Tuesday, 7 May 2024
Credit: Belga/ Jacques Collet
The Superior Health Council (HGR) is calling for extended bans on night flights at Brussels Airport after additional analysis found tens of thousands of people living in the vicinity are at increased risk of negative health effects.
In a report published on Tuesday, the HGR confirmed that almost 164,000 people living around Brussels Airport are subject to noise levels that far exceed the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards of 45 dB(A).
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
By The Brussels Times with Belga
The control tower at Brussels Airport Zaventem. Credit: Belga
Brussels Airport in Zaventem will not be able to meet the noise pollution standards set by the Flemish environmental permit in the coming years, the airport’s CEO Arnaud Feist told De Tijd on Wednesday.
“We want to minimise the impact of flights on local residents as much as possible, but the established targets are not realistic,” said Feist. “These goals can only be achieved with new aircraft, but both Boeing and Airbus are facing significant delays in delivering new planes.”
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
By The Brussels Times with Belga
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Businesses in Wallonia pay between 15% and 21% more for gas and electricity than those in Flanders, figures from the federal energy regulator CREG show.
An analysis of CREG data published by L’Écho on Wednesday shows that while gas prices in Belgium are more attractive than in neighbouring countries, taxes on these rates are 3.5 times greater in Wallonia than in Flanders, driving up costs for businesses in Belgium’s southern region.