{"id":193041,"date":"2026-09-02T12:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=193041"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:17:02","slug":"belgium-is-europes-commuting-champion-for-time-not-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/09\/02\/belgium-is-europes-commuting-champion-for-time-not-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgi\u00eb is de Europese kampioen op het gebied van woon-werkverkeer, wat betreft tijd, niet wat betreft afstand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Belgische werknemers besteden meer dan een uur per dag aan het heen- en terugreizen naar hun werk, waardoor Belgi\u00eb opnieuw de Europese koploper is op het gebied van woon-werkverkeer.<\/p><p>Maar de verklaring is niet simpelweg dat Belgen verder van hun werk wonen. Nederlandse werknemers leggen namelijk vaak nog grotere afstanden af. 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