May 03, 2022
The Flemish Foundation for Traffic Science (Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde, VSV) launches a new campaign against cell phones at the wheel. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 29, 2022
The Brussels Government had definitively approved the Master Plan for the Delta-Herrmann-Debroux area. The main ambition of this urban projeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 29, 2022
The Brussels Government is raising its ambitions to reduce greenhouse gas from 40 to 47% by 2030 compared to 2005. To this end, subsidies foThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 29, 2022
The metro station Albert in Forrest will be linked directly to the university districts (ULB-VUB) of Ixelles. The Brussels Region and the BrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 28, 2022
From 1 May, parking in the center of Brussels will become more expensive, to discourage long-term parking and encourage drivers to use publiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 27, 2022
The King’s Prosecutor in the Belgian Halle-Vilvoorde district has decided to crack down on drivers using their cell phones while driving. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 26, 2022
Already wanted in Japan (where he fled jurisdiction in December 2019) and searched for by Interpol, former Alliance President Carlos Ghosn iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 25, 2022
In 2021, the police fined a record number of drivers for speeding, data VTM News could lay hands on shows. During the first six months of thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 25, 2022
Since the start of the kilometer charge for trucks in 2016, nearly 64 million euros in Flemish fines have been issued. However, almost 21 miThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 22, 2022
The environmental organization Bond Beter Leefmilieu (BBL) complains about the indecisiveness of the Flemish government to tax pick-ups propThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 22, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has announced the arrival of 43 new average speed checks along the regional roads inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 21, 2022
The Belgian Chamber Committee for Mobility has given the green light for a bill regulating the use of e-scooters in traffic. The new law wilThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 21, 2022
From 1 January 2023, Belgium will ban smoking on station platforms of railway company NMBS/SNCB. On Wednesday, the Chamber’s Mobility CommitThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 19, 2022
The Mexican parliament yesterday approved a law as a first step to nationalize the country’s lithium reserves, the primary metal used for EVThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 15, 2022
In Flanders and Brussels, the rates for the kilometer charge for trucks will be increased on 1 July. It is an index adjustment. In Wallonia,This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 12, 2022
As the number of electric vehicles (EVs) is growing, the need for clear charging rules is rising too. For example, in Arnhem (north of HollaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 12, 2022
The number of seriously injured traffic victims in the Netherlands has increased spectacularly (+18%) in the last ten years. In 2021, 110 00This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 11, 2022
After a pilot project launched in October 2021, Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld), has announced that all average speThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 07, 2022
The VAT on bicycles and e-bikes will not be reduced to 6% in Belgium, according to a Royal Decree published in the Belgian Official Journal This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 07, 2022
During the first half of 2021, more than 1,6 million drivers in Flanders – 11% more than in the same period in 2019 – were caught speediThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 01, 2022
The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), rejects the idea of introducing a maximum speed limit of 100 km/hour on the highThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 25, 2022
Flanders wants to force a new ‘peak capacity tariff’ to calculate the part of every household’s electricity invoice for grid maintenance andThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 25, 2022
Ride-hailing giant Uber is smoking the peace pipe with the New York yellow cabs by integrating their service on its app. Users and yellow caThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 24, 2022
According to the newspaper L’Echo, Euro 4 diesel cars driving inside the Brussels Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) won’t be fined until July. TheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 23, 2022
While the reform on the Walloon car tax is drafted, with the implementation of CO2 emission standards and weight limits in the calculation, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 22, 2022
Motorized two-wheelers are more popular than ever in Belgium. Last year, 30 526 people received a driver’s license for such vehicles. That iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 22, 2022
The US State of Washington has passed a bill banning the sale, purchase, and registration of new gasoline-powered vehicles of the model yearThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 18, 2022
The Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), allocates an additional 1,6 million euros to tackle illegal dumping along the FThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 17, 2022
The die is cast. The Ministers of Mobility of the different Belgian governments have finally decided to ban e-scooters from the footway. FroThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 17, 2022
An electric car in the style of the VW Beetle was presented at the Shanghai Motor Show last year. The Beetle-like vehicle comes from Ora, a This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 16, 2022
The noisiest and heaviest aircraft must be banned from Brussels Airport. That is what the Federal Ombudsman for the national airport, PhilipThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 15, 2022
Finally, the Belgian Federal Government has reached an agreement on Monday evening to lower the excise on fuel and bring the VAT on gas backThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 15, 2022
The Flemish government will increase premiums for renovation, insulation, heat pumps, and renewable energy for this and next year. The budgeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 14, 2022
Physical aggression in traffic increases. According to traffic safety institute Vias, the number of cases tripled in five years. Last year, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 14, 2022
The Brussels Parliament has approved the proposal to better regulate shared e-scooters, bikes, and mopeds. The text provides compulsory parkThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 11, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) doesn’t want a ‘refresh’ test for car drivers ten years after they’ve passed their iniThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 09, 2022
Given the preparation for the new Euro 7/VII emission standards (expected for this summer), the European car manufacturers association ACEA This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 09, 2022
Minister for Climate Transition and Environment Alain Maron (Ecolo) announced that the city of Brussels had approved the budget hike for itsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 28, 2022
Belgian rail network manager, Infrabel, and rail company NMBS/SNCB will be able to invest an additional 445 million euros in the coming yearThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 28, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), is planning to reserve 300 million euros for safe and comfortable bicycle infrastrucThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 22, 2022
The Brussels City Council has given the go-ahead to the new circulation plan for the capital’s Pentagon by a large majority. The new circulaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 22, 2022
Brussels Minister of Mobility, Elke Van den Brandt (Groen), is happy with the results of the latest traffic safety barometer of traffic safeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 18, 2022
After just over a year of “Zone 30”, Brussels Mobility is launching a new road safety campaign to raise awareness of the need to respect theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 17, 2022
As of the 28th of February, the city of Oxford is putting the brakes on all non-zero emission vehicles in its city center. As part of a piloThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 14, 2022
The Agency for Roads and Traffic (Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer, AWV) has decided to reduce the number of traffic signs along the Flemish roadThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 11, 2022
The European Parliament wants to make batteries more sustainable by reducing their environmental and social impact. Therefore, the EnvironmeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 09, 2022
Last year, the Brussels police checked more than 33 million motorists on driving speed, and 68 568 of them were caught speeding. That is 17%This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 08, 2022
“Rasen ist out.” In Germany, the famous road safety quote is receiving strong political support these days. The renewed discussion on whetheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 08, 2022
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is slightly optimistic about car sales in 2022 but also deeply worried about the pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 08, 2022
Increasing numbers of offenses against payment of road traffic tax have been identified with foreign number plates and trader number plates.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 08, 2022
Flemish Minister of Patrimonial Estate, Matthias Diependaele (N-VA), supports Zuhal Demir (N-VA), Flemish Minister of the Environment, in heThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 03, 2022
In a response to the ruling of the Belgian Council of State, Ghent decided to scrap the ‘discrimination’ in allowing an unlimited access pasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 01, 2022
The 55 billion euros of fossil fuel subsidies handed out annually by EU governments threaten to derail the union’s ambitious climate plans, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 31, 2022
The bicycle brigade of the police zone Brussels Capital Ixelles recorded 87 757 offenses in 2021. That comes down to an average of 240 finesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 28, 2022
This year, Alderman for Mobility in Liège, Gilles Foret (MR), is planning an awareness campaign for the private sector regarding secure bicThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 27, 2022
British car drivers will be forced to use the ‘Dutch reach’ method to open one of the car doors. The new measure is one of the eleven new drThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 26, 2022
As part of the Region’s ‘Good Move’ mobility plan, 50 zones will benefit from profound road infrastructure redesigns by 2030. SchaerbeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 25, 2022
Since the corona crisis, the number of young drivers (18-34 years old) using drugs while driving increased gradually. The percentage of thosThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 20, 2022
Three-quarters of the advertisements for cars are still promoting vehicles with an internal combustion engine (ICE). That is the result of aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 19, 2022
In an interview with four European media, the CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, gave his thoughts on Europe’s campaign to phase out the iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
