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Rail operator Arriva wants to rival SNCB with service to Brussels Airport

Public transport company Arriva has applied for permission from the Dutch authorities to run trains between the Netherlands and Brussels. Arriva, which has operations in about a dozen European countries, is seeking to offer a number of additional train connections, including from The Hague or...

Belgian happiness index says majority are content

The majority of Belgians are happy, according to a recent survey on personal well-being and living conditions from the Belgian statistics office Statbel - but not all residents are equally so. Statbel’s findings indicate that 65.4% of Belgians felt happy in the second quarter of 2023 but that...
Tintin. The Immersive Adventure at Tour & Taxis

What’s on this week: 29 September to 5 October

Belgium’s most famous comic strip characters are honoured in Tintin/Kuifje, The Immersive Adventure at Tour & Taxis. The larger than life digital experience offers children and adults the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of the boy reporter, created by Belgian artist Hergé. From...

'Pressing pause': No CORE festival in Brussels next summer

The CORE festival that would normally be held in Brussels' Osseghem Park in 2024 will not take place next year, organisers have announced. The collaboration between Tomorrowland and Rock Werchter, which began in 2022, is taking a break in Belgium to focus on foreign events. “We're pressing the...

'Unsustainable overcrowding': 48-hour strike in all Belgian prisons

Prison staff in Belgium are taking part in a 48-hour countrywide strike in protest against "unsustainable overcrowding". The strike began at 22.00 on Sunday, according to trade unions VSOA, ACOD and ACV. “Belgium's prisons are bursting at the seams, and overcrowding creates unsafe situations for...

690 jobs at risk as Colruyt buys most – but not all – Match and Smatch shops

Workers at several Match and Smatch supermarkets around Belgium are facing the risk of a mass redundancy programme after Colruyt Group announced plans to buy some - but not all - of the group's stores. If an agreement that would allow Colruyt Group to purchase the Match and Profi subsidiaries of...

Renovation plans for Hotel Métropole enter public inquiry stage

The application for planning permission for a renovation of Hôtel Métropole in Brussels has entered the public inquiry stage. An indoor swimming pool, green roofs and modernised rooms are just some of the works being suggested. The iconic hotel on Place De Brouckère has been closed since April 2020...

Second-hand: is it the right solution? Expert talk on fast fashion by Sandrine Counson

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 16:15

The fashion sector is one of the most polluting, and in the space of a few decades, fast fashion has only amplified the phenomenon. In an attempt to curb this unrestrained consumption, the second-hand and reuse market appears to be the ideal alternative. But doesn't this market also have its flaws?

Sandrine Counson is a fashion historian and teacher at Helmo (Liège, Belgium). She manages the non-profit organization Slow31, a circular economy project that includes a barter store and clothing rental.

Charleroi airport staff threaten strike action until 5 October

Charleroi airport is facing strike threats for the next two weeks due to a disagreement between unions and management over a €750 ‘purchasing power bonus’. The joint unions at Brussels South Charleroi Airport have issued a strike and action notice for a period of 15 days that was confirmed by union...

Belgium scraps plan for cameras catching drivers using their phone

A plan to install cameras that will detect whether drivers are using their phones behind the wheel has been scrapped due to political disagreement over the privacy aspect. Belgium’s mobility minister Georges Gilkinet described the hurdle as “a lack of capacity to comply with basic privacy rules”...

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