Belgian farmers spray manure towards police who respond with water cannon – video
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Belgian farmers sprayed manure towards police who responded by using water cannon and teargas in a protest ahead of a meeting of 27 EU agriculture ministers who were planning to discuss the crisis in the sector. The farmers were protesting what they see as excessive red tape, increased environmental measures, cheap imports and unfair trading practices ..read more
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Baltimore: footage emerges of vessel involved in 2016 collision in Belgium – video
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The same vessel that hit the Baltimore Key Bridge on Tuesday, destroying it and sending people and vehicles tumbling into the water, was involved in a collision while leaving the port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016. According to Vessel Finder the weather was fine at the time, and the incident was reportedly blamed on the ship’s master and pilot onboard Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016 ..read more
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Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016
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by Chris Michael
2d ago
The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather How Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapsed – a visual guide The same vessel that hit the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, destroying it and sending people and vehicles tumbling into the water, was also involved in a collision while leaving the port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016. According to Vessel Finder and the maritime incident archive Shipwrecklog, the Dali – a 948ft (290-meter) cargo ship with a capacity of 10,000 containers – was leaving the container t ..read more
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Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten to step down
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by Agence France-Presse in Paris
1w ago
Designer known for his luxurious colours and avant garde styles to leave label after Paris fashion week menswear show in June The Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten has announced he is stepping down as creative director of his fashion label this summer. Van Noten, 65, is set to leave after the next Paris fashion week menswear show in June ..read more
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New EU gig economy laws saved from oblivion by Belgian compromise
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by Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels
2w ago
Directive aims to give taxi and delivery drivers such as those working for Uber and Deliveroo rights similar to those enjoyed by full employees New laws designed to improve the rights of gig economy workers in the EU contracted to companies such as Uber have been saved from oblivion after they won the majority backing of member states. The legislation had been blocked by a group of countries last month, when France said it could not support the text on the table and Germany abstained ..read more
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Politicians from 12 countries unite to press for arms ban on Israel
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by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
3w ago
Letter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliaments More than 200 MPs from 12 countries have committed themselves to trying to persuade their governments to impose a ban on arms sales to Israel, arguing they will not be complicit in “Israel’s grave violation of international law” in its assault on Gaza. The letter, organised by Progressive International, a network of socialist MPs and activists focused on international justice, is seen as the best practical measure possible to bring public anger over the 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza i ..read more
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UK gives £600m backing to Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant
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by Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
3w ago
Campaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before in Europe The UK government is providing a €700m (£600m) guarantee for the billionaire Jim Ratcliffe to build the biggest petrochemical plant in Europe in 30 years that will turbocharge plastic production. The huge petrochemical plant has been described as a “carbon bomb” by campaigners. Being constructed in the Belgian city of Antwerp by Ratcliffe’s company Ineos, it will bring plastic production to Europe on a scale not seen before, just as countries are trying to negotiate a binding globa ..read more
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Farmers clash with riot police in Brussels as EU agriculture leaders meet
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by Jon Henley Europe correspondent
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Belgian capital blocked by 900 tractors amid protests throughout bloc demanding policy changes Farmers have clashed violently with police in the European quarter of Brussels, spraying officers with liquid manure and setting fire to mounds of tyres, while the EU’s agriculture ministers met to discuss the crisis in their sector. As farmers also protested in Madrid and on the Polish-German border, at least 900 tractors jammed streets in the centre of the Belgian capital, police said, with protesters throwing bottles and eggs and setting off fireworks while riot police fired water cannon ..read more
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QPR’s Ilias Chair sentenced to year in Belgian prison for breaking man’s skull
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by Paul MacInnes
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Morocco international expected to appeal against verdict Chair found to have struck lorry driver’s head with a rock The Queens Park Rangers player Ilias Chair has been sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty in Belgium of assaulting a man and fracturing his skull with a rock. Chair, 26, who is a key player for the Championship side and a Belgium-born Morocco international, is expected to appeal against the verdict and his club understand he remains available for selection as the Belgian legal process continues ..read more
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Calais people-smuggling gang broken up with 19 arrests, says Europol
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by Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels
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Year-long investigation leads to arrests of Iraqi Kurdish gang leader and five key organisers in Germany One of the most active and largest people-smuggling gangs operating in Calais has been dismantled with 19 arrested by German, French and Belgian police after a year-long investigation, Europol has announced. Operation Task Force Wave, involving 600 police, arrested the leader of the Iraqi Kurdish gang and five of the main organisers in Germany where the people-smuggling operation was orchestrated, police said ..read more
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