OchtendKrant https://ochtendkrant.be/en Transparency: compiled by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic. Mistakes are possible; check important facts at the source. en Government keeps expropriation of nuclear plants in reserve as Engie talks stallhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/nuclear-nationalisationhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/nuclear-nationalisationTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTBelgiumTalks with Engie on a takeover of Doel and Tihange are stuck. The government is keeping an expropriation scenario in reserve. Arizona enters decisive budget week while parliament is on holidayhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/budget-impassehttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/budget-impasseTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTBelgiumAfter months of negotiating, the five governing parties still have no budget for 2027-2029. Rating agency S&P already expects Belgium to start next year without one. French frigate downs missile close to Belgian navy ship Primulahttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/minehunter-primulahttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/minehunter-primulaTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTBelgiumA French frigate intercepted the missile in October as the Primula sailed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. According to Defence, the ship was probably not the target. First financial audit finds care under strain at one in ten private care homeshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/care-homes-financeshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/care-homes-financesTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTBelgiumFlanders' very first financial audit of the sector raises questions about how some operators spend public money. Demir sets tougher language and maths targets for secondary schools from 2029https://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/secondary-school-goalshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/secondary-school-goalsTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTBelgiumMinister Demir's reform takes effect from September 2029. Teachers back the aim but are tired of yet another curriculum change. Reprieve for terrace smokers: ban will miss its 2027 start datehttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/terrace-smoking-banhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/terrace-smoking-banTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTBelgiumThe ban will not take effect on 1 January 2027 as planned. Café owners are relieved. Lula returns as president after tight run-off, Bolsonaro backs downhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/lula-wins-brazilhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/lula-wins-brazilTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTWorldThe 80-year-old beat Flávio Bolsonaro in a narrow second round. Bolsonaro's party now accepts defeat, after Trump claimed the vote appeared rigged. Israelis choose today between Prime Minister Netanyahu and challenger Eisenkothttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/israel-voteshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/israel-votesTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTWorldPolling stations open for the first parliamentary elections since the attack of 7 October 2023. Polls point to a neck-and-neck race. Serbian voters show Vučić the door as students win at the ballot boxhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/serbia-vucic-outhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/serbia-vucic-outTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTWorldA leaderless student list won Sunday's snap election. Experts doubt that Serbia will change course quickly. New US-brokered peace talks set for November as Oleshky truce takes effecthttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/ukraine-talkshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/ukraine-talksTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTWorldZelensky confirms a meeting with Russia and the US. Moscow wants to use the talks to push NATO back in Eastern Europe. With midterms a week away, Trump offers a million dollars for fraud tipshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/us-midtermshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/us-midtermsTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTWorldThe president is contesting results that do not yet exist, and former FBI director Comey has been indicted again. Brazilian banks slump after election result, AB InBev also takes a hithttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/brazil-marketshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/brazil-marketsTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTEconomyInvestors dumped Brazilian banks. Shares with exposure to Brazil fell across Europe. ECB, Fed and Bank of Japan set rates in a busy week for marketshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/week-ahead-central-bankshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/week-ahead-central-banksTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTEconomyAll three are expected to leave rates unchanged, but record oil prices keep inflation fears alive. Big Tech and AB InBev report results. Gas touches 97 euros, its highest price since 2022https://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/gas-price-spikehttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/gas-price-spikeTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTEconomyGas in Europe is now twelve times more expensive than in the US. Prices could stay high throughout 2027. French lender Crédit Agricole joins the battle for Belgian savingshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/credit-agricole-savingshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/credit-agricole-savingsTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTEconomyThe major French bank is entering the Belgian savings market as competition for deposits intensifies. Anthropic files for listing: rapid growth, heavy losseshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/anthropic-ipohttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/anthropic-ipoTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTTech · AI & LLMsThe prospectus combines explosive revenue growth with a heavy loss and an ethical narrative. Chip stocks on Wall Street rebounded. Tech giants raise hundreds of billions for AI: Meta through shares, SpaceX through debthttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/bigtech-capitalhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/bigtech-capitalTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTTech · AI & LLMsMoney keeps flowing into AI infrastructure. Microsoft offers 60,000 employees a voluntary redundancy scheme. Breach at e-signature software supplier puts Flemish municipalities on alerthttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/vanden-broele-hackhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/vanden-broele-hackTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTTech · Other techVanden Broele's digital signing platform was hacked. Municipalities warn of fake GAS fines and phishing. Publishers push back against AI firms using Flemish novels without permissionhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/books-vs-aihttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/books-vs-aiTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTTech · AI & LLMsPublishers say AI companies used Claus, Spit and Lanoye without consent. Europe debates digital sovereignty. Apple kicks off a busy product week with an OLED iPad mini, new Macs expected Wednesdayhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/apple-weekhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/apple-weekTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTTech · AppleThe smallest iPad gets an OLED screen and a higher price. On Wednesday Apple is expected to show new MacBook Pros and an iMac in Los Angeles. PHP2Shell: two flaws in PHP put a large part of the web under pressurehttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/php2shellhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/php2shellTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTTech · Programming languagesThe PHP Foundation released patches on 21 October, but attackers were active earlier. Anyone running PHP needs to update now. Java: JDK 28 gets a release date, October patches close dozens of flawshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/java-jdk28-cpuhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/java-jdk28-cpuTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTTech · Programming languagesOracle is aiming for general availability of JDK 28 on 9 March 2027. The quarterly patches for all supported Java versions arrived at the same time. 2026 almost certain to be hottest year on record, though last week's storms were not climate-drivenhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/climate-record-yearhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/climate-record-yearTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTScienceAn exceptional El Niño is pushing global temperatures to a peak. Brussels is preparing an EU plan to insure climate damage. In brief: a CERN hub in Hasselt, a personalised cancer vaccine and a 250,000-tonne block of icehttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/science-briefshttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/science-briefsTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTScienceFive research and health stories from Belgian newsrooms. Kane honoured in London, with a thought for the ailing Kompanyhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/ballon-dorhttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/ballon-dorTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTSportAlexia Putellas wins the women's award for the third time. Tessa Wullaert finishes 19th, historic recognition for a Belgian. Leaders AA Gent sweep Anderlecht aside 4-0, pressure mounts on Vítor Brunohttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/gent-anderlechthttps://ochtendkrant.be/en/2026-10-27/gent-anderlechtTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTSportGent sell out for the first time in years. Anderlecht are not sacking their coach for now.