Saint Josse threatens to close ‘unsafe’ Botanic tunnel

August 04, 2021

The Brussels Region urgently needed to secure the Botanic tunnel; otherwise, Emir Kir, the Mayor of Saint Josse, was threatening to close itThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flanders prolongs validity of driving tests again

August 03, 2021

Theoretical driving tests will remain valid until December 31st, 2021, or March 31st, 2022, depending on the original date of validity. ThatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Bolt mobility platform raises 600 million euros

August 03, 2021

Mobility platform Bolt has raised a new 600 million euros round of funding, valuing the Estonian company at more than four billion euros. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Car sales in France plummet due to chip shortage

August 02, 2021

Car sales in France fell sharply in July compared to the same month last year. This is partly due to the worldwide chip shortage that the auThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

No more toll on popular highways in Spain for the time being

August 02, 2021

From 1 September, motorists will no longer have to pay tolls on several popular highways in Spain. This can quickly save dozens of euros in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Shortages plague UK car production

July 30, 2021

UK car production took a big hit in June due to pandemic-related shortages of computer chips and labour, industry officials said on ThursdayThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Four Antwerp tunnels and Quatre Bras get barriers

July 29, 2021

The Antwerp Kennedy tunnel and four other tunnels – Craeybeckx, Tijsmans, Beveren, and the Brussels Quatre Bras – will be equipped with barrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VW and Europcar go for second marriage

July 29, 2021

Fifteen years after their peaceful separation, Volkswagen and Europcar have united again. The board of Europcar has approved Wednesday the �This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ecobat acquires Promesa to become leading battery recycler

July 28, 2021

On Monday, July 26th, Ecobat, the Texas-based multinational claiming it is the global leader in recycling batteries, announced that it has aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgium to set up specific road safety prosecutor’s office

July 27, 2021

Because speeding drivers will be dealt with more severely, the Belgian Government expects an influx of traffic fines. That is why an extra pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Touring: ‘67% of Belgian drivers oppose a city toll’

July 27, 2021

According to a survey by mobility organization Touring, 67% of Belgians are opposed to a city toll plan like Brussels intends to impose withThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels advises negative on Flemish redesign of Northern Ring

July 23, 2021

The Brussels Government has delivered negative advice on the second version of the scoping note on the redesign of the Northern Ring Road. HThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels to knock down Herrmann-Debroux viaduct

July 23, 2021

On Thursday, the Brussels government approved the Delta Herrmann-Debroux Master Development Plan (PAD). The raised road will be demolished, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flanders counts on surplus of €32 million in traffic taxes

July 23, 2021

Thanks to the improved controls on the payment of traffic taxes, the Flemish government will rake in a surplus of 32 million euros. Since MaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

From 2025, Flemish government will only buy electric cars

July 22, 2021

Flemish authorities have decided to buy or lease exclusively fully electric passenger cars as of 2025. Two years later, the same principle wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Personalized number plate increasingly popular

July 20, 2021

More and more people in Belgium are ready to spend 1 000 euros to have their number plates personalized. In 2020, 7 069 such plates were issThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

First part of F11 bicycle highway bridge installed

July 19, 2021

After the construction of the tunnel under the beltway in Lier, the province of Antwerp has installed the first part of the bicycle bridge cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

IDRO: Benelux facilitates cross-border electromobility

July 19, 2021

Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg set up a joint venture to stimulate cross-border electric driving and charging. The Benelux IDRO, aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels: new tram Thurn & Taxis to North and Central Station

July 19, 2021

The Brussels Government has approved the route for the new tram line between Thurn & Taxis and the North Station. At the proposal of BruThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

One-quarter of bicycle accidents in Ghent caused by tram rails

July 16, 2021

One-quarter of all bicycle accidents in Ghent are caused by tram rails. That is what figures from the emergency department of the UZ Gent hoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France: Half of highway ‘aires’ have fast charging for EVs

July 16, 2021

At the time of departure for vacation in France, half of the highway ‘aires’, that is to say, 164, are now equipped with fast-charging statiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Oosterweel link: experts say works can continue

July 15, 2021

The works on the Oosterweel link, a mega-project designed to complete the Antwerp ring road, can be continued. This is evident from the ExcaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn orders 44 new hybrid buses

July 15, 2021

Flemish public transport company De Lijn has approved the purchase of 44 new plug-in hybrid buses. According to Belga, apart from that, anotThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VW presents ‘New Auto’ strategy for 2030

July 14, 2021

On Tuesday, the Volkswagen Group presented its strategy for 2030 called ‘New Auto’. At the core of this strategy is the shift to electroThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Oslo curtails number of e-scooters from 20 000 to 8 000

July 14, 2021

The Oslo City Council has adopted a series of restrictions on e-scooters to limit the inconvenience and accidents they can cause. To prevThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgian Plan Bureau: ‘autonomous cars increase traffic’

July 13, 2021

According to a recent study from the Belgian Federal Plan Bureau, a fully automated automotive fleet would probably lead to an increase in tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Jan De Nul to install world’s largest offshore wind farm

July 13, 2021

Belgian dredging company Jan De Nul has signed a contract with Dogger Bank Wind Farm to transport and install all 244 wind turbines of the lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mobility start-up Skipr catches big fish with Deloitte

July 12, 2021

Belgian mobility start-up Skipr, from the D’Ieteren incubator LabBox, caught a big fish reeling in audit and consulting firm Deloitte BelgiuThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Minister Peeters’ 37 measures traffic safety plan

July 12, 2021

The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has the ambition to reduce the number of traffic deaths by 25% in 2025 (from 315This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

D’Ieteren pays more than one billion for stake in TVH

July 12, 2021

D’Ieteren is taking a 40% stake in TVH Parts. The Waregem (Belgium) headquartered TVH Parts is a global, independent leader in aftermarket pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Blue Corner to install 500 EV charging points at KU Leuven

July 12, 2021

Blue Corner, the European subsidiary of the American EV-charging solutions provider, Blink Charging, has signed a contract to sell and operaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Paris lowers limit to 30 km/h, Amsterdam wants to follow

July 09, 2021

From the end of August, a 30 km/hour speed limit will apply in almost all of Paris, except for the ring road around the French capital, the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels welcomes new M7 subway carriages

July 09, 2021

After months of test-riding, the Brussels public transport company, MIVB/STIB, has finally introduced the new M7 subway carriage. Since SeptThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

CEO Alliance backs EU Green Deal’s 55% goal

July 08, 2021

Wednesday, July 7th, twelve business leaders gathered in Paris to talk about ways to further support the EU Green Deal. The European CEO AllThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Wallonia approves legal framework for e-scooters (update)

July 08, 2021

The Walloon Parliament has approved in the plenary assembly the decree proposed by the Mobility Committee for a framework setting standards This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Walloon MPs not happy with Brussels’ ICE-banning plans

July 06, 2021

In the Walloon Parliament, the Brussels Government’s decision to progressively ban internal combustion engines (ICE) is still not going downThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BENEFIC: 110 extra chargers for Flanders and Brussels

July 06, 2021

Flanders and Brussels are to install 110 charging installations with 1,7 million euros of support. It concerns 101 charging stations and 9 sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Thalys frees up bicycle space in its new trains

July 05, 2021

Railway company Thalys is due to put its first completely renovated trains into service at the end of July. Not only will it have more seatsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels promotes new cycle routes in and around the city

July 05, 2021

This summer, cycling enthusiasts will have the opportunity to discover the capital differently with bicycle tours in and around Brussels. ToThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New ‘Cycling throught Heather’ attraction opens in Limburg

July 05, 2021

On Sunday, Flemish Minister of Tourism, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), officially inaugurated a new bicycle attraction in the Limburg national park HogThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ryanair has its eye on Brussels Airlines’ slots

July 02, 2021

Ryanair, the Irish low-budget airline, wants to expand its activities in Belgium. It has its eye on Brussels Airlines’ departure and landingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Paris threatens to ban e-scooters after deadly incidents

July 01, 2021

Paris city hall has threatened the three private operators of shared e-scooters operating in the capital not to renew their contracts if theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.