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74 million fine from the European Commission over the subsidies it received for using Charleroi airport in Belgium. It is appealing against that ruling. (Google News UK -- Business)
Other 5-time champs support Armstrong Jul 6, 2004
CHARLEROI, Belgium - Lance Armstrong could erase them from the record books, but former five-time Tour de France champions are wishing the American good luck in his bid for a record sixth victory in Paris. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
ARMSTRONG 4TH OVERALL Jul 6, 2004
He finished 85th in Mondays 122-mile second stage from Charleroi to Namur in Belgium, with a small detour into neighboring France. So far, Armstrong seems pleased, saying his team is maybe the best one weve had. (MSNBC -- Sports)
McEwen sprints to Tour stage win Jul 6, 2004
NAMUR, Belgium -- Australia's Robbie McEwen raced away to win the second stage of the Tour de France, a 197-kilometer ride from Charleroi to Namur. The final sprint was disrupted by a crash with 200 meters to go which left Jimmy Caspar and Kurt-Asle Aversen on the tarmac and gave Lotto-Domo's McEwen a clear run to the line. (CNN -- International)
Armstrong fourth, seconds behind leader Jul 6, 2004
He finished 85th in Monday's 122-mile second stage from Charleroi to Namur in Belgium, with a small detour into neighboring France ... 4 miles from Charleroi to Namur. (Houston Chronicle)
Lance Armstrong Hopes For No. 6 Jul 6, 2004
Lance Armstrong (right) refuels on encouragement from his girlfriend, rock star Sheryl Crow, between Charleroi and Namur in Belgium Monday ... He finished 85th in Monday's 122-mile second stage from Charleroi to Namur in Belgium, with a small detour into neighboring France. (CBS News)
Aussie wins second Tour stage Jul 6, 2004
Gian Matteo Fagnini's Tour ended with a spill 41 kilometres from the finish of the 197-kilometre route from Charleroi to Namur in Belgium, with a midway detour into neighbouring France. The Italian rider for the Domina Vacanze squad injured his collarbone and was taken to a hospital. (Globe and Mail)
[ FULL STORY ] Jun 18, 2004
The girls' bodies were unearthed in the summer of 1996 from the garden of a house belonging to Dutroux in the suburbs of the industrial city of Charleroi. Autopsy reports showed that they had been raped and beaten. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Belgian found guilty in sex crimes case Jun 18, 2004
The crimes, which included the death by starvation of two girls in a basement dungeon in Dutroux's house near the southern city of Charleroi, have haunted the country for years ... Their bodies were dug up in the backyard of a house near Charleroi after Dutroux's 1996 arrest. (Xinhuanet, China)
Belgian child killer convicted Jun 18, 2004
The bodies of Ms Marchal, 17, and Ms Lambrecks, 19, were found in 1996 in the garden of a house in the suburbs of the city of Charleroi owned by Dutroux. Post-mortem reports showed they had been raped and beaten before being drugged and buried alive. (BBC News)
Beats Who Caged And Killed Kids Is Guilty Jun 18, 2004
Dutroux, 47, built a hidden dungeon in the cellar of his home near Charleroi where girls were caged, often for months. Two eight-year-olds - Julie Lejeune and Melissa Russo, snatched off the street near their homes in 1995 - starved to death while he was in jail for several months for car theft. (Google News UK -- News)
Trial over but Belgium needs answers Jun 18, 2004
It was a bright day in late April when the entire Arlon district court decamped to Marcinelle, a rundown suburb of Charleroi, to inspect the hidden dungeon where some of the electrician's young victims had been raped and imprisoned, and had died. Jurors, officials and journalists filed silently through the house, shielded from the public by huge screens. (Google News UK -- News)
The Scotsman Jun 18, 2004
But as Sabine Dardenne, who was then just 12, and Laetitia Delhez, then 14, were rescued from the underground prison near the Belgian town of Charleroi, where they had been repeatedly raped, beaten and fed a starvation diet, they thanked and kissed their abuser, Marc Dutroux ... He led them to the underground cell in his house in the Charleroi suburb of Marcinelle, where Sabine and Laetitia were both found alive ... But it was more than two weeks later that officers discovered the bodies of Ms... (Google News UK -- News)
Timeline: Dutroux case Jun 17, 2004
15 August 1996: Mr Dutroux leads police to makeshift cell in house in Charleroi suburb of Marcinelle where Sabine Dardenne and Laetitia Delhez are found alive ... 3 September 1996: Police find remains of An Marchal and Eefje Lambrecks under a garden shed at Weinstein's house in Charleroi suburb of Jumet. (BBC News -- Europe)
Belgium awaits verdict in Dutroux cas Jun 15, 2004
The two youngest victims, both aged eight, starved to death in a dungeon built in the basement of Dutroux's house near the southern city of Charleroi where he kept his victims locked up. Their bodies and those of two others were dug up in the backyards of two houses following his arrest in 1996. (The Independent, UK)
Dutroux insists he was part of paedophile ring Jun 11, 2004
He urged them to tell the truth about the death of the girls, whose bodies were dug up behind houses near the southern city of Charleroi following the arrest of the suspects in 1996. Dutroux expressed regret for the crimes committed and said he could understand how the victims' families felt. (Google News India -- World)
Marauding hordes900 years of Englishmen in Portugal Jun 9, 2004
"You mean at Charleroi," I asked him, "in Euro 2000?". "I mean at Passchendaele," he said, "in 1917.". (The Independent, UK)
Stormy profits ride for Ryanair Jun 1, 2004
Ryanair is in the middle of a row with the EU over Charleroi ... Last week, Ryanair said it would appeal against an EU order to repay some subsidies it received for using Charleroi airport in Belgium. (BBC News -- Europe)
British try to crack down on soccer hooligans May 26, 2004
" Flint declined to compare Portugal to the trouble-free atmosphere of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. "The reality is Portugal is much closer than Japan," she said. English and Portuguese officials are trying to prevent a repeat of scenes from Euro 2000, where hundreds of English hooligans caused havoc during the tournament. The worst rioting came in the Belgian town of Charleroi on the eve of a match between England and Germany. Belgian police arrested about 1,300 fans during the... (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Irish cheap airline launches Charleroi appeal against EU May 25, 2004 Hooligans: Beaten yet? May 19, 2004 Waseige signs Algeria deal May 18, 2004 Portuguese unveil plan to stop violence May 18, 2004 Roundup: Athens back on schedule, England faces Springboks, Petacchi wins Giro stage May 13, 2004 Come clean on budget May 12, 2004 Where in Wallonia? May 3, 2004 Belgian mayor wants to demolish house where pedophile starved girls to death Apr 29, 2004 Visit to Belgian torture cellar riles victims Apr 28, 2004 Belgian rape-murder trial views Dutroux horror house Apr 27, 2004 Dutroux's victims to relive nightmare Apr 26, 2004 On the Couch / Not the only club Apr 23, 2004 Rapist `smiled,' trial told Apr 21, 2004 Survivor confronts rapist in court Apr 21, 2004 Dutroux's second survivor speaks of pain Apr 20, 2004 Dutroux in courtroom clash with victims Apr 20, 2004 Why didn't you kill me, child rape victim asks Dutroux Apr 20, 2004 Victim asks court to silence Dutroux Apr 20, 2004 International Herald Tribune Apr 10, 2004 Channel News Asia Apr 10, 2004 Ryanair Gets Accord to Avoid Higher Costs in Belgium (Update1) Apr 10, 2004 Lehmann out to prove hes better than Kahn Mar 31, 2004 Africa: Egypt's Hassan eyes 161st cap Mar 31, 2004 The Australian Mar 11, 2004 * Belgian child rapist blames accomplices Mar 4, 2004 News24 Mar 4, 2004 FULL STORY Mar 1, 2004 Belgian trial of paedophile Dutroux begins Mar 1, 2004 Belgium puts alleged child-killer on trial Mar 1, 2004 Belgian child killer "trial of the century" starts Mar 1, 2004 1996 pedophilia case finally goes to trial Feb 29, 2004 BBC News Feb 29, 2004 Al-Jazeera Feb 29, 2004 Telegraph.co.uk Feb 29, 2004 Trial of Marc DutrouxThe horrific case that still rocks Belgium Feb 18, 2004 Ryanair plans zero frills and fares Feb 16, 2004 [external] EUROPEAN BUSINESS: Online Extra: Airing Ryanair's Beef With The EC Feb 12, 2004 Simon Calder: the man who pays his way Feb 11, 2004 Business news in brief Feb 6, 2004 EU-Ryanair dogfight nears end Feb 5, 2004 Ryanair ordered to pay back subsidies Feb 4, 2004 Papers cynical over WMD probe Feb 4, 2004 EU to rule on Ryanair subsidies today Feb 3, 2004 'No Frills' Airline Awaits Ruling on Airport Subsidies Feb 2, 2004 Expatica Feb 2, 2004 Ryanair warns of state aid dogfight Feb 2, 2004 Rivals stall Ryanair's profits for first time Jan 29, 2004 * Uncertain future for Irish budget carrier Ryanair Jan 29, 2004 Ryanair price-cutting hits profit Jan 28, 2004 Investors Dump Shares of Airline Ryanair Jan 28, 2004 Guardian Jan 28, 2004 Ryanair fears defeat on subsidies Jan 27, 2004 2003 Champions Jan 22, 2004 12 killed in Belgian coach accident, driver evacuates passengers Dec 20, 2003 Arcelor plans 300-mln-euro steel investment in Belgium: ... Dec 19, 2003 Ryanair loses Strasbourg appeal Dec 18, 2003 The year in Futsal Dec 17, 2003 Soccer: England friendly against Portugal seen as key Euro 2004 ... Dec 10, 2003 France Ryanair ruling by 'end of year' Dec 9, 2003 Anderlecht eight clear Dec 6, 2003 Euro 2004 News Dec 3, 2003 Virgin Express blames Ryanair for profits slump Nov 25, 2003
BRUSSELS, Xinhua net(May 25) - Irish cut-price airline Ryanair on Tuesday launched an appeal against a European Commission ruling that called on it to pay back millions of euros it received from the Belgian authorities to encourage it to use Charleroi airport in southern Belgium ... O'Leary's statement detailed a number of areas where he argues the Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), mademistakes when it argued that the deal Ryanair struck with Charleroi airport broke EU... (Xinhuanet, China -- World)
New Stainless Plant Gets a One-Year Check Up May 23, 2004
Based on outstanding results and satisfaction with the project, Arcelor awarded VAI an order for another new stainless plant, at Charleroi Carlam, also in Belgium. Carinox, as the plant is called, will feature a new EAF, AOD, twin ladle furnace and treatment station, dust-control facilities, a slab caster, and all the attending equipment and automtion systems. (33Metalproducing)
Some 350 fans were arrested and deported following violence in Charleroi before the England vs Germany game. That's because in Belgium there was either no police presence, or a mass of officers in full riot gear, Mr Miles says. (BBC News -- UK)
The 65-year-old had been tipped to take over the Desert Foxes in March but he instead stayed to try and help Belgian first division team Charleroi avoid relegation. According to Algeria's football federation Waseige has described Algeria as "a hotbed of football.". (BBC News, UK)
At Euro 2000, English fans caused mayhem in Brussels and Charleroi, while problems in the Netherlands were only minor. "The key is to intervene quickly," Branco said. (Globe and Mail -- SportsTP)
The Belgian soccer federation is looking into allegations that Sporting Charleroi paid another team special premiums to make sure it beat Royal Antwerp in the tight first division relegation battle. A federation spokesman said Wednesday that an investigator is expected to decide by the weekend whether to pursue the matter further. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
A recent ruling by the European Commission over a deal between budget carrier Ryanair and Charleroi Airport in Belgium said such agreements should be transparent ... "But the Charleroi ruling means agreements like this have to be transparent and, so far, the CAA has allowed Manchester not to be. We believe the CAA should be considering how the EC ruling affects its regulation.". (ic Liverpool, UK)
From Prestwick, Ryanair (0871 246 0000, ) flies to Charleroi; coaches meet the flights and charge 10 (7) each way for the 46km journey to Brussels Midi. Search this site. (The Independent, UK -- Travel)
Gompel is mayor of Charleroi, a steel-making city in southern Belgium. Dutroux's red-brick house stands beside a railway track in the grimy suburb of Marcinelle. (Channelnewsasia.com)
"You piece of trash," Ms. Dardenne shouted at her tormentor as he walked by her in handcuffs to visit his former home in Marcinelle, a suburb of the southern city of Charleroi. "If I could I would spit on him," she added, after police escorted him back into the van where he kept his head bowed. (Globe and Mail -- InternationalTP)
Dutroux himself, as well as judges, lawyers, court officials and journalists, were also driven to the house in Marcinelle, a suburb of the grimy southern city of Charleroi, for the day's viewing. "It is not the best day for the defence," conceded Rony Baudewijn, one of Dutroux's team of lawyers as the participants made the 180 kilometre (112 mile) trip from Arlon, the town in eastern Belgium where the trial is taking place. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Sabine Dardenne, now aged 20, and Laetitia Delhez, 22, will travel to Marcinelle, a suburb of the southern Belgian city of Charleroi, where Dutroux held them in the basement of a house he owned there. Dardenne was raped repeatedly while held for 80 days in 1996, when she was 12. (Independent Online, South Africa)
Not betwixt and between the White House meeting and the Likud poll on Gaza, but betwixt Charleroi and Yad Eliyahu ... True, one saw a spattering of blue and white flags in the stands in Charleroi, but we also had glimpses of Che Guevera pictures and other idiosyncratic paraphernalia in which fans like to adorn themselves, but which in no way detracted from the glorifying of club and city. (Ha'aretz, Israel)
After arresting him and other suspects, they persuaded him to lead them to his house in a Charleroi suburb where he had imprisoned the two girls. Dardenne gave her testimony Monday. (Toronto Star -- World Report)
She was found on August 15 in a cellar of Dutroux's house in the southern city of Charleroi, along with Laetitia Delhez, who had been held for six days ... Eight-year-olds Melissa Russo and Julie Lejeune allegedly died of starvation in Dutroux's squalid home near Charleroi while he was serving a prison sentence for a vehicle crime. (Google News Canada -- World)
After arresting him and other suspects, they persuaded him to lead them to his house in a Charleroi suburb where he had imprisoned the two girls. Delhez and Dardenne, who gave her testimony on Monday, are the lucky ones found still alive. (Google News UK -- World)
She was found on August 15 in a cellar of Dutroux's house in Charleroi, along with Delhez, who had been held for six days. Dutroux said at the start of his trial in March that he abducted Dardenne on behalf of former businessman Michel Nihoul, who is also in the dock in the eastern Belgian town of Arlon. (Yahoo! Asia News)
She was bundled into a van, drugged, and taken to Dutroux's hideaway in the slums of Charleroi, where he stripped her and fixed a chain around her neck. Claiming that he was saving her from a "wicked chief", he warned her to be a good girl, "or you're dead". (Google News Canada -- World)
" Mme Dardenne, 20, reacted with barely disguised contempt for his claim, saying: "I am supposed to say thank you, if I understand correctly", before asking the judge to "make him be quiet". Mme Dardenne was 12 when she was kidnapped on the way to school near the southern town of Tournai one morning in May, 1996. She was held prisoner by Dutroux for 80 days in a concealed room in the basement of his house, during which time she was drugged, repeatedly raped and subjected to mental and physical... (Google News Canada -- World)
The government of the Wallonia region of Belgium, which owns the airport, in Charleroi, confirmed that it had reached an agreement with Ryanair ... In February, the European Commission voided Ryanair's previous agreement with Charleroi, saying the discounts and other incentives amounted to illegal subsidies ... The Dublin-based carrier, one of a new breed of carriers that have shaken up the European travel market by slashing fares and opening new routes, had said the ruling would force it to... (Google News Australia -- Business)
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary points to one of his planes at Charleroi airport ... BRUSSELS : Irish no-frills airline Ryanair is to maintain its operations at Belgium's Charleroi airport despite a European Commission ruling against it over illegal subsidies there, the regional government was reported as saying ... Cited by the Belga news agency, local Wallonia economy minister Serge Kubla said Friday that he had signed an accord with Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary in Dublin guaranteeing... (Google News Australia -- Business)
Ryanair gets illegal aid at state-owned Charleroi airport, 60 kilometers south of Brussels, because of discounted landing and ground-service fees, the European Commission said in February ... The Walloon government agreed today to keep the fees imposed on Ryanair at Charleroi at 5 euros ($6) per passenger in total by making discounts available to any other airlines that come to the airport ... Ryanair said it will stay at Charleroi with this agreement. (Google News Australia -- Business)
Erich Ribbeck's German team lost 1-0 against England in Charleroi after drawing 1-1 with Romania in Liege. The Euro 96 winners fared little better in Holland where they were routed 3-0 by Portugal. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Wasiege had been working at Charleroi in Belgium and has also coached Standard Liege and Portugal's Sporting Lisbon. . (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Mr Langlois reported yesterday that Martin said she visited the house, at Marcinelle near Charleroi in southern Belgium, after the girls were trapped in the secret cellar hole. "The cellar attracted me. I listened. I heard them laughing, but I never saw them and I never talked to them. I went downstairs on all fours, backwards so that I could get out again more quickly," she told investigators. (Google News Australia -- World)
This explained, according to the convicted child rapist, why he built a secret cellar in the Marcinelle house, near the southern town of Charleroi, to confine the two girls. Police rescued two girls, aged 12 and 14, from the cellar in August, 1996. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Connerotte was the magistrate who, in August 1996, oversaw investigations that led quickly to the arrest of Dutroux and the rescue of two girls from the clutches of the man dubbed the "monster of Charleroi". As in France, prosecutors in Belgium appoint an independent judge to direct a police investigation. (Google News -- World)
Dutroux is charged over the kidnapping, rape and beatings of six girls, four of whom died allegedly at the hands of the man who came to be known as the "monster of Charleroi". Over 300 police have been deployed around the Palace of Justice in Arlon, a quiet town near the French and Luxembourg borders now besieged by hundreds of Belgian and foreign journalists. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Top Stories )
The long-awaited trial of Marc Dutroux, dubbed the "monster of Charleroi", began today, eight years after he was arrested in a case that has traumatised Belgium ... " Dutroux will testify this week via microphone from behind bullet-proof glass in the court chamber. During previous court appearances he has worn a flak jacket. More than 300 police were deployed for the trial around the Palace of Justice in Arlon, a quiet town near the French and Luxembourg borders, while hundreds of Belgian and... (TimesOnline)
The man whom Belgians call "the monster of Charleroi" is charged with killing two of the girls directly and allowing another two to starve to death. Police suspected Dutroux for some time before his arrest in 1996, but failed to find some of the girls being held in his basement when they searched his house. (CBC News, Canada -- News)
Dutroux is charged over the kidnapping, rape and beatings of six girls, four of whom died allegedly at the hands of the man who came to be known as the "monster of Charleroi." ... The girls, Sabine Dardenne, aged 12 at the time, and Laetitia Delhez, then 14, were rescued two days later from captivity in the cellar of a property belonging to Dutroux in Charleroi, south of Brussels ... They had been repeatedly raped, beaten and starved by the "monster of Charleroi", prosecutors say. (Channelnewsasia.com)
4 Belgians died; 2 survived torture Seven and a half years have passed since two terrified girls were rescued from a dungeon under a terraced house in Charleroi, a run-down industrial town in southern Belgium ... They were told by an informer, Claude Thirault, that he had built a dungeon under his house in Charleroi. (International Herald Tribune)
Both girls were discovered alive two days later in the cellar of a property belonging to Dutroux in the southern town of Charleroi. Investigators then unearthed the bodies of four other girls who had been missing for more than a year, from the gardens of other Dutroux properties. (Google News -- World)
The girls, Sabine Dardenne, aged 12 at the time, and Laetitia Delhez, then 14, were rescued two days later from captivity in the cellar of a property belonging to Dutroux in Charleroi, south of Brussels ... They had suffered a horrifying ordeal in the dank dungeon - they had been repeatedly raped, beaten and starved by the "monster of Charleroi", prosecutors say. (Google News -- World)
The original judge, Jean-Marc Connerotte, was investigating links between Dutroux and organised crime in Charleroi when he was pulled off the case in October 1996 for alleged conflict of interest after dining with the families of the victims. His dismissal prompted the biggest protest in Belgian history. (Google News -- World)
Here, in this run-down suburb of Charleroi, is Belgium's house of horrors, one of the homes of Marc Dutroux, the country's most infamous murderer, rapist and paedophile, and the place that, eight years ago, yielded up the country's most appalling secret ... Theirs was a story that reverberates through Belgian society to this day, and has generated rumours of a web of conspirators stretching from the backstreets of Charleroi to the residences of the Belgian royal family. (The Independent, UK -- Education)
Mr O'Leary's plans are his immediate response to this month's ruling by the European commission that Ryanair must repay up to ??3m in unlawful state aid provided by Belgium for flying into and out of Charleroi airport in the depressed south of the country. He said then that the "disastrous" EU ruling would add ??10 a ticket to low-cost carriers while Loyola de Palacio, the EU transport commissioner, says a truer cost would be an extra ??6 a ticket. (Google News UK -- Business)
EU Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio faced a tough struggle to balance Europe's need to promote economic growth in underdeveloped regions such as Charleroi, a bleak town about 60 kilometres (37 miles) outside Brussels, with the EC's long-stated goal of clamping down on state subsidies. The EC plans to use the ruling as the basis for determining what incentives publicly funded airports such as Charleroi will be able to offer the growing number Europe's discount airlines in the future... (Yahoo Finance -- Airline)
Ryanair was this week punished for pushing its luck when setting up a deal with the airport at Charleroi, south of Brussels, that involved Belgian taxpayers not simply forgoing the normal landing charges but also stumping up for the airline's office equipment and hotel bills. "This won't affect rich people, it will affect ordinary people", says Mr O'Leary. (The Independent, UK -- Travel)
The commission has ordered Ryanair to pay back millions of pounds in cash incentives to use the state-run Charleroi Airport, near Brussels in Belgium. It said Ryanair's service to the airport had been built on anti- competitive state aid and that its decision would create a level playing field in the industry. (Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK)
The months-long battle comes to a head on Tuesday when the European Commission will rule against some of the subsidies Belgian regional airport Charleroi gave to Ryanair ... "I am concerned that tomorrow's decision could have wide ranging implications which go far beyond the specific case of the use of Charleroi airport by Ryanair," said the Irish head of the European Parliament, Pat Cox, an unprecedented intervention from one of the EU's most senior figures over a specific firm ...... (CNN -- Travel)
The European Commission ruled cut-priced rates offered exclusively to Ryanair for using Charleroi Airport in southern Belgium were illegal ... All airlines must be aware of the possibilities offered, and only genuine competition is truly capable of safeguarding consumers' rights," she explained. Today's decision gives the go-ahead for Ryanair to benefit from forms of aid granted by the Belgian regional government which "permits genuine development of new routes under clearly defined... (Ananova -- Business)
The decision ordering the airline to repay subsidies from Charleroi airport in Belgium angers several of the papers. By what right do the fat cats of Brussels and Strasbourg dictate to the people of Europe that they must not enjoy cheap flights, the Sun asks. (BBC News -- UK)
The European Commission will today announce how much Ryanair must repay in relation to subsidies it received to fly to Charleroi airport. The low-cost carrier may have received up to E20m from the Walloon authorities in Belgium to launch a hub at Charleroi and it is expected that it will have to repay between E2m and E7m. (Google News UK -- Business)
Ryanair was today hearing whether it has to pay back millions of pounds in subsidies it was given by Charleroi airport in Belgium ... Ryanair has warned that a similar decision at EU level concerning Charleroi would hit at consumers enjoying cheap flights elsewhere in Europe too ... Estimates put the penalty at nearly ??3 million, about half the cash aid agreed from Charleroi in a business proposition for the no-frills airline. (Google News Australia -- Business)
BRUSSELS ? Cut-price airline Ryanair has said low-cost airlines may have to cut routes and raise fares across Europe if the European Commission formally criticises a deal it struck with Belgium's Charleroi airport ... The Walloons made the payment to encourage Ryanair to develop its activities at Charleroi ... Ryanair has also threatened to launch a spate of lawsuits of its own if the Commission finds against it in the Charleroi case. (Google News Canada -- Business)
The Dublin-based carrier expects European Union regulators to rule tomorrow that it received illegal discounts from Belgium to fly to Brussels Charleroi airport ... If the EC rules against it this week, Ryanair could be forced to pay back millions of pounds that it received in return for flying to Brussels Charleroi ... It said such a decision would force it to consider the viability of continuing operations at Charleroi and other state airports which it uses. (icWales, UK)
Ryanair, which expects European Union regulators to rule next week that it received illegal discounts from Belgium to fly to Brussels Charleroi airport, said intense price competition from airlines across Europe would be behind the profits drop ... The announcement follows yesterday's news that the European Union could force the airline to pay back millions of pounds that it received in return for flying to Brussels Charleroi. (icWales, UK)
Ryanair reported its third-quarter results a week ahead of schedule to avoid coinciding with an expected negative ruling from the European Commission on whether the airline accepted illegal subsidies from a state-owned airport at Charleroi, outside Brussels, Belgium. Newspapers reported on Wed-nesday that the European transportation commissioner, Loyola de Palacio, would rule against Ryanair, forcing it to repay from 3 million to 13 million euros (US$3. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Ryanair said the Commission's ruling on the subsidies it receives from Charleroi airport in Belgium would mean a ban on future subsidies, and that may threaten many of its routes.Mr O'Leary says this is the worst possible result, and that he will appeal against the Commission's formal ruling when it is issued next week. (BBC News -- Business)
1 million it receives annually from Charleroi airport south of Brussels. The airline also could be ordered to refund some of the money it has received since launching Charleroi operations in 2001. (Google News UK -- News)
Ryanair, bracing itself for an EU decision next week that it received illegal discounts from Belgium to fly to Brussels Charleroi airport, blamed intense price competition from airlines across Europe for the drop in profits ... The EU next week is expected to order Ryanair to pay back millions of pounds it received for flying to Charleroi airport in Belgium as the payments constituted illegal subsidies. (Google News UK -- News)
Cut price airline Ryanair says it appears to have lost a dispute over the state subsidies it is paid to fly to Charleroi airport in Belgium ... Ryanair will also have to repay millions of dollars in marketing support it received from Brussels Charleroi airport. (BBC News -- Business)
Belgium-D1 -- TEC Spirou Charleroi. Bosnia and Herzegovina-Bosnian League -- KK Siroki Hercegtisak. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Two were taken to a burns unit at Charleroi. The German-registered bus, operated by the Polster Reisen travel firm, left Munich on Thursday and picked up passengers in Cologne at around 1:30 am Saturday (Channel News Asia, Singapore)
But the planned investment in stainless-steel production at Charleroi, south of Brussels, will create 430 jobs from now to mid-2005, the Walloon government said after a meeting with Arcelor executives. The investment plans by the French-Spanish-Luxembourg consortium also foresee boosting cold-rolled and airless steel production at Liege, the authorities said in a statement (Channel News Asia, Singapore)
Meanwhile, the European Commission is poised to announce whether payments made by local authorities in Belgium to Ryanair, to open routes to Charleroi airport, breach competition rules. E-mail this to a friend (BBC News, UK)
Eight of Europe's top clubs were involved and while reigning champions Castell?n cruised through, there was drama in Belgium with Action 21 Charleroi qualifying only after Spanish side Intervi? Boomerang FS were found to have fielded an ineligible player in a match. Final repeatIt meant a repeat of the 2002 final with Charleroi hoping to avenge their 5-1 defeat by Castell?n (uefa.com, Switzerland)
At the last Euro football finals, which were jointly hosted by Belgium and The Netherlands in 2000, some 850 mostly English fans were arrested following hooliganism in the centre of Brussels and in nearby Charleroi, Belgium's third biggest city. To avoid a repeat of such scenes during Euro 2004 Lisbon has cancelled all police leave for what will be the biggest sports event ever held in Portugal (Channel News Asia, Singapore)
He noted that EU competition authorities were expected soon to rule on a similar complaint against payments made by Charleroi airport in Belgium to Ryanair. A number of European airlines have urged the European Commission to take a firm line with Ryanair (Expatica, Netherlands)
Exelsior Mouscron leapfrogged Club Brugge into fourth place after their comprehensive 3-0 win over struggling Charleroi. Mbo Mpenza, Luigi Pieroni and Steve Dugardien all struck in the second half to leave Charleroi second from bottom (Special Broadcasting Service, Australia)
The moves make sense in the light of previous crowd trouble at a provincial venue at Euro 2000 in Charleroi, Belgium prior to an England v Germany game, as both Aveiro and Coimbra have similar small city centers and stadiums. It seems that ticket-holders to the original games will not be allowed to transfer their tickets (Soccerphile.com, Japan)
5 per passenger, on over capacity in Belgium and on the "illegal" subsidies that Ryanair receives at Brussels Charleroi. "The fundamental problem of the Belgian market is a combination of overcapacity with consequent uneconomic discounting of fares and, we believe, illegal subsidies," Virgin Express said (Ireland Online, Ireland)
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