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De Wever opens a round of party-by-party talks, with Clarinval first in line and Bouchez likely at his side
Today and tomorrow the prime minister wants to test whether the concessions party leaders promised the king are real, while the MR reworks its own rules.
4 sources · RTBF, La Libre, VRT NWSJustice
More than forty suspected members of a Peterbos cocaine network go on trial in Brussels from today
Alleged ringleader Imad B. is accused of ordering six attempted murders from his cell, and the hearings are expected to last about a month.
3 sources · VRT NWS, BX1, The Brussels TimesPrisons
Antwerp's Olieweg prison takes in a first group, but the Begijnenstraat jail stays in use for now
De Kade has 440 places and is opening step by step because staff are still missing.
3 sources · RTBF, La DH, VRT NWSCoast
Rescuers shadow a crowded small boat off Nieuwpoort for hours until it crosses into French waters
The roughly thirty people on board refused to be evacuated; French authorities took over at around 3 pm.
3 sources · VRT NWS, La DH, RTBFBrussels
Young man dies in a lifting machine accident on the Brussels Christmas market site at Quai aux Briques
Several young people reportedly used the telehandler beforehand; police and the organiser are waiting for the investigation.
2 sources · La Libre, La DH