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Melissa Depraetere gives Flanders solar owners extra time for subsidy
Flanders (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Flemish Energy Minister Melissa Depraetere extended the digital meter deadline to March 31, 2026, for solar panel owners;a subsidy of up to €4,000 applies, with…
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Maaseik gets €8M for flood works and new bridge plan
Maaseik (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Flanders will spend over €6 million in the next 2 years to protect Maaseik and…
West Flanders drug network busted, 10 held, €18K seized
Flanders (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Police raided 8 homes in West Flanders and 1 in Málaga, Spain, seizing drugs, €18,000,…
Flanders heatwave causes 6 km jams on E313 and E31
Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Due to heat damage, roads on E313 (near Diepenbeek) and E314 (near Aarschot, Tielt-Winge) have…
Fitch downgrades Flanders to A–, Weyts blames Belgium
Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Fitch downgraded Flanders' credit rating from A to A-, partly due to Belgium's weaker finances.…
Belgian soldiers train on bridges in East Flanders for 7 days
Sint-Laureins (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Belgian soldiers are training for a week in Watervliet, Boekhoute, and Sint-Laureins, focusing on protecting…
East Flanders pumping ban now covers 47 locations
East Flanders (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - East Flanders has expanded its pumping ban to 47 locations amid water stress, targeting…
Jo Brouns introduces 600m rule for wind turbines in Flanders
Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - The Flemish Minister of Environment, Jo Brouns, introduced new rules requiring wind turbines over 200…
798 Flemish farms face manure ban, Limburg affected
Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Starting January 1, 2028, Flemish farms in Special Protection Zones must stop using manure. 798…