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The news from De Standaard focuses on governmental energy support being ineffective, the ongoing war in Ukraine with a focus on Russia's destructive tactics, an opinion piece on Donald Trump's impact on the US, the EU's plans for taxing big tech, and domestic Belgian news concerning public…
Temporary energy support from the Belgian federal government, intended to compensate for high fuel costs in April, proved ineffective as less than 1% of employees benefited from it.
Russia has unleashed its full force in the war with Ukraine, targeting major cities with daily airstrikes and systematically attacking cargo ships in the Black Sea, causing Ukraine's economy to completely stall.
Frans Verhagen writes that what is demolished is permanently broken, describing the Trump administration's approach as symbolic of this destructive pattern, exemplified by the demolition of the East Wing of the White House.
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A commentary criticizes Minister Diependaele for expressing pride in the Nobel Prize in Physics while simultaneously cutting €35 million from scientific research funding.
The head of De Lijn, Ann Schoubs, sharply criticizes the budget agreement that further impacts the public transport company, stating that funding diverted to airports is taken from their budget and lamenting the gradual degradation of public transport.
Despite many Belgian train stations serving fewer than a hundred passengers daily, and some only a handful, they remain open due to strong political opposition to closures, with a new station even set to be added in the latest transport plan.
Francis Halzen, 82, who moved to Wisconsin in 1972 for research now awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, is the second Belgian to receive the honor, following François Englert.
