Matthias Diependaele
Flemish politician
Photo: Jürgen de Witte, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Sep 28
Flemish coalition enters overnight budget talks over €2B gap and voucher prices
Flemish Minister-President Matthias Diependaele led marathon overnight negotiations to bridge a fiscal gap of up to €2 billion before his scheduled policy declaration in parliament.
- May 26
Tragedy in Belgium: School Bus Hit by Train at Level Crossing, Four Dead Including Two Teens
A morning collision between a train and a school bus at a level crossing in Buggenhout, Flanders, resulted in at least four fatalities, including two adolescents. The bus was carrying students from a special education institution.
- May 26
School Bus Hit by Train at Belgian Level Crossing: At Least Four Dead, Including Two Teenagers
A train struck a school minibus at a level crossing in Buggenhout, East Flanders, on Monday morning, killing at least four people including two teenagers. The exact circumstances remain under investigation.