https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AOb-eBDIxhA/john-martens RSS for Node Wed, 06 May 2026 12:57:06 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-29/billionaire-fredriksen-in-battle-for-creation-of-tanker-giant https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-29/billionaire-fredriksen-in-battle-for-creation-of-tanker-giant Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:23:21 GMT John Fredriksen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/belgium-to-end-most-virus-curbs-including-covid-pass-on-march-7 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/belgium-to-end-most-virus-curbs-including-covid-pass-on-march-7 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:22:08 GMT A cyclist and pedestrians pass an entrance to Leuven University in Lueven, Belgium, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. Belgium announced new measures to control the rapid spread of coronavirus, which will see cafes, bars and restaurants closed nationwide for four weeks, and working from home will becoming mandatory where possible. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-26/ecb-s-wunsch-agrees-with-market-view-of-tightening-de-tijd-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-26/ecb-s-wunsch-agrees-with-market-view-of-tightening-de-tijd-says Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:47:48 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-15/belgians-can-work-4-day-week-as-full-time-employees-in-new-deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-15/belgians-can-work-4-day-week-as-full-time-employees-in-new-deal Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:08:18 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-11/belgium-eases-virus-curbs-saying-omicron-outbreak-likely-peaked https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-11/belgium-eases-virus-curbs-saying-omicron-outbreak-likely-peaked Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:32:46 GMT Patrons queue to enter the Cinema UGC at the Galerie de la Toison d'Or in Brussels on December 30, 2021, after authorities gave the go ahead for the re-opening of the cultural sector in Belgium. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-01/belgium-plans-temporary-power-tax-cut-to-contain-energy-bills https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-01/belgium-plans-temporary-power-tax-cut-to-contain-energy-bills Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:34:08 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-06/hospitals-can-cope-with-omicron-wave-yet-to-crest-belgium-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-06/hospitals-can-cope-with-omicron-wave-yet-to-crest-belgium-says Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:57:23 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-03/belgium-extends-school-holiday-in-attempt-to-break-virus-wave https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-03/belgium-extends-school-holiday-in-attempt-to-break-virus-wave Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:27:46 GMT Illustration shows empty claasroom at the Henriette Dachsbeck primary school in Brussels city center, Monday 16 March 2020. Federal government announced on Thrsday 12 March new measures to stop the spreading of Covid-19. School lessons are suspended from Monday but childrens of persons working for essential sectors can stay at schools. BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND (Photo by HATIM KAGHAT/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-27/highly-probable-omicron-is-in-germany-state-minister-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-27/highly-probable-omicron-is-in-germany-state-minister-says Sat, 27 Nov 2021 10:07:20 GMT Travelers at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. . https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-26/belgium-confirms-case-of-new-virus-strain-in-person-from-abroad https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-26/belgium-confirms-case-of-new-virus-strain-in-person-from-abroad Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:04:44 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-17/belgium-reimposes-telework-mandates-to-fight-covid-19-surge https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-17/belgium-reimposes-telework-mandates-to-fight-covid-19-surge Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:15:20 GMT Pedestrians wearing protective face mask pass along a passageway at Brussels Central railway station in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Belgium’s 14-day incidence rate rose to 550 cases per 100,000 from 494 Thursday, trailing only the Czech Republic as the hardest hit country in Europe. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-31/eu-looks-to-bolster-future-health-response-amid-vaccine-snags https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-31/eu-looks-to-bolster-future-health-response-amid-vaccine-snags Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:45:16 GMT Ursula Von Der Leyen Photographer: Francisco Seco/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-30/belgium-imposes-lockdown-to-avert-health-care-system-collapse https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-30/belgium-imposes-lockdown-to-avert-health-care-system-collapse Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:14:53 GMT Ambulance crew work as a patient arrives at the CHR CItadelle hospital in Liege, Belgium, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Belgium has announced restrictive measures across the country in an effort to curb the fast-rising tide of COVID-19, coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Valentin Bianchi) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-27/belgium-limits-social-contacts-to-five-as-infection-rate-soars https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-27/belgium-limits-social-contacts-to-five-as-infection-rate-soars Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:13:00 GMT People wear protective face masks as they walk in the city center of Antwerp, Belgium, on July 27, 2020. - Belgium announced new rules on July 27 as it tries to stem a worrying flare-up in coronavirus cases centred on the port city of Antwerp. From July 29, Belgians will be allowed to see a maximum of five people outside of their families, reducing the permitted "social bubble" from 15. Working from home will be "strongly recommended." (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-25/belgium-mulls-more-anti-covid-tightening-as-infection-cases-rise https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-25/belgium-mulls-more-anti-covid-tightening-as-infection-cases-rise Sat, 25 Jul 2020 16:33:22 GMT The town hall spire stands illuminated beyond the Mont des Arts gardens at night in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. After more than three years of bickering and political gridlock the U.K. is scheduled to leave the European Union, ushering in what U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is calling a new era of sweeping free-trade deals and investment. Photographer: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/belgium-to-ease-restrictions-on-social-contacts-to-10-people https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/belgium-to-ease-restrictions-on-social-contacts-to-10-people Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:02:56 GMT Bicyclists ride near the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium. Photographer: Olivier Matthys/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-09/eu-may-sue-germany-over-ecb-court-ruling-von-der-leyen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-09/eu-may-sue-germany-over-ecb-court-ruling-von-der-leyen Sat, 09 May 2020 21:27:12 GMT Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, delivers a speech during a special address on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 21 - 24. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-06/wearing-a-mask-in-brussels-depends-on-house-number-time-of-day https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-06/wearing-a-mask-in-brussels-depends-on-house-number-time-of-day Wed, 06 May 2020 15:47:47 GMT A shopper wearing a protective face mask carries groceries outside the Berlaymont building, which houses offices of the European Commission, in Brussels on March 26. Photographer: Olivier Matthys/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-24/belgium-to-gradually-ease-virus-lockdown-in-first-half-of-may https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-24/belgium-to-gradually-ease-virus-lockdown-in-first-half-of-may Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:14:51 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-25/eu-leaders-to-hold-emergency-summit-on-bloc-s-budget-on-feb-20 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-25/eu-leaders-to-hold-emergency-summit-on-bloc-s-budget-on-feb-20 Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:46:17 GMT European Union (EU) flags fly from flagpoles outside the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. The Brexit talks have turned into an angry stalemate, as U.K. and EU leaders focused on blaming each other for refusing to budge. Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg