Anonymous letter to new victims of cross-border behavior at VRT – Audi Vorst dismisses 371 temporary employees – Poland recalls Eurocorps boss after espionage investigation

1. VRT spoke to De Pauw for two months without involving any victims

Frederik Delaplace, managing director of the VRT, consulted with Bart De Pauw for two months without involving the victims. This is evident from information that Minister Benjamin Dalle (CD&V) gave in parliament on Thursday. read more

2. Anonymous letter to new victims of inappropriate behavior at VRT

Just before the discussion about the functioning of the VRT CEO started in parliament, eight parliamentarians received an email from three anonymous VRT employees. They address “toxic leadership, transgressive behavior, favoritism and bullying behavior”. read more

3. Audi Vorst dismisses 371 temporary employees

At the Audi factory in Forest, the jobs of all temporary employees will disappear. Demand for the Q8 e-tron has fallen sharply. The ABVV submits a strike notice. read more

4. 22 arrests after new violence between Turks and Kurds in Ghent

Just before the discussion about the functioning of the VRT CEO started in parliament, eight parliamentarians received an email from three anonymous VRT employees. They address “toxic leadership, transgressive behavior, favoritism and bullying behavior”. read more

5. Education unions will take action for five days

The education unions ACOD Education, COC and VSOA Education are organizing five demonstrations in May, out of dissatisfaction with the report of the so-called ‘Committee of Wise Men’. The actions will be accompanied by strike notices. read more

6. Poland recalls Eurocorps boss after espionage investigation

Lieutenant General Jarosław Gromadziński is under counterintelligence investigation. He headed the Eurocorps in Strasbourg, until the Polish government suddenly removed him from his position on Wednesday. read more

7. Court of Appeal quashes publication ban from Conner Rousseau pv

The Ghent Court of Appeal rules that the publication ban on information from the official report drawn up against former Vooruit chairman Conner Rousseau after possibly racist statements was not justified. read more

8. ‘Crypto king’ Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a court in Manhattan on Thursday. He himself insisted that he “never wanted to steal from his customers”. read more

9. Two bodies recovered from Baltimore bridge accident

Divers recovered two bodies from the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, on Wednesday. These are men aged 35 and 26, who were in a red pick-up truck. The local police announced this. read more

10. In addition to the collarbone, Van Aert also broke the sternum and several ribs, the operation was “successful”.

In addition to his collarbone and several ribs, Wout van Aert also broke his sternum after a heavy fall in Dwars door Vlaanderen. The Kempen resident can therefore make a cross about the rest of the spring. Jasper Stuyven also suffered a broken collarbone. read more