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🇬🇧🇭🇺🇧🇬 Bomb threat diverts Wizz Air flight to Budapest; Gripen fighter provides escort over Hungary
A London Luton–Sofia flight was plunged into a frightening situation on Monday after a bomb threat was reported on board. The Airbus A321neo was urgently diverted to Budapest. The response involved NATO air-defence procedures: a Gripen fighter jet belonging to the Hungarian Defence Forces took off within minutes and escorted the aircraft to the ground.…
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🇷🇴 The Mystery of the Two Stone Women: The Story of a Century-Old House in the Heart of Elisabetin
On 1 Decembrie 1918 Street in Timișoara, at number 8, stands a magnificent Art Nouveau–Secession building. Its façade is watched over by two mysterious female sculptures framing a shield. Although the house survived nationalisation and years of neglect, history has kept the names of its architect and first owner a closely guarded secret. (Staff: Romania…
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🇫🇷🇲🇦 A life cut short at 24: The Avignon tragedy exposing a harsh reality about justice and immigration
On 10 December 2024, the lifeless body of Barbara, a 24-year-old French woman, was found in her apartment in the La Balance district of Avignon. The signs of violence were devastating. The main suspect, a 34-year-old Moroccan citizen, had a disturbing criminal record: 17 previous convictions. This is the story of a crime of extraordinary…
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🇧🇪 Political earthquake in Belgium: Prime Minister Bart De Wever offers his resignation to the King after budget talks collapse
After a night of deadlocked negotiations, Belgium’s prime minister headed to the Royal Palace to tender his resignation. The stakes are enormous: finding €10 billion to avert a financial crisis. Behind closed doors, socialists and liberals blame each other for the deadlock, while Belgium faces the prospect of early elections. (Staff: Belgium / Politics &…
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🇧🇪 The island lost beneath the waves: the fascinating story of Testerep and the origins of Belgium’s seaside resorts
Centuries ago, Belgium’s coastline looked very different. A long island known as Testerep protected the mainland from the force of the North Sea. The island has since disappeared, but the names of three coastal towns preserve its memory. A heritage enthusiast has now brought this history to life through a modern app. Editorial team: Belgium…
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🇧🇪 The end of unconditional social assistance. Belgium cuts benefits for those who refuse work for religious reasons
A decision that will spark heated debate across Europe. Belgium’s Minister of Migration has announced a radical measure: if an unemployed person refuses a job because they do not want to handle alcohol or pork products on religious grounds, their social assistance will be stopped. “The era of receiving benefits without being willing to work…
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🇧🇪 Double taxation: Belgium introduces a €9-a-day vignette, but drivers will also pay a toll on a key route
From 1 January 2027, Belgium is introducing a major road-tax reform, including a daily vignette of about €9 for motorway use. But drivers using Antwerp’s famous Liefkenshoek Tunnel will still have to pay its separate toll, potentially making this route one of Europe’s most expensive. (Editorial team: Belgium / Economy & Mobility) The European ideal…
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🇷🇴🇪🇺 Beyond the crisis, the future is being built: the ALFRED nuclear project in the shadow of the Dacia factory in Mioveni
While the car factory faces cost-cutting measures and an order slowdown, just a few kilometres away Romania and Europe are developing one of the most advanced nuclear reactor projects in the world. It is called ALFRED. It uses molten lead rather than water as its primary coolant, and its design aims for a high level…
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🇧🇪🇩🇪 Moresnet: The state that appeared on no map — the microstate born of greed and the dream of an Esperanto-speaking world
For more than a century, a tiny territory of just 3.5 square kilometres was an anomaly on the map of Europe. Caught between major powers, it was neither German nor Belgian. It became a haven for tax avoidance, had its own flag and came close to becoming the first state in the world to adopt…
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🇹🇭🇮🇱 Paradise lost in just one month: Israeli tourist turns Koh Phangan holiday into a legal nightmare
She arrived on 26 September on a tourist visa and ended up in immigration detention. The story of Enav Ashual, a 33-year-old woman, is a stark warning: Thailand is no longer prepared to tolerate abusive behaviour, even from visitors expected to contribute to the local economy. Alleged insults directed at park rangers, a claim to…
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🇧🇪 The €100 road vignette and the great tax equation: Belgian drivers invited to calculate whether they will lose or gain
From 1 May 2027, every car using Belgium’s motorways and regional roads will need a €100 annual road vignette. To soften the blow, the Flemish Government is bringing forward its reform of vehicle taxes by four months. Finance Minister Ben Weyts has launched an online calculator for drivers, but public reaction is already heated: “One…
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🇷🇴🇪🇺 The end of an era in European justice: Laura Codruța Kövesi hands over the reins after building the EU’s most formidable prosecution office from the ground up
Today marks the end of Laura Codruța Kövesi’s mandate as head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). An institution that once seemed like a bureaucratic utopia has become, under her leadership, a real safeguard against fraud involving European funds. From confronting hostile political systems to investigations exposing billions of euros in losses, her story…
