Belgium
Front pageRousseau and Bouchez both say they want a deal, but neither gives any ground
On the second day of talks with King Philippe, Vooruit stressed a fair sharing of the burden and MR stuck to curbing public spending; N-VA goes to the palace today.
4 sources · VRT NWS, RTBF, La Libre +Human chain around Brussels courthouse as the Chamber votes on home entry bill today
Thousands of people linked arms around the Brussels Palace of Justice on Wednesday, and protests took place in more than fifty towns against plans to let authorities enter homes to look for people without residence rights.
3 sources · VRT NWS, L'Avenir, BX1Price of the nuclear fleet still divides Engie and the state as deadline slips to December
The federal government and Engie missed their 4 November target and now give themselves until 12 December, with at most one more month, to agree the outline of the takeover.
3 sources · VRT NWS, RTBF, La LibrePart breaks off a works train and strikes two trains in Flemish Brabant, no one injured
An incident between Liedekerke and Ternat shattered windows on a passenger train with seventy people on board; the Jette to Denderleeuw line was closed for the rest of Wednesday.
3 sources · VRT NWS, Bruzz, BX1Ostend skipper fears for small trawlers after Greenpeace drops granite boulders on North Sea floor
Greenpeace lowered stones weighing up to two tonnes into a protected area off the English coast last weekend to block bottom trawling; fishermen and the British authorities have responded critically.
2 sources · VRT NWS, Visserij.nl