The European Union has designated July 15 as an annual day of remembrance for the victims of the global climate crisis. The EU Commission, based in Brussels, announced this significant step to commemorate the victims of climate disasters in Europe and worldwide. The purpose of this day is not only to honor the lives lost…
Squatters occupied a building in the southern part of the capital of the Netherlands, which until recently housed the commercial office of the Russian Federation. And this is not just any building, because for years it was supposed to be a cover for Russian spies. “Inside the building, everything breathes espionage,” wrote the Algemeen Dagblad daily. The…
The main goal of criminal organizations is to obtain excess profits, which should somehow be legalized (laundered). Otherwise, the meaning of their activity disappears. The definition of money laundering was proposed by the Special Financial Action Task Force (GAFI) at the UN Congress in Havana in 1990. It boils down to: — changes or transfers…
The term “transnational” is usually used to denote the flow of information, money, people, and material resources across state borders. Criminal organizations also engage in operations that require the crossing of national borders. It is not for nothing that smuggling is often called the second oldest profession in the world. Thus, high profits from illegal…
“How much should you weigh in grams?” – or a brief history of fraud from antiquity to the present day Even the most eminent historian will not tell how old trading scales are. The first samples found by archaeologists in Mesopotamia date back to the fifth millennium BC. The mighty Hittites, a people repeatedly mentioned…
Organized crime developed objectively on the basis of serious socio-economic, political, ideological, moral, legal and other problems arising in society. This is not just a new type of crime, but a special socially negative phenomenon closely related to the shadow economy and corruption. We started talking about the shadow economy quite recently. But for foreign…
With regard to science, its contribution to the development of this problem cannot be considered satisfactory, although positive developments have appeared recently. In textbooks and monographs on criminology, the authors resorted only to such formulations as “elements of organized crime”, “especially dangerous manifestations of group crime”, “leadership in a criminal environment”, “organization of criminal groups”,…
For several months, the capital of the Netherlands has been running the “Stay Away” campaign in Great Britain, aimed at discouraging young Britons from coming to Amsterdam. The campaign, sponsored by the city council, launched in March and targets Britons aged 18 to 35 who have been described as “potentially disruptive tourists”. At the same…
Belgium has many high-quality educational institutions offering various programs of study in English, French, Dutch, or German. Application Fee for University Admission Let’s consider the following rule with the example of admission to the University of Brussels. Students who want to apply with a non-Belgian diploma will receive (within a few days) a request for…
The following 4 items are mandatory in your car when driving on public roads in the Kingdom of Belgium: Emergency stop sign Fire extinguisher Reflective vest First aid kit Every car driver must always carry the following documents: Driver’s license and identification card Green or white card issued by your insurance company Registration certificate issued…
British film crew in Ostende in the year 1955: original images of, among others, away flower clock, Petit Paris, away strand and… Vera Lynn. Vera Lynn, was a British singer, who achieved great fame during World War II and was nicknamed Forces’ Sweetheart. The song We’ll Meet Again, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles,…
After the devastating fire in 2019, parts of the exposed construction show how the craftsmen managed to build a church that stood for centuries. Foto:Â Pixabay The whole world held its breath in 2019 when Notre-Dame in Paris was ablaze, which destroyed most of the roof of the world-famous Gothic cathedral in 15 hours. However, there…
Did you know that the houses number 12 and 14, located on rue Barre Saint-Brice in Tournai, are considered to be the oldest in Belgium? The houses were built back in 1172 and 1200. During the Second World War, these buildings were significantly damaged during the bombing and were partially restored. In Ghent, on the…
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