r/belgium • u/Similar_Stomach8480 • 19h ago
r/belgium • u/SharkyTendencies • 3h ago
🐌 Slowchat Tucht Tuesday
Beste Redditor,
De klassenraad beslist dat jij een tijdelijke uitsluiting krijgt van 2 dagen.
Je bent verplicht aanwezig op school. Je zal taken krijgen op SmartSchool.
Met de meeste hoogachting,
De Mods
r/belgium • u/AutoModerator • 1h ago
❓ Ask Belgium [FAQ] Use /r/askbelgium for common questions
If you have questions about common topics like student choices, travel recommendations, deliveries, please try to use the search function of otherwise ask them here.
Also try to contact the company, the companies' websites, rental companies, ... before asking your question as they have more up to date info.
Some common examples and replies:
- Brussels is not more unsafe as any other capital.
- Contact the delivery company for delivery questions (BPost chat / Amazon Contact / Ombudsman Postal Services for complaints)
- Use a dedicated forum for technical / DIY questions (userbase / tweakers / zonstraal / livios / ...)
- Contact your union (ACV / ABVV / ... ) or RVA for payment, unemployment or jobrelated questions.
- Use the website of NMBS / De Lijn for questions how to get somewhere.
- Visit tripadvisor or the subreddit of the city you want to visit to know more about things to do during your trip (ae r/brussels; r/gent; r/bruges; r/antwerp).
r/belgium • u/TangibleSausage • 7h ago
📰 News Na Lady Gaga-concert oogst Infrabel-baas nu ook kritiek met zijn “oneindige” stroom dure bedrijfsfilmpjes
nieuwsblad.ber/belgium • u/TangibleSausage • 5h ago
📰 News Antwerpse politie pakte al 432 bekende overlastplegers op sinds verstrengde aanpak rond "claimers"
r/belgium • u/WarHeritageInstitute • 1h ago
📰 News Legermuseum Brussel toont vanaf 7 november expo over film 'Coward' van Lukas Dhont
r/belgium • u/vdvelde_t • 6h ago
📰 News Softwareleverancier van meer dan 100 lokale besturen gehackt: gemeenten waarschuwen voor phishing
Zwakke schakels in softwre supply chain blijven een probleem
r/belgium • u/trogdor-burninates • 5h ago
📰 News Schuldig aan spionage? Woordvoerders Verlinden en parket in verdenking gesteld na lekken in zaak rond i-Police
Informatie van het parket naar de federale overheid over een gezamenlijk project? Hoe kan dit spionage zijn?
Ik ben absoluut geen fan van Verlinden, maar in dit geval heeft het alvast meer de schijn dat sommigen hun vieze potjes liever gedekt houden, dan wat men hier de betrokken personen wil aanwrijven.
r/belgium • u/EdgarNeverPoo • 13h ago
🎻 Opinion VIDEO "Huis kopen is al 50 jaar bijna onmogelijk zonder steun van de ouders"
r/belgium • u/Blasmere • 3h ago
❓ Ask Belgium What can I do to report animal neglect?
Hi all,
My dad has gotten a dog whilst he's unable to even take care of himself. He did it because he's lonely.
His last dog died because he couldn't afford the vet and let the poor thing suffer for days until it passed.
He's also handicapped and can't walk the dog. It happened often that I went over and there was feces and urine in his place because the dog couldn't go outside and he couldn't clean it up.
Whilst I am very sympathetic to the lonely thing, because I moved to the UK during covid and got a cat to combat the loneliness, I could afford the animal and knew I could take care of it.
With the history of his last dog I don't trust him with another dog, especially not a Stafford terrier. Trying to talk to him is a moot point because he doesn't want to hear it.
What are my options to report and where to report it.
I know there's most likely not much to be done until it's too late but I still want to look into every option I have.
This is around Ostend/West-Vl. Any tips are massively appreciated.
r/belgium • u/ouiouibaggette • 16h ago
❓ Ask Belgium Cultural shock of how car-centric reclying is in Belgium
I don’t have car and want to get rid of an old TV. But there literally seem to be zero options except driving to a “recycling park” which I don’t believe you can walk into. And Recupel bins don’t fit anything except phones. Meantime I always read about “sluikstorten” issues. It’s very confusing to me.
r/belgium • u/atlasobscura • 19h ago
📜 History The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.
Due to cuberdons’ resemblance to a certain facial feature, they’re also known as neuzekes, or “small noses” in Flemish. It’s only fitting, then, that the bitter vendor disputes surrounding the sweet have become known as the “War of the Noses.” The rivalry began in 2011 in Ghent’s Groentenmarkt, when vendor Sonny Breine opened a stall outside Carl Demeestere’s store. Demeestere retaliated by opening his own stall right next to his competitor. After each vendor displayed signs criticizing the other’s product, tensions escalated into screaming matches and a fist fight that resulted in a two-week confiscation of both their licenses in 2014.
more here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/cuberdons-war-of-the-noses-ghent-belgium
r/belgium • u/Secret_Divide_3030 • 2m ago
🎨 Culture Vakbonden vragen VRT-directie om ook Songfestivalbeslissing te herzien
vrtnws.beVRT-vakbonden roepen de directie op het Nederlandse voorbeeld te volgen en niet deel te nemen aan het Songfestival; een stakingsaanzegging voor 11, 13 en 15 mei 2027 volgt.
Ik denk dat niet enkel de vakbonden dat vragen; veel kijkers zouden dat ook willen vragen, denk ik.
r/belgium • u/sgrenf95 • 13m ago
❓ Ask Belgium Since 4 months ago the connection between KBC app and Itsme started to fail
Hey! I don't know what happened but since few months ago, I'm not able to make money transfers higher than 500 euro because it requires Itsme validation which doesn't work.
More in detail, let's suppose I want to make a transfer of 600 euro,
1) I go to KBC app in my Iphone 14.
2) Then the app asks me to sign the transfer to Itsme app (because it's higher than 500 euro)
3) So I click the button "Sign using Itsme", which redirects me to the Itsme app in my Iphone.
4) In the Itsme app I click the "Confirm" button.
5) Then I put my Itsme PIN code and then a green ok appears but nothing happens.
Before the issue it used to automatically go back to the KBC app and confirm the transaction, but now it gets stuck in the Itsme app with "No pending actions" status.
r/belgium • u/InstantComs • 18h ago
❓ Ask Belgium Where are all the young adults?
I have worked in 2 workplaces now and both of them are just filled with +40 year olds. Do people between 21-35 just not exist?
If you are under 30, where do you work?
Edit; for context I work as junior accountant at a semi large wine retailer, imports and sells wine.
r/belgium • u/DeadpoolForPr3sident • 19h ago
❓ Ask Belgium Wrongfully accused of using my phone while driving in Belgium — what are my chances of contesting it?
A few days ago, two police officers stopped me and immediately took my driving licence because they claimed they saw me using my phone while driving. I never touched my phone. I was holding a drinks can in my left hand and steering with my right.
The officers were parked perpendicular to the road, in a regular sedan, while I was driving a Peugeot Expert in heavy rain. My wife was in the passenger seat. They insisted they were 100% certain, and there was no real opportunity to discuss it. I wrote on the PV that I disagreed and believed they had mistaken the can for a phone.
I've since checked my OnePlus's Android diagnostic logs, which show that the screen remained off and there was no recorded unlock or interactive use during the relevant five-minute period.
I'm trying to obtain the PV and will consider legal advice, but I'm wondering how realistic it is to successfully contest this in Belgium, given the evidential weight of a police officer's statement.
Has anyone here challenged a traffic PV under similar circumstances? Did technical evidence and witness testimony make a difference?
I'm not looking to avoid responsibility for something I did. I've accepted the consequences of a previous phone-use offence because I was guilty. This time, I know the allegation is wrong, and I want to know whether I have a fair chance of proving that.
r/belgium • u/Legitimate_Week_1835 • 3h ago
❓ Ask Belgium Process to see a GP in Belgium?
Hi There,
I'm a Brit. I'll be in Belgium on business for the next 3ish weeks.
I'm arriving tomorrow. Need to see a GP for a minor condition/illness and I'm not going to be able to see my own GP before I leave.
What is the process for seeing a GP in Belgium as a foreigner? Can you get an appointment fairly quickly? Do you just call up a surgery? And how much should I expect to pay?
I hope it's a lot simpler than here in the UK, where you have to register with a practice and then wait about a month before an appointment becomes available.
I'll be staying in Mons if that helps.
Cheers.
r/belgium • u/FB-1907 • 15h ago
💩 Shitpost ''en het was maar zozo''
I'm learning dutch and I get this translation to say ''that was Meh/Bof/moyen'' As a Walloon, I found the word 'Zozo' hilarious, so I wanted to share my amusement here 😅
r/belgium • u/VlaamseGaap • 22m ago
📰 News Een bizar AI-personage, een cryptomunt en een Belgische link: wat weten we over internethype Jean Philanthrope?
r/belgium • u/EdgarNeverPoo • 1d ago
📰 News Buschauffeur getuigt bij VRT NWS hoe hij (en collega's) gsm gebruiken onderweg: "Job is eentonig, dan zoek je afleiding" | VRT NWS Nieuws
r/belgium • u/EdgarNeverPoo • 21h ago
📰 News Huldenberg moest ontharden, nu staan kelders gemeentehuis en bibliotheek onder water | VRT NWS Nieuws
r/belgium • u/StevenStoveMan • 20h ago
📰 News Sociale onrust bij Maersk breidt uit: na bedienden komen ook arbeiders in actie
❓ Ask Belgium Any people with Cystic Fibrosis in Belgium?
Just need some information regarding CF centers here
r/belgium • u/TangibleSausage • 19h ago
📰 News Celstraffen tot 1 jaar voor daders die prins Laurent en prinses Claire hebben opgelicht voor 17.000 euro
r/belgium • u/BasedQuestions • 22h ago
❓ Ask Belgium How easy is quitting a new job?
Like the title says.
This is going to be my first proper job, so it’s all new to me.
On paper, everything seems great, but as I’ve experienced with student jobs in the past, a bad work culture, manager, or colleagues can ruin the experience.
If, hypothetically, I decide after two or three weeks that I don’t like the job, for whatever reason, what’s the worst-case scenario?