Belgian Police Spent €21.6 Million on Software Licences Now Unusable
An October audit puts the cancelled i-Police programme’s total spending at €139.4 million, a wider accounting scope than the €75.8 million in contractor payments cited in January.
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An October audit puts the cancelled i-Police programme’s total spending at €139.4 million, a wider accounting scope than the €75.8 million in contractor payments cited in January.
Energy Minister Patrick Assirvaden disclosed the out-of-service figure for 25 August as the utility worked on replacements and a household ownership-transfer plan.
Parliament declared a proposal to change how seats are allocated unconstitutional on November 4. Its youth-party sponsors plan to challenge the decision in court.
A 6 November audit opinion challenges the ministry’s €150 million fuel-tax forecast, citing omitted VAT and climate costs and an eight-day consultation.
A new UNESCO-UNICEF assessment finds a widening gap between school demand and access, with 2.6 million girls still barred from secondary education.
A detailed breakdown of the draft 2026 budget revision shows project loans rising to CFA316.9bn as grants fall to CFA127.8bn; lawmakers have not yet approved the changes.
A reported five-judge ruling says constitutional changes did not extend current mandates, setting a 30-day agreement deadline and a 90-day election timetable.
Home Office records show 18 deployment entries and three arrests-or-disposals outcomes; the figures do not show that facial-recognition matches caused those actions.
A new provincial account attributes the Houaphanh breach to heavy rain and describes preliminary water checks; chemical results and the village water ban remain unresolved.
Vietnam has ordered ministries to help resolve inspection and valuation problems affecting 12 of 16 construction packages as officials target year-end airport operations.
The election commission says 14 regulations were approved as December polls approach, but voters have not been told when or where registration will open.
Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies served five suspicion notices, including to senior security and police officials; guilt has not been established.
A parliamentary finance panel wants the draft revised after lawmakers rejected the 2026 budget adjustment. The ministry says the two bills can proceed separately.
Women won 32.7% of the 55 seats, up from eight in 2022. The 40% comparison is a benchmark, not proof that election law was violated.
Both suspects deny the allegations as police examine 18 bank accounts and roughly 102 million baht in transactions; no loss or guilt has been established.
Niš prosecutors say they requested police inquiries into allegations arising from November 1 repeat voting in Aleksinac. No bribery finding or charge has been announced.
The electoral commission confirms 140 seats for the student-led list and 103 for Vučić’s coalition, completing the count after voting was repeated at 53 stations.
Slovenia's Court of Audit found 14 missing public procurement disclosures at Žalec's water utility, alongside accounting errors; it also documented corrective action.
Judges seek Eximbank repayment records and contractor bills in a pending case over disputed tax exemptions at the Chinese-built airport.
Official figures on 5 November show ten planned centres still unfinished; the government had earlier terminated five delayed construction contracts.