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The Consumers' Association has achieved its first victory in a class action against Booking.com, with the court ruling that it is competent to make judgments regarding the foreign branches of the company, which is accused of deception and abuse of power. #Consumentenbond #massaclaim #Booking (translated)

The Minister of Labor, David Clarinval, stated that it is unacceptable to pay unemployment benefits without the necessary checks, and regrets that the FGTB spreads fear rather than contributes to the proper implementation of the ruling of the Constitutional Court. #Chômage #Réforme #Contrôles (translated)

The recent ruling by the European Court of Justice requires banks to reimburse victims of phishing within 24 hours, even in cases of serious negligence, while the number of reported phishing attempts in Belgium in 2026 amounts to more than 40,000 per day. #Phishing #SécuritéBancaire #JusticeEuropeenne (translated)

Former mayor of Groningen, Koen Schuiling, is appealing to the Supreme Court against the ruling of the court of appeal that found him guilty of public indecency for allegedly masturbating behind the wheel of his car in March 2024. #KoenSchuiling #HogerBeroep #Cassatie (translated)

The recent ruling of the European Court of Justice states that banks must compensate victims of phishing for unauthorized payments within 24 hours, but Belgian banks might adopt a minimalist interpretation of this decision to limit their reimbursement obligations. #phishing #banques #remboursement (translated)

JA21 reported that a motion from the party was adopted calling on the cabinet to prevent more than 140,000 Ukrainians from being able to claim penalties. According to JA21, they would still have to undergo an asylum procedure after a ruling by the European court. The party wrote that the significant backlogs could lead to the Netherlands having to pay penalties if applications were not processed in time. #Oekraïne #asiel #JA21 (translated)

The Trump administration informed a federal court on Wednesday of its appeal against the ruling that temporarily guarantees several media outlets, including CNN and Politico, access to the White House after they were deemed persona non grata. #MaisonBlanche #Trump #médias (translated)

News of the Day reported that Housing Minister Boekholt-O'Sullivan faced criticism after her statement that starters were "lucky" to still be living with their parents. According to the program, there was fierce criticism of her remark at the table. #nieuwsvandedag https://t.co/iI2KJII4pQ #woonbeleid #starters #nieuws (translated)

Joren Vermeersch wrote that he did not view the closure of Starlink for Ukrainian drone operations on Ukrainian territory as a lever to make Ukraine stop attacking Russian refineries. According to him, Ukraine had already unilaterally halted those attacks at Trump's request. Vermeersch suspected that Trump might want to force Ukraine to withdraw from the non-occupied parts of the Donetsk province and hand them over to Russia. He derived this from Trump's statements that Zelensky did not want to reach an agreement and that Putin was more focused on an agreement than Zelensky. According to Vermeersch, Trump seemed to think that Putin would be willing to negotiate a ceasefire after such a Ukrainian concession. He described that expectation as dangerous wishful thinking and pointed out that, in his view, Putin also claimed the non-conquered parts of Zaporizhia and Kherson. According to Vermeersch, Russia had constitutionally annexed those provinces; the claimed areas also included both provincial capitals. A Russian presence there would give Russia, according to him, a foothold on the right bank of the Dnipro in two places, in view of a possible third phase of the conquest war. As the main obstacle to a ceasefire, Vermeersch mentioned Putin's demand that Ukraine unilaterally disarm and demilitarize. According to him, that would amount to capitulation and certainly provoke a new invasion. He wrote that Putin had repeated that demand in every diplomatic round, including during the last round in Moscow the month before, with Witkoff and Kuchner. Vermeersch believed that Trump was wrongly thinking that Putin did not take that demand seriously. Vermeersch argued that Ukraine could not afford dangerous wishful thinking, as it was fighting for the survival of its society, people, and state. Because Putin continued to insist on unconditional capitulation, Ukraine was forced to keep defending itself. He wrote that it would continue to do so until it achieved a ceasefire that left it free in the part of the country it had successfully defended. #Oekraïne #Rusland #Vrede (translated)

In Thomas Hogeling's column, there is a call for accountability from those who share misleading screenshots, thus distorting the context of a controversial statement made by columnist Jamal Ouariachi, instead of criticizing the columnist themselves. #journalistiek #nepnieuws #publiekeopinie (translated)

Monique X- Fluencer wrote that, according to her, the influx numbers would rise again in the coming weeks after a statement from the housing minister. She claimed that among asylum seekers, the message would circulate that every status holder would receive a house before a Dutch person. #woningnood #asielbeleid #Nederland (translated)

Caroline van der Plas pressed the parliamentary questions of Femke Marije Wiersma about a statement from the Minister of VRO. According to Van der Plas, the minister had said that young people could continue to live at home, while hundreds of thousands of houses were going to migrants. #Kamervragen #huisvesting #migratie (translated)