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ICAO lists recommendations for post-corona aviation

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On June 2, 2020

The UN agency International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) proposes a series of recommendations for the post-corona recovery of the sector. The most important are: wearing a mask, temperature controls, and aircraft disinfection. Everything to avoid the obligation of quarantine and […]

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CREG: ‘€940 million yearly subsidy cost for replacing nuclear’

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On May 29, 2020

The Belgian Federal energy regulator, CREG, has concerns about the subsidy mechanism for gas-powered electricity plants to replace nuclear power plants, the ‘Capacity Remuneration Mechanism’ (CRM). It feels there is room for an €800-million saving. Federal Energy Minister, Marie-Christine Marghem […]

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Viapass: ‘Euro 6 trucks account for 70% on Belgian roads’

Gert Verhoeven Posted On May 28, 2020

The proportion of toll kilometers covered by Euro 6 trucks on Belgian roads, the trucks in the ‘cleanest’ emission category, has continued to rise significantly during 2019. While this was still 62,8% at the beginning of 2019, by the end […]

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Law proposal: ‘in case of traffic jam, create emergency lane’

Gert Verhoeven Posted On May 27, 2020

There are plans to introduce an emergency lane on the highways in Belgium. The system requires motorists to adapt and is already being successfully deployed abroad. Emergency lane On Mai 27, the Belgian Parliamentary Committee on Mobility approved by a […]

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Brussels Bois de la Cambre to reopen partly

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On May 27, 2020

On Tuesday, the Brussels Region, the city of Brussels and the Brussels municipality, Uccle, have agreed on a new circulation plan for the Bois de la Cambre. The urban public park on the edge of the Sonian Forest in Brussels […]

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‘District battery’ absorbs surplus energy from solar panels

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On May 26, 2020

A particular district in Oud-Heverlee (Louvain, Belgium) is starting an experiment with a battery project to stock surplus ‘green’ electricity from solar panels. The battery has to avoid that the grid gets overloaded. Peaking voltage People living in the Ophem […]

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Oops! VW did it again…

Tony Verhelle Posted On May 24, 2020

Car manufacturer Volkswagen has once again lost itself in its communication. The company has presented its apologies for a short commercial spot on the official Instagram page that was blatantly racist. In a 10-seconds video, we see a new Golf […]

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Renault plans create great turmoil in France

Tony Verhelle Posted On May 22, 2020

Next week is a crucial one for French car manufacturer Renault. On Wednesday, it reveals the plans for the Alliance; on Friday, it explains how it is going to save 2 billion euros to help to keep the company alive. […]

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Particle filter fraud detection ‘clashes’ with legal framework

Joris Van Roy Posted On May 22, 2020

According to the Flemish car inspection federation GOCA, they’re ready to tackle the problem with diesel particle filter fraud with a particle counting device. But Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), slams on the brakes. She wants to wait […]

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Brussels Leopold II tunnel remains closed until end of summer

Félix Bouland Posted On May 20, 2020

The Brussels Region has confirmed that the Leopold II tunnel will stay closed 24/7 until the end of summer. Brussels Mobility says that there is no reason to reopen the tunnel as traffic has reduced by 35% on major axes […]

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Traffic another 10% up after corona crisis

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On May 19, 2020

Since the second wave of relaxing the corona measures, car traffic on the Flemish roads has increased by 10%. More stores are open and more social contacts are allowed. The usual structural congestion problems stay away, but traffic pressure has […]

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FCA asks state-guaranteed bank loan of €6,3 billion

Tony Verhelle Posted On May 18, 2020

Car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) asks for the most significant bank loan in Europe for a carmaker: 6,3 billion euros, guaranteed by the Italian state. Part of the political leaders wants compensation for this generous aid from the state. […]

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Flanders: ‘sustainable mobility toolbox’ to keep on cycling

Luc Joris Posted On May 15, 2020

Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has put together a ‘toolbox on sustainable mobility’. Together with the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Science, Fietsberaad Vlaanderen, and the Pedestrian Movement, she also launched the campaign #blijvenfietsen (All […]

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Governments don’t want to be milch cows anymore

Tony Verhelle Posted On May 12, 2020

The corona crisis has led to significant economic fall-out. Many companies are looking to governments and public authorities to save them. In principle, those authorities want to comply, but not at any price. They don’t want to be simple milch […]

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Belgian experts warn: ‘traffic meltdown waiting to happen’

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On May 12, 2020

A number of Belgian experts have published an opinion article in the newspaper De Standaard criticizing the lack of attention for mobility in post-corona relaunch plans. They feel that the exit lockdown measures don’t take into account the limitations and […]

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VAB expects lots of breakdowns at restart

Gert Verhoeven Posted On May 11, 2020

Flemish Mobility club, VAB, expects a significant increase in battery and particulate filter problems in cars in the coming days and weeks. A survey carried out by VAB among more than 10 000 motorists shows that they hardly used the […]

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Traffic in Brussels down with 40%

Luc Joris Posted On May 7, 2020

Brussels breathes again through the lockdown. Since 13 March, there has been an average 40% drop in traffic. This also has its positive consequences for cyclists, who continue to grow enormously in Brussels. For example, the city has changed a […]

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Belgian pilots fear for their jobs in ‘corona storm’

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On May 7, 2020

The Belgian pilots of Brussels Airlines and Ryanair are getting ready to face the coronavirus storm. Ryanair will undoubtedly put pressure on the Belgian pilots. At Brussels Airlines, the 692 pilots are waiting for negotiations, as Lufthansa’s pilots will reduce […]

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Brussels Airlines justifies rescue in five-point letter

Félix Bouland Posted On May 6, 2020

As discussions about government aids to Brussels Airlines were put on hold last week due to disagreements, the airline has decided to send a five-point summary of its activities to the authorities to justify its rescue. Brussels Airlines points out […]

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‘Green economic restart for Covid-19 aftermath’

Félix Bouland Posted On May 5, 2020

A study published on Tuesday in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy estimates that a ‘green’ economic restart for the after-coronavirus period would be the most effective. 231 finance officials, bankers, and experts, plus 92 big French companies’ CEO wish […]

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‘Flanders only got one in three traffic knots disentangled’

Luc Joris Posted On May 5, 2020

Of the 27 traffic knots that the Flemish government had planned to unravel by 2012, only nine have been completed. However, the estimated budget at that time, 1,4 billion euros, is already exhausted. In a damning report, the Court of […]

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New express tram line along A12 highway on hold

Luc Joris Posted On May 4, 2020

The plans for an express tram between Willebroek and Brussels have been put on hold for the time being because proceedings are pending before the Council of State. In the meantime, an action group pleads to build a metro line […]

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10% more cyclists than in the pre-corona era

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On April 30, 2020

Today, there are 10% more cyclists than in the pre-corona era, while the number of trucks and cars has halved. Since the reopening of the garden centers, the number of cars has increased slightly. But what if our mobility will […]

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Sixteen countries ask EU to allow flight vouchers

Luc Joris Posted On April 30, 2020

Twelve European Member States, including Belgium and the Netherlands, have asked the European Commission to temporarily abandon the obligation for airlines to reimburse passengers whose flights were canceled because of the corona crisis if those passengers so request. In this […]

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