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Brussels Airlines has operated 3,000 empty or near-empty flights this winter to avoid losing take-off and landing rights at major airports, it has been revealed.

Illustration picture shows a protest of the Climate Coalition and Youth for Climate, at the UN climate conference COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday 12 November 2021. (BELGA PHOTO JULIEN BALTUS)
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Delegates from nearly 200 states attending the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow finally agreed on a text on Saturday evening that binds them to the reduction of CO² emissions and keeps the targ

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO POOL NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)
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Belgium has tumbled nine places in a ranking of 60 countries based on performance in the fight against climate change.

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According to staff working for the Flemish department of the environment, the multinational conglomerate 3M got away with poisoning the soil and waterways because of corruption within the departme

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Brussels-City is hoping that 1,000 of its citizens will take part in World Clean-up Day, which is this coming Saturday, 18 September.

Rubbish pulled out of Ixelles pond
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Between five and six tons of rubbish was removed from the pond opposite Place Flagey on Sunday.

Illustration picture shows the distribution of fruit trees at the start of the 'Yes We Plant' challenge, at a temporary drive in, in La Louviere, Saturday 28 November 2020. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)
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The Walloon government's project "Yes We plant", launched in April to improve the region’s ecological robustness and protect biodiversity, has received pledges from the agricultural sector and the

Aerial drone picture shows flooding from the Maas/La Meuse river in Maaseik, Friday 16 July 2021. (BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND)
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After this summer’s devastating floods in Belgium and Germany, governments are racing to find solutions to prevent future catastrophes.

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