May 23, 2023 - l'Européenne de Bruxelles

ESOI to keep children safe

May 23, 2023 1605 views

The European partners of the SafeOnline Initiative (ESOI) are launching a ready-to-use toolkit for European organisations that want to help parents to improve their children’s online safety, the ChildFocus Foundation announced on Monday. Under the name of ‘SafeOnline Prototype’ and with the support of ChildFocus, this video guide provides all the practical information needed to develop a digital safety training project. With more than 2,000 educators sensitised in 2022 in five countries, ESOI aims to inform parents on how to address good digital practices with their children, in a context…

Belgian consumers aren’t in mood

May 23, 2023 1605 views

Consumer confidence in Belgium has fallen to its lowest level since the start of this year, as rising unemployment and high inflation have left citizens increasingly pessimistic about the country’s economic prospects. In a press release published on Monday, the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) noted that this downward trend “offset the favourable development observed last month”. “On a personal level, households expect to save less in the coming months,” the NBB noted. “They are also slightly less optimistic about their financial situation for the next twelve months.”

Fast fashion should not be so fast

May 23, 2023 1605 views

EU Member States are eager to introduce a ban on the destruction of unsold clothing and shoes, the ministers responsible agreed at a European Council meeting in Brussels on Monday. The ban would help to reduce the waste mountain in the textile sector as well as increase the reusing and recycling of clothes. Belgium was one of the Member States that had pushed for the ban. “This agreement will accelerate the transition to a more sustainable economy, critical to the circular economy. It also contains bans on destroying other items…

40% of Wallonian local officials don’t want to be reelected

May 23, 2023 1605 views

Four in ten municipal representatives in Wallonia plan to resign due to high stress, a feeling that nothing is changing, or the amount of responsibility being too much to bear, according to a new survey conducted by Le Soir. Of the 483 mayors, aldermen, and CPAS presidents who responded to the newspaper’s survey, 61% said that they planned to run again. However, 22% stated that they will end their mandate with the elections next year, while 17% indicated they plan to resign from politics before then. When asked about their…