bureau expects inflation of 3.1 percent this year, according to the latest forecasts on Tuesday. The previous forecast in April expected an average annual inflation of 3.3 percent. For comparison: last year inflation was 4.06 percent on an annual basis, in 2022 it was 9.59 percent. Average annual inflation of 1.9 … Read more

Belgian jumping riders under steam for Paris: Gilles Thomas wins five-star jumping in Shanghai

Belgian jumping riders under steam for Paris: Gilles Thomas wins five-star jumping in Shanghai

Gilles Thomas (archive) — © Icon Sport Gilles Thomas won the Grand Prix of the five-star jumping in Shanghai, China, the fourth round of the Global Champions Tour, on Sunday. The 26-year-old Belgian champion jumped a clear jump-off at 1m60 with the thirteen-year-old mare Luna van het Dennehof and did so almost five seconds faster … Read more

Couriers reclassified as salaried workers: Uber appeals

Couriers reclassified as salaried workers: Uber appeals

© BELGAIMAGE Uber will appeal against the decision of the Commission for the Regulation of the Employment Relationship (CAR) requiring three Uber Eats delivery drivers to be reclassified as salaried employees. The company reported this on Friday. The labor court will have to rule on the case. Friday May 3, 2024 at 10:04 am In … Read more

No more alcohol or taking up multiple seats: STIB clarifies transport rules

No more alcohol or taking up multiple seats: STIB clarifies transport rules

© BELGIUM The Brussels transport company MIVB has banned the consumption of alcohol on its network. With this rule and a number of other measures and prohibitions, STIB wants to improve safety on its network. The Brussels government approved the text with amended transport rules, MIVB announced in a press release on Friday. The transport … Read more

Beverage retailers file a complaint against AB InBev

Beverage retailers file a complaint against AB InBev

© AFP The Federation of Belgian Liquor Traders (Febed) has filed a complaint against AB InBev with the Belgian Competition Authority. She accuses the beer giant of several infringements of competition rules. AB InBev denies. Source: BELGA Wednesday May 1, 2024 at 7:27 PM Febed received 50 to 60 complaints from its members last year … Read more

ING is once again pumping billions into its own shares

ING is once again pumping billions into its own shares

© REUTERS ING will again spend 2.5 billion euros on its own shares. Last year, the Dutch bank launched two large share buyback programs worth 2.5 and 1.5 billion euros and the group also invested 1.5 billion euros in itself at the end of 2022. The announcement came on Thursday morning on the margins of … Read more

“Government leaves up to 200 million euros per year in taxes in construction”

“Government leaves up to 200 million euros per year in taxes in construction”

© Shutterstock The Belgian state wastes up to 200 million euros annually by not taxing seconded construction workers. Sector federation Bouwunie is suing this on Wednesday. The federation calls on the tax authorities to take action to guarantee fair competition in the construction sector. In Belgium, it is estimated that around 70,000 posted workers and … Read more

Stricter abortion rules in effect in Florida: banned after the sixth week of pregnancy

Stricter abortion rules in effect in Florida: banned after the sixth week of pregnancy

© An Nelissen In the American state of Florida, abortion is now prohibited after the sixth week of pregnancy. The stricter rules, which Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed more than a year ago, came into effect on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday. Until now, abortion was possible up to fifteen weeks into pregnancy in … Read more