Belgium
- Protest in Ypres against far-right guest speaker Dries Van Langenhove at IJzerwakewww.vrt.be Protest in Ieper tegen extreemrechtse gastspreker Dries Van Langenhove op IJzerwake
Het schepencollege van Ieper is misnoegd en herbekijkt de vergunning voor de IJzerwake.
- IRM-RMI forecast data API
Do you know if the IRM-RMI (meteo.be) have a public API to provide forecast data ?
I seen that some open source application provide data from meteo-france for France which provides much more accurate forecast locally than the global worldwide models. It would be nice to be able to submit a PR with focus on Belgium.
- Here’s how the EU’s ETIAS program will impact your travelwww.vox.com Here’s how the EU’s ETIAS program will impact your travel
The travel authorization is set to roll out in 2024 and will affect travelers across the globe.
- Kustburgemeesters willen nog meer commerce op het strandapache.be Kustburgemeesters willen nog meer commerce op het strand
Nog nooit stonden zoveel strandbars aan de Belgische kust.
Nog nooit stonden zoveel strandbars aan de Belgische kust. De regels zijn tien jaar oud en kustburgemeesters lobbyen vandaag voor een verdere versoepeling, al raken ze het onderling niet eens. Verschillende badplaatsen zoeken alleszins de grens op van wat mag. Volgens de natuur- en milieubeweging zit het strand echt wel vol.
- Protest tegen onveiligheid rond dorpsschooltje eindigt voor rechterapache.be Protest tegen onveiligheid rond dorpsschooltje eindigt voor rechter
Volgens professor Dirk Voorhoof gaat het om een duidelijk geval van juridische intimidatie.
>“Ik vroeg destijds aan toenmalig zaakvoeder Hans Nollet of dat zomaar kon: pal naast een school een bedrijf uitbouwen dat zou leiden tot steeds meer stof- en lawaaihinder en continu op- en afrijden van vrachtwagens.” > >In de loop van de jaren zou Declercq die vraag nog vaker stellen. Keer op keer werd hij gesust, maar hij zag dat steeds meer en grotere vrachtwagens het terrein op reden. Naarmate de bezorgdheid groeide, begon hij zich te informeren over de gevaarlijke verkeerssituaties. > >“Toen het bedrijf in 2020 weer een nieuwe vergunningsaanvraag indiende, vroegen we de documenten op omdat we wilden weten wat de impact zou zijn op de veiligheid van de schoolomgeving en de leefbaarheid van het dorp”, zegt Declercq. > >Toen pas kwam hij erachter dat er gevaar is voor stofexplosie en dat negen jaar eerder, in 2011, een risicoanalyse was opgemaakt. Een explosie kan zich voordoen wanneer stof en lucht in een bepaalde verhouding aanwezig zijn en er een ontstekingsbron aanwezig is. > >De situatie van het bedrijf werd in de studie naar stofexplosie precair genoemd wegens de nabijheid van de school. “We stelden vast dat een en ander niet leek te kloppen. Zo vermeldde de risicoanalyse dat het klooster leeg stond, terwijl er zich onder andere een klas en een slaapruimte bevonden voor de kleuters.” Het plaatsbezoek was tijdens de paasvakantie gebeurd en op dat moment waren geen kinderen aanwezig.
- Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terrorist attacks in 2016www.theguardian.com Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terrorist attacks in 2016
Islamic State bombers killed 32 and injured more than 300 in attacks at subway station and airport
- Voormalig journaalanker Martine Tanghe (67) overledenwww.demorgen.be Voormalig journaalanker Martine Tanghe (67) overleden
Voormalig journaalanker en VRT-boegbeeld Martine Tanghe is zondag op 67-jarige leeftijd overleden aan de gevolgen van kanker. Dat meldt de VRT.
- Judge overturns environmental permit for controversial Ineos ethane cracker in new nitrogen rulingwww.vrt.be Rechter vernietigt omgevingsvergunning voor omstreden ethaankraker van Ineos in nieuw stikstofarrest
De werken moeten worden stilgelegd en de Vlaamse regering krijgt nu zes maanden tijd om zich opnieuw over de aanvraag te buigen.
- Nationale feestdag viert 10 jaar koning Filip: dit staat vandaag op het programma en hierop moet je letten tijdens het defiléwww.vrt.be Nationale feestdag viert 10 jaar koning Filip: dit staat vandaag op het programma en hierop moet je letten tijdens het defilé
Vandaag en morgen zijn er in en rond Brussel tal van evenementen gepland naar aanleiding van de Nationale Feestdag van België op 21 juli. Van Bal National op het Vossenplein tot de lasershow in het Jubelpark: feest hier mee.
- Belgian house prices fall for first time in 12 years, Flanders bucks the trendwww.vrt.be Belgian house prices fall for first time in 12 years, Flanders bucks the trend
For the first time in 12 years, Belgian house prices are falling. The figures come from the real estate barometer of the Federation of Notaries (Fednot). Houses are now 0.3 per cent cheaper than last year. But in Flanders, houses still became more ex
- Three quarters of beggars in Brussels are now Romawww.vrt.be Three quarters of beggars in Brussels are now Roma
Researchers at Leuven University say the majority of beggars in Brussels are Roma from Romania. A decade and a half ago, they made up about half of all beggars in Brussels. Today this number has soared to two-thirds. Today Roma, who are beggars, are
I wonder who's going around doing statistics on this, but can't say I'm surprised
- Free museum entry on 21-23 July on anniversary of Philippe's reignwww.brusselstimes.com Free museum entry on 21-23 July on anniversary of Philippe's reign
"We wanted by this measure of gratitude to honour the King and Queen for their sustained efforts to improve the federal museums."
- Flanders bans animal markets and slaughter at homewww.vrt.be Flanders bans animal markets and slaughter at home
Animal markets and the slaughter of certain animals at home are being banned as Flanders updates 40-year-old animal welfare legislation. The new Flemish Animal Welfare Codex gathers existing and new regulations in an attempt to improve the protection
- UK told to prepare for possible 30% increase in uncomfortably hot days -- Guess who's on position #10?lemmy.world UK told to prepare for possible 30% increase in uncomfortably hot days | Climate crisis - Lemmy.world
Britain and Switzerland among countries that need to adapt most for heating, says research looking at impact of 2C global rise
Britain and Switzerland among countries that need to adapt most for heating, says research looking at impact of 2C global rise. Belgium on position #10.
- Belgium launches expedition to Greenland's fjordswww.vrt.be Belgium launches expedition to Greenland's fjords
Belgium has a great tradition in polar exploration: 126 years after the legendary voyage of the polar exploration vessel Belgica to the South Pole, a research vessel of the same name is heading for Greenland. Its task is to investigate the effects cl
- Ryanair strike: 44 flights at Charleroi Airport already cancelledwww.vrt.be Ryanair strike: 44 flights at Charleroi Airport already cancelled
Forty-four flights to and from Charleroi Airport next Saturday have already been cancelled. It is unclear how many flights will be axed on Sunday. Ryanair hopes to offer an alternative to passengers whose flights have been cancelled.
- After Paris, Brussels now also examines measures against 'car obesity'www.demorgen.be SUV’s aan banden: na Parijs onderzoekt nu ook Brussel maatregelen tegen ‘auto-besitas’
Naarmate het aantal SUV’s groeit, stijgt ook de overlast ervan voor grote steden. In Parijs moeten eigenaars vanaf volgend jaar meer betalen om te ...
- Belgium's tourism hits record high with 51 million overnight stayswww.brusselstimes.com Belgium's tourism hits record high with 51 million overnight stays
The majority of tourists were Belgians, who accounted for over 26 million overnight stays in 2022, while foreign tourism contributed 25 million overnight stays.
Belgian tourism boomed last year. What are your holiday plans this summer? I'm going to the Belgian coast for a week.
For statistics lovers, Statbel sources: https://statbel.fgov.be/en/news/47-more-tourist-overnight-stays-2022
https://statbel.fgov.be/en/news/45-more-tourist-overnight-stays-2021
- Recognise class disparity in trust in judiciarywww.denktankminerva.be (H)erken de klasse-ongelijkheid in vertrouwen in justitie — Denktank Minerva
De klasse-ongelijkheid in vertrouwen in het rechtssysteem is in België dus verontrustend groot, sterk aan het toenemen, en groter dan in onze buurlanden.
- End of climate action Code Rouge-Rood at Engie-site
Tooting my own horn here for a bit, but I was disappointed by the limited press coverage and complete lack of political reaction to the biggest climate action of this kind in our country.
I was wondering what you guys think of these kind of actions? Justified or not? Good target for something like this?
Full disclosure: I participated there, so I'm fully supportive of course.
- Flemings live 2.6 years longer than Walloons, according to federal studywww.vrt.be Flemings living 2.6 years longer than Walloons
There are still significant differences in life expectancy between the country’s three regions.
- Temperatures to top 30°C during the forthcoming weekendwww.vrt.be Temperatures to top 30°C during the forthcoming weekend
It is going to be another tropical weekend with temperatures set to reach 30°C in some areas on Sunday.
Hot weather is back on the menu boys!
- It makes me 🤮 reading how much money our political parties have!
- The article is paywalled
- This is the gist of it and my options
- I know we have this financing in please to “lessen corruption, bribing and lobbying” 🤔
This graph shows in MILLIONS how much the total of them have accumulated over the years: !
This is the distribution of 78 MILLION for this year !
> In 2021 zat het vermogen van de politieke partijen met 156 miljoen euro al op een recordhoogte en daar is vorig jaar nog eens een stuk bij gekomen. Samen bezitten ze nu al een schatkist van 165,4 miljoen euro, een stijging van net geen 6 procent en een enorme som geld voor een overheid die zelf diep in de schulden zit en één van de grootste begrotingstekorten in Europa heeft. Geen enkele partij zit in de rode cijfers, integendeel.
> “N-VA is veruit de rijkste. De partij van Bart De Wever bezit een vermogen van 34 miljoen euro, bijna dubbel zoveel als PS, de tweede in rij. De Vlaams-nationalisten hebben maar liefst 14 miljoen euro belegd, bezitten een grote portefeuille aan vastgoed en hebben ook nog eens zo’n 9 miljoen in kas.
> Ondertussen is zo goed als iedereen het erover eens dat er moet worden gesneden in de dotatie. Ook experten die in opdracht van het parlement een rapport schreven, kwamen deze week nog tot die conclusie. Alleen, de partijen slagen er maar niet in om in eigen vel te snijden. Een werkgroep bekijkt de komende weken of het toch nog kan, maar op minder dan een jaar voor de verkiezingen lijkt het eerder een naïeve gedachte.
Source: "De politieke partijen zijn rijk, N-VA is schatrijk: een blik op hun financiën" https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20230706_97351645
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But yeah… it’s the lower class, the poor, the small business owners and the migrants who take all our money 🤦♀️
Reading this truly made me sick. The lack of self awareness of them even more. Don’t get me started on the feeling of helplessness.. sometimes I get the feeling the whoever we vote to represent us, it never changes. It only seems to get worse (30+ year of voting here)
I do believe in democracy but this? This doesn’t feel anything like. Aux contraire!
Now if you excuse me I urgently need to pay 2x the same provincie belasting - but different amounts - for my small home, just because I’m a small Bussiness ower who operates things from my home office even though it’s only a few square meters, I still have to fork a minimum tax for that. Sigh.
Oh and yes the Ki as well………
I mean.. common! 😒
- STIB - MIVB those entrance - exit gates in the stations
When I saw the first STIB - MIVB portals a few years ago, I was thinking they wouldn’t last long due to how agressive they are. Although being an honest commuter paying all my trips, I have been almost sliced in two by them multiple times (without injuries except for my self esteem ). but those doors slamming into elderly persons could send them to the hospital.
And now we even have to scan to get out of some stations, this is generating extra delay during peak hours, sometimes there are only two lanes for a whole fucking metro… Everyone having to scan, not everyone is ready to scan, sometimes the scanning does not work for a single person which adds another extra delay… There is no way to have a soooth exit flow.
If we want to reduce the number of cars in Brussels we need to find better solutions…
- Lemmy.world status update 2023-07-05
Noticeable improvements here on our home instance at Lemmy.world!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1061471
> Another day, another update. > > More troubleshooting was done today. What did we do: > > - Yesterday evening @phiresky@phiresky@lemmy.world did some SQL troubleshooting with some of the lemmy.world admins. After that, phiresky submitted some PRs to github. > - @cetra3@lemmy.ml created a docker image containing 3PR's: Disable retry queue, Get follower Inbox Fix, Admin Index Fix > - We started using this image, and saw a big drop in CPU usage and disk load. > - We saw thousands of errors per minute in the nginx log for old clients trying to access the websockets (which were removed in 0.18), so we added a
return 404
in nginx conf for/api/v3/ws
. > - We updated lemmy-ui from RC7 to RC10 which fixed a lot, among which the issue with replying to DMs > - We found that the many 502-errors were caused by an issue in Lemmy/markdown-it.actix or whatever, causing nginx to temporarily mark an upstream to be dead. As a workaround we can either 1.) Only use 1 container or 2.) setproxy_next_upstream timeout;
in nginx. > > Currently we're running with 1 lemmy container, so the 502-errors are completely gone so far, and because of the fixes in the Lemmy code everything seems to be running smooth. If needed we could spin up a second lemmy container using theproxy_next_upstream timeout;
workaround but for now it seems to hold with 1. > > Thanks to @phiresky@lemmy.world , @cetra3@lemmy.ml , @stanford@discuss.as200950.com, @db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com , @jelloeater85@lemmy.world , @TragicNotCute@lemmy.world for their help! > > And not to forget, thanks to @nutomic@lemmy.ml and @dessalines@lemmy.ml for their continuing hard work on Lemmy! > > And thank you all for your patience, we'll keep working on it! > > Oh, and as bonus, an image (thanks Phiresky!) of the change in bandwidth after implementing the new Lemmy docker image with the PRs. > > ! - High energy prices direct us to lowest energy usage since 1995[nl]
Interesting to see it really seems like everyone across the board used less and less energy.
What did you all change? Any specific tools or tricks?
Personally I didn't even change my heating level but just used the timers a lot more with sharper cutoffs. And I did use smart plugs between my media appliances and my pc to make sure they are off when I leave the house, as well as being less casual about turning off the lights in rooms that I'm not in. Compared to 2019 (so before more WFH) that's like a 20% savings on gas, and 15% on electricity for me.
- [Slowchat] Jolly July
I suggest to keep the slowchats weekly until there's need for more. (but feel free to disagree here!)
r/belgium reopened yesterday and I made a post inviting people over to our community here. It turned out to be a lot more controversial than I expected but I hope we can build our own community, not as rivals but as (distant) friends.
- Starting higher education in Flanders
I have been considering starting higher education studies in Belgium (mainly in Flanders) due to several factors such as low fees, its central position, the opportunity to speak English (nonetheless I want to study the local language), the fact that Flanders is a rich region, etc.
Is it a good move (I come from southern Europe), considering also the quality of life and job opportunities?
- So who got here today
Now that a lot of 3rd party apps for reddit have shut down there have been loads of new users joining the various Lemmy instances. So who got here today and what has been your experience so far?
I'm here to help should you have any questions about Lemmy, lemmy.world or life in general (I can not really recommend that last one).
Anyway, welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay 😁
EDIT: I created seperated threads for this not too long ago but I think it's useful to post them again.
- Some things might still be confusing to people, I read a comment below about someone not knowing how to browse content from different instances for example. I really suggest you read this post by lemmy.world admin @ruud which does a wonderful job to explain a lot of it.
- If you're wondering what 3rd party apps there are available, this thread seems to list them all!
- 's Nachts, dronken of op een kruispunt? Bijna 1.800 ongevallen met gewonden met e-steps
"Vias analyseerde 100 pv's van ongevallen met gewonden in Brussel (2020). Het aantal ongevallen met elektrische step verviervoudigde, van 409 in 2020 naar 1.748 in 2022. Zowel in 2021 als in 2022 waren er vier doden bij de gebruikers."
Translated intro: Vias analyzed 100 PVs of accidents with injuries in Brussels (2020). The number of accidents involving electric scooters quadrupled, from 409 in 2020 to 1,748 in 2022. There were four fatalities among users in both 2021 and 2022.
- Belgium's big break? Largest trade union calls for five more vacation dayswww.brusselstimes.com Belgium's big break? Largest trade union calls for five more vacation days
"This proposal aims to strengthen the quality of time spent outside of work, which is as important as the quality of time spent at work."
Yes plz.
- Fryday Friday
It's friday already so let's start discussing something that hasn't been done here and discuss a couple of important questions. (or whatever else you want it's the chat topic after all)
- What day is the correct day to eat fries from the frituur and why is it friday.
- What do you order at the frituur?
- Why are people who use frikandel weird and people who say lange hamburger clinically insane? Civilized folk use curryworst after all.
- Rock Werchter 2023
So who else is going. I'm too old to meet up with strangers. I used to be with it, but than they changed what it is. It'll happen to you!
What are you going to see and what gem do you recommend?
- Do any of you have a recipe for Galette campinoises / Kempense galetten?
The post about waffles reminded of the frustration of not finding any recipe online, is it a regional secret? I would love to make some at home.
NB: more specifically the crispy (croquante ?) sort