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The second national marathon of speed checks this year will go ahead as planned tomorrow, but in a drastically reduced form compared to the previous action, according to police unions.
The Belgian police have recalled 6,000 guns from officers across the country. The weapons all need to be checked and possibly repaired after one of the guns had a firing pin block.
More than 86,000 speeding tickets were issued in 2013 for drivers breaking the speed limit in 30 km/h zones.
Yesterday’s police strike was a great success, according to the liberal public service union VSOA Politie. “On average, 55% of police employees are on strike,” said chair Vincent Gilles.
The European Commission’s Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels were a possible target for jihadist fighters returning from Syria, it was revealed at the weekend as Belgian authorities cracked down
Unions representing police officers are planning a national strike on next Tuesday, 23 September.
Thousands of police officers are expected to march through the streets of Brussels today, Thursday, in protest at the lack of a solution concerning early retirement pensions for police offic
The federal and local police have announced that there will be a second speed check campaign on Belgian roads in October.
In the context of a European offensive to curtail speeding, Belgian police recorded a total of 25,953 traffic offenses on Belgium’s national roads and highways during the week of August 18-24, rep
