De Coninck: “Salaries should increase more quickly at the start of a career”
Employment minister Monica De Coninck (SP.A) wants to put a system in place in which salaries increase more quickly at the start of a career before stabilizing the salary scale. That is exactly the...
View ArticleThe federal government owes the Walloon communities €300 million
All the Walloon communities required to produce 2014 budgets are scrambling to finish by year-end. It’s taking a lot of creativity to maintain a balance. But at what cost? Anything goes to grab a few...
View ArticleTablets gaining ground
Sales have continued to grow over the past three years. Their versatility appears to be the key factor. Research shows that there is more than one per household. This tool has been gaining popularity...
View ArticleThe new maelstrom of African crises
The violent mayhem between Christians and Muslims has plunged the Central African Republic into chaos. 20% of the population is threatened by famine. Ban Ki-moon, the U.N. Secretary General, is...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament votes in large numbers to relocate to Brussels
A majority of MEPs are fed up with the monthly migration to Strasbourg. But the treaties need to be revised… It’s the same old story: it’s an almost yearly ritual when the European Parliament,...
View ArticleLegal action brought against municipal penalties imposed on minors
As of January, municipalities will be able to instigate legal proceedings against minors 16 years old and younger. “Wild West justice”, decries the Human Rights League. The Human Rights League, in...
View ArticleJohn Crombez: “Europe is legalizing social dumping”
The Commission has decided that the Belgian anti-social security fraud (using foreign labor) initiative is illegal. Secretary of state John Crombez is furious. The European Commission has just ordered...
View ArticleMiddle-East hemorrhaging its Christians
Yesterday, Pope Francis welcomed representatives from Middle Eastern churches to the Vatican. Geopolitical and religious conflicts are draining the Middle East of its Christians. “In solidarity with...
View ArticleUkrainians disappointed by distancing from Europe
On Friday, hundreds braved the rain in Maidan Nezalezhnosti square, the rallying point of the 2004 Orange Revolution. Demonstrators brandishing Ukrainian or European Union flags listened to successive...
View ArticleHagia Sophia set for another conversion
The Turkish deputy prime minister has expressed his desire to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, a museum for the past 80 years, back into a mosque. He has rekindled a long-held dream of some Turkish...
View ArticleMobile phones for high-risk battered women
High-risk battered women may be able to receive an emergency phone allowing them be located at the touch of a button. PS deputies will submit a draft law on the subject today. Monday, PS Chamber...
View ArticleNo separation between deposit and investment banks
- On Monday, the finance minister will reveal his “banking law”. - Bonuses will still be allowed under “exceptional circumstances”. - Savings accounts tax exemptions will be extended to other...
View ArticleBelgian PhD students face an uncertain future
In Flanders, an action group has criticized the effects of the “machine” producing a surplus of would-be researchers. There is no organized protest in French-speaking areas, but job insecurity still...
View ArticleIran trades nuclear for oil
Rise in oil capacity significantly surpasses demand trends. Oil prices appear increasingly fragile and dependent on consumer subsidies. After five days of negotiations, Iran finally came to an...
View ArticleCritical day for children’s right to die
A vote on extending the law on euthanasia to children is on the Senate committee agenda today. A majority of senators are expected to vote in favor. But the decision may be reversed in plenary session....
View ArticleGuy Verhofstadt, a serious candidate for Commission president?
All of the various European political families are set to determine their “super-heads of list”. Verhofstadt’s declaration was expected. On Monday evening, Guy Verhofstadt announced live on VRT that...
View ArticleEurope and Moscow engaged in Ukrainian tug-of-war
The leaders of the 28 member states of the European Union are meeting for a summit in Vilnius attended by six former constituent republics of the USSR. The “partnership” project is all at sea since the...
View ArticleRyanair in Brussels: are Europe’s skies becoming low-cost?
A “half-empty” airport and a “too small” Brussels Airlines: Ryanair comes to Brussels Airport and shakes up Belgian skies. The arrival of the low-cost Irish airline on the Brussels tarmac risks two...
View ArticleTihange 1’s life prolonged until 2025
The Tihange 1 power station will continue to operate for another ten years. The Belgian state will collect an annual tax on nuclear gains, if indeed there are any. HI VER In the end, the 45...
View ArticleWindows users targeted by fraudulent phone calls in Belgium
Con artists claiming to be from Microsoft have succeeded in taking control of private computers. The Federal Police have warned consumers to be on their guard. A call in English supposedly from a...
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