Agreement between Bpost and Flemish newspaper publishers –

This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events.

1. Bpost has reached an agreement with Flemish publishers on the distribution of newspapers

Postal company Bpost has reached an agreement with the Flemish publishers about the distribution of the newspapers after June 30. read more

2. Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture suspected of millions in fraud

Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky must be taken into custody, a Ukrainian court has ruled. Solsky is accused of involvement in an illegal purchase of state-owned land worth approximately 6.5 million euros. Read more in our live blog

3. A flaw in child benefit means that those who receive a raise end up with less net income

Due to the hard income limits when calculating child benefit, families often end up with less net income after a wage increase. The Flemish social partners (SERV) complain about this five years after the introduction of the Flemish child benefit. read more

4. Netanyahu compares US student protests to “Germany in 1930”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the student protests in America as “horrible” and “reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s.” Netanyahu said the wave of pro-Palestinian protests sweeping across American campuses “must be stopped.” Read more in our live blog

5. VRT top will almost certainly have to appear before parliament after yet another riot

After yet another crisis story about the public broadcaster, pressure is mounting to summon VRT CEO Frederik Delaplace to parliament. There is a good chance that it will actually happen this time. read more