Scientists in the Netherlands are spraying saliva-like droplets in an Amsterdam arena to model how cheering fans might spread coronavirus-infected aerosols through the air. pic.twitter.com/6ANTGzx5M8
— DW News (@dwnews) December 11, 2020
LIVE: Press Conference @MinPres aafter #EUCO https://t.co/D9dUAPwQ0h
— Netherlands at the EU (@NLatEU) December 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/EUYoungFarmers/status/1337004074303172608
Why is Groningen the healthiest city in the Netherlands?
"The city centre is almost completely car-free, meaning there are low rates of air pollution from exhaust. Most people travel by foot or bike; more than 60% of all traffic movement is by bicycle."https://t.co/ZzY8UxwhwV pic.twitter.com/Pf52piJ20V
— Dutch Cycling Embassy (@Cycling_Embassy) December 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/ACEA_eu/status/1336953325749735426
Northern Netherlands sets hydrogen ‘blueprint’ for EU https://t.co/hjUd7dfniJ
— james kaff (@kaffjamesnewtow) December 10, 2020
ExxonMobil is assessing the feasibility of constructing a carbon capture facility at the company’s Rotterdam refinery in the Netherlands @PortOfRotterdam https://t.co/t6BV4bhfLH pic.twitter.com/TT8ra1jYu8
— ExxonMobil EU (@ExxonMobil_EU) December 3, 2020
Thanks to my good friend Netherlands @MinPres for an excellent discussion. We'll keep pursuing justice for MH17 victims & agree on the need for an ambitious EU FTA, practical, technology-driven emissions reduction & more cooperation on security, open trade & secure supply chains. pic.twitter.com/9Fj0hqcggu
— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) December 9, 2020
Inspiring journey from CFO of Aspira, Aine O’Keeffe, on looking beyond UK when considering expanding. Key factors incl language, ease of access, educated workforce & most importantly access to EU has paid dividends for Aspira. NL has successfully been a gateway to Europe & beyond pic.twitter.com/GTwI9Iz1oH
— Embassy of the Netherlands in Ireland (@NLinIreland) December 8, 2020
The Netherlands announced that all non-EU citizens would have to show a negative Covid-19 test result when entering the country by air or sea.
Thar means mandatory test coming from Britain starting January 1.
More EU countries will ask for one. https://t.co/cvpCmYba8L pic.twitter.com/OaJGTGtEVR
— Layovers ✈︎ the air travel podcast (@lay_overs) December 11, 2020
British nationals may face a ban on non-essential travel to the Netherlands and the rest of the EU from January 1 because of coronavirus-related restrictions on visitors from outside the EU and EEA. https://t.co/Y98JUIU780
— DutchNews.NL (@DutchNewsNL) December 10, 2020
Food for thought: cultured meat maker brings in $55m in funding https://t.co/QGEkPKRPpj
— DutchNews.NL (@DutchNewsNL) October 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/carolJhedges/status/1337355950768975873
Please watch the sixth episode of the Flying visits? Challenges for UK lawyers working in the EU #postBrexit webinar series with me, Ilda de Sousa and Pieter Krop looking at #immigrationlaw in the Netherlands, what that means for U…https://t.co/Axzy3WInCK https://t.co/Kvt8iZTu6s
— Julie Norris (@Julie_NorrisKN) December 11, 2020
Netherlands expels 2 Russian diplomats accused of spying The Dutch intelligence service has said two Russian diplomats were allegedly working as spies. They allegedly targeted high-tech industries working on both civilian and military appli… https://t.co/VWjpzkMG8o #EU #Europe pic.twitter.com/PZy1NMkNNs
— EUwatch (@EUwatchers) December 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/eurocontrolDG/status/1336240901627195392
A European diplomat said that Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Denmark share France’s concerns that in the rush to conclude a deal, the EU negotiator will give too much ground on rules to maintain fair competitionhttps://t.co/IewNmXLDo2
— Dawn.com (@dawn_com) December 5, 2020
22 scholars present 5 principles to help society demand quality modelling in @nature: https://t.co/gxd3YeV8q0 Co-author Ismael Rafols @cwtsleiden: "Once a number takes centre-stage with a prevailing narrative, other possible estimates can disappear from view". #ModelResponsibly
— Leiden SocialScience (@LeidenSocial) June 24, 2020
This study found people’s choices around health insurance were poor on average and that higher socio-economic status consumers made better choices than lower socio-economic status consumers.
Read: https://t.co/CHJDRvbBYp pic.twitter.com/Jz2Q4Jdsci
— Centre for Economic Performance (@CEP_LSE) October 21, 2020
Systems medicine to RESOLVE metabolic syndrome https://t.co/cepKXHPPpg via @HealthEuropa and @TUEindhoven
— Natal van Riel (@nvanriel) March 19, 2019
Yesterday we were surprised at Utrecht University by a visit from Her Majesty Queen Máxima. The work visit dealt with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education and the welfare of students and lecturers. https://t.co/NAKB21vAFz pic.twitter.com/KzhzMHacZd
— Utrecht University (@UtrechtUni) December 9, 2020
Regular mass screening and isolation of infectious persons does not seem a realistic strategy to fully reopen society after the current corona wave, according to researchers at @UtrechUni and @UMCUtrecht, including mathematician Martin Bootsma. https://t.co/Q6Resq1hqJ
— Faculty of Science, Utrecht University (@UUBeta) November 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/ERC_Research/status/1332259530177007617
The extent to which #hydrogen will be able to meet the high expectations in the future #EnergyTransition depends on various economic factors. Prof. @MMulderEnergy is going to research it: https://t.co/lFXdwT3ZeR @MinisterieEZK @NWONieuws pic.twitter.com/ZyL6AoQLIO
— Faculty of Economics and Business – UG (@UniGroningenFEB) December 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/magioliveira/status/1336596753987084289
Netherlands: Three Polish Supermarkets Bombed in Two Days https://t.co/5Z8jAfdkVv
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) December 9, 2020
Blue skies in Geleen, the Netherlands pic.twitter.com/kK3dU7PrEo
— DOES (@Digitaldoes) December 10, 2020
More expats left out in the cold by Brexit: "As our records show that you currently reside in the Netherlands, we’ll no longer be permitted to provide you with current or savings account products or services."https://t.co/vxMiR67Qy0
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) December 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/NLinUK/status/1337316709003309056
"von der Leyen has to contend with a disgruntled group of governments including France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Spain and Italy" – pop 208m – who "warned Mr Barnier that they will reject any deal that does not contain robust level playing field" https://t.co/L53sU2L4GN
— Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (@rasmus_kleis) December 6, 2020
Doorstep by PM of Netherlands @MinPres #Rutte ahead of today's #EuropeanCouncil #EUCOhttps://t.co/KZbfTlIfiN
— EU Council TV News (@EUCouncilTVNews) December 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/Taiwan_in_NL/status/1336299982144606210
Covid: How 40 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be delivered from Belgium to a syringe near youhttps://t.co/cyXl1SyPzz
— ITV News (@itvnews) December 2, 2020
The NHS's chief executive says:
"The vaccine will be dispatched by Pfizer from Belgium, to arrive at an unnamed location in the UK followed by quality checks after its delivery. These will include multiple temperature checks and GPS log checks"https://t.co/2lva80R4AN pic.twitter.com/y41kTuYCk5
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 2, 2020
"The vaccine is manufactured and stored in Belgium so it will have to be transported and I’m told that could take a matter of days"@BBCHughPym says "this is the most exciting news since the initial trials were announced in early November"https://t.co/a2WRlnZgZH pic.twitter.com/ho8JuaYKWW
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 2, 2020
Belgium announces return to national lockdown as figures suggest it has highest Covid infection rate in Europe https://t.co/CGBoE0cl8Y
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 30, 2020
Brussels airport. Absolutely love this ❣️ pic.twitter.com/58DzZmOF2O
— -.- (@kobweeyin) October 30, 2020
"Belgium is now in the midst of a deadly second wave of COVID."@JamesAALongman reports on Liege, Belgium, where there's a roughly 41% infection rate and the local hospital is at full capacity. https://t.co/aXGAapdD3X pic.twitter.com/Unkmxj2NqE
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) October 30, 2020
“If the pressure continues, doctors here say they may soon be forced to choose who receives lifesaving care,” reports Lucy Hough from Liege, Belgium. https://t.co/CPTDZiGVYa
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) November 1, 2020
Belgian supermarkets are busier than usual on Friday amid fear of a lockdown as the Consultative Committee meets today.https://t.co/AVdhn9R3ON
— The Brussels Times (@BrusselsTimes) October 30, 2020
Of the 31 countries in the rankings (EU, EEA and the UK), 27 are currently coloured red, meaning that they have passed the alarm threshold of 120 confirmed Covid-19 infections per 100,000 inhabitants over the last two weeks.https://t.co/SWUPHKF5c1
— The Brussels Times (@BrusselsTimes) October 30, 2020
Belgium's discussions on implementing new coronavirus measures have reportedly hit a snag, as Jan Jambon and Elio Di Rupo lock horns over how to proceed.https://t.co/YsMO06Nt81
— The Brussels Times (@BrusselsTimes) October 30, 2020
Belgium's Flemish region has declared the state of civil emergency for the second time. The move will enable it to fast-track the creation of new health care infrastructure to relieve the sector as it beats back the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.https://t.co/N33S0rTMHS
— The Brussels Times (@BrusselsTimes) October 30, 2020
The organisation is in favour of as much use as possible of teleworking, but would oppose making it legally obligatory.https://t.co/5L7CKZR1zh
— The Brussels Times (@BrusselsTimes) October 30, 2020
Belgian doctors with coronavirus are asked to keep working as the number of infections surges https://t.co/jveIEzhPil
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) October 27, 2020
Belgium is on the brink of a coronavirus disaster as a top health official warned that the country could run out of intensive care beds in as little as two weeks. https://t.co/nbwjIcPqFw
— CNN International (@cnni) October 27, 2020
With #ArtGenetics we got the attention of CNN https://t.co/MkwmdLNuhC @VIBLifeSciences @PSB_VIB @ugent
— Ive De Smet (@IveDeSmet1978) July 14, 2020
"Johnson had two opinion pieces ready: one in which he argued pro-remain and one pro-leave."
In this 'KU Leuven story', prof. @VanHeckeSteven discusses Brexit, individual opportunism and the emotional connection between the UK and the US.https://t.co/H7diFi2jPo
— Sociale Wetenschappen – Social Sciences KU Leuven (@FSW_KULEUVEN) October 20, 2020
Much is at stake. Brexit and its impact on Flanders' economy. Study by @HylkeVandenbuss featured in @FinancialTimes https://t.co/9UZgMz7BNq pic.twitter.com/7JzwmYO3Xk
— FEB KU Leuven (@FEBkuleuven) October 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/KU_Leuven/status/1315939180380393472
https://twitter.com/KU_Leuven/status/1317032659940483073
https://twitter.com/mtm_kuleuven/status/1305799985699737600
KU Leuven is now founding member of the European Lithium Institute (eLi), which started as a funded project of EIT RawMaterials under Horizon 2020.https://t.co/LJA0kJhPBy #circulareconomy #EITRawMaterials #lithium pic.twitter.com/KoSyQkdhde
— Materials Engineering | KU Leuven (@mtm_kuleuven) November 19, 2020
"After all, researchers are employed to win bids, publish research and get cited."
Hm… Unfortunate statement in an otherwise supportive call for more outreach and #scicomm.https://t.co/JMcsAFegZc— Ghent University Research (@ResearchUGent) August 6, 2020
Art museums are filled with centuries-old paintings with details of plants that today give us clues about evolution and breeding practices.@IveDeSmet1978 contributing to @sciam podcast 60-second science – https://t.co/NemMBgGwkZ
— Ghent University Research (@ResearchUGent) August 5, 2020
The Covid-19 #pandemic affects everyone, but not everyone is affected equally. There exists a significant and negative income gradient in excess mortality during the #Covid19 period in #Belgium for the elderly. Issue 50 #CovidEconomics: https://t.co/oWoVuiTIov@KU_Leuven @LSEEcon pic.twitter.com/G7KplWqKzV
— CEPR (@cepr_org) October 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/AntwMgtSchool/status/1199267126084853761
Next up in #MicrobeMonday: #plasmids #biotech and #pharmacy wouldn't be where they are now without them!@ResearchUGent @VIBLifeSciences @InflamResCen @FEMSTweets #OpenScience @rbeyaert @UCLouvain_be @Addgene pic.twitter.com/skuLFpeHP9
— BCCM Collections (@BccmCollections) November 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/GrapheneEU/status/1113751904297857025
Focusing on collective agency, Paula Fernandez-Wulff (@UCLouvain_be) explores how social innovations in the food system practice democracy beyond consumption. Free download: https://t.co/MkrhX732s5 #FoodDemocracy #OpenAccess pic.twitter.com/4AZyyi3lxX
— Politics Governance (@CogitatioPaG) November 18, 2019
Inaugural Session of the Francqui Chair on Big Data Analytics for Business at @UNamur. Thanks #UNamur, #Francqui Foundation @AnikCastillo, Prof. Pietro Zidda, and 100+ attendees. https://t.co/AbxPL9u1Bq #AI #BigData #Analytics #PredictiveAnalytics #opensource #data #dataanalytics pic.twitter.com/H3SAm3lpwp
— Dirk Van den Poel (@dirkvandenpoel) March 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/cheddar/status/1242984865961672704
Belgium has no vaccine yet, Guy, even though Pfizer make it there. But Britain does have the vaccine.
That’s because Belgian has to allow the slow #EU to negotiate for it.
Guessing that’s why you want talk about #Brexit, not dead Belgians. https://t.co/N3nvKKJwMz
— Bellerophon (@PBR5treetgang) December 6, 2020
[Ticker] Belgium passes 600,000 coronavirus infections Belgium counted 600,397 coronavirus infections since the crisis started, the public health institute Sciensano announced, Le Soir reports. Today, 2,939 people are hospitalised, of whom … https://t.co/rgBQfS3UHf #EU #Europe pic.twitter.com/IAdjajxsOo
— EUwatch (@EUwatchers) December 11, 2020
Leavers credit #Brexit w/ #vaccine approval but 2 problems: 1) approval happened under EU regs, w/ UK in EU. 2) “Pfizer vaccine..developed by Turkish-born scientists at a German biotech firm, produced by [US] pharma co. &manufactured in a plant in Belgium” https://t.co/1A2CYWORxU
— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) December 5, 2020
The UK is approving Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine under EU law. It’s got nothing to do with Brexit.
It was developed by German scientists of Turkish descent. (Ironically, the very country Brexiteers lied was joining the EU.)
It’s being produced in Belgium. https://t.co/O04UXFuCOP
— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) December 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1335849296743309315
https://twitter.com/ACEA_eu/status/1336572069081968641
The @EU_Commission proposes mandatory requirements for batteries placed on the EU market. Requirements such as responsibly sourced materials, minimum content of recycled materials, carbon footprint or recycling targets are essential for a sustainable battery industry #EUGreenDeal https://t.co/OyZUdZJQDl
— Claude Turmes (@ClaudeTurmes) December 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/EUCouncil/status/1336675100658176001
Goldman Sachs opens a Luxembourg-based entity to service rich clients in the EU, the bank’s latest move to avoid Brexit disruption https://t.co/VUEWfcaVKO
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 4, 2020
"I prefer no deal than a bad deal"
Luxembourg's PM Xavier Bettel tells reporters that while Brexit is bad for the EU, "it's even worse for the U.K."
Updates: https://t.co/jGQXOxCzEi pic.twitter.com/1qr0vGiZ4j
— Bloomberg Brexit (@Brexit) December 10, 2020
I am just so glad that I am fully integrated into the Luxembourg healthcare system that, unlike the shit British NHS, covers me for medical treatment worldwide. So whether there is ever any extension to the EHIC provisions doesn't matter one jot to me.https://t.co/wHp3bis3AA
— Paul Brownjohn Esq (for J R-M) #FBPE (@Paulos_the_fog) December 11, 2020
Preparing for a no deal #Brexit EU budget deal reached. @mindgeek-owned Pornhub blocked by @Mastercard & @Visa. @ZARA leaving Luxembourg City-Centre. Delano’s breakfast briefing for Friday: https://t.co/rZwYKfshOs
— Delano Magazine (@DelanoMagazine) December 11, 2020
EU countries close in on deal to end budget blockhttps://t.co/lPBbtkiKHn pic.twitter.com/Z0szz3NQxc
— Luxembourg Times (@LuxTimes) December 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/MFA_Lu/status/1334405102992560128
https://twitter.com/LuxFinance/status/1289118991085187073
https://twitter.com/uni_lu/status/1320812337339748353
We are proud to virtually participate in the @CanadaTrade
Mission in #Luxembourg. Angela Hlavka joins Canadian Women in Tech: Business Mission to the EU. Learn more about our incredible partners – https://t.co/DTcMLl2fWo@SharpNECDisplay pic.twitter.com/BcW8OWzVp5— ucworkspace (@ucworkspace) December 10, 2020
Mighty Luxembourg has spoken. https://t.co/dgHwkjYbV6
— Dan Williams holding my anger in. (@dan63uk) December 7, 2020
Luxembourg: the city’s multilingual makeup is also bound to be a bonus. #CyberLeón: en el barrio del Crucero. Jaque mate, Luxemburgo.https://t.co/bqkFx9xKRn
— Mario Llión (@marioLlion) December 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/PopescuCo/status/1335335148917764096
14-day cumulative number of covid-19 cases per 100,000
Dec. 8Highest in Europe:
Luxembourg 1185.9
Croatia 1141.9
Lithuania 1045.0
Slovenia 985.6
Hungary 762.2Nordics:
Sweden 698.0
Denmark 361.6
Finland 107.7
Norway 104.3
Iceland 58.0 (lowest in Europe)https://t.co/u1K0U3wqKe— Nordic News (@Nordic_News) December 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/RPUE_LU/status/1337359430330052613