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The city of Ghent is at a crossroads in its mobility policy. While Antwerp with its Velokes and Brussels with the Villo bikes have been rolling out their own urban system of shared bicycles for years, Ghent remains dependent on private providers for the time being.

While the Netherlands prepares for the celebration of King's Day in Doetinchem, worldwide news from Vatican City overshadows the festive preparations. Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025 at the age of 88 as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage in combination with…

A striking number of women in one photo. That is what you see when you look at the 'Wall of [W]heelies', the online business card of the women's network [W]heels. What started with a phone call from Monique Verhoef to a conference organizer grew in a few years…

The ambitious plan of transport company De Lijn to make a pilot project with self-driving buses operational in Leuven by 2026 has been shelved for the time being. The tender procedure for the necessary framework contract was recently halted, making the original timing seem unfeasible.

Minister Marjolein Faber of Asylum and Migration has announced a series of drastic changes to Dutch asylum policy. In an official letter to Parliament, she proposes a further austerity of asylum reception, with cost savings and personal responsibility of asylum seekers as central themes.