Linda Thompson

Nov 26, 2024 | theneweuropean.co.uk | Linda Thompson

With the Low Countries’ tradition of Sinterklaas fast approaching, local supermarkets have started stocking their shelves with seasonal versions of what could be described as Belgium’s unofficial national biscuit: speculoos. Be it at a more upscale supermarket like Delhaize or a discounter like Aldi, it’s hard to escape the prominent displays of speculoos in the weeks leading up to the December 6 holiday.

Nov 6, 2024 | theneweuropean.co.uk | Linda Thompson

The 500-person venue in Brussels where the US election night watch party was being held was fully sold out. Earlier in the day, organisers had sent out an email warning that staff would be checking IDs to make sure they matched the name shown on a person’s ticket. They also warned guests against bringing anyone else along as there was a “long waiting list” and those plus-ones would be turned away. I got a little excited after reading that email.

Oct 29, 2024 | theneweuropean.co.uk | Linda Thompson

When the tour guide asks, in a matter-of-fact tone, whether we think it rains a lot in Brussels, I chuckle. “You do?” she asks, directing the question at me. Everyone replies with a forceful “yes”. We are at the Brussels Sewer Museum for a guided lunchtime tour of its newest themed exhibition on a topic that currently dominates local conversations – rain. This year has been a very, very wet one. Spring 2024 was the wettest since measurements began in 1883.

Oct 18, 2024 | law.com | Linda Thompson

Who Got The Work Blank Rome partner Andrew T. Hambelton has stepped in to defend Fragrancenet.com in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The case, filed Aug. 29 in New York Southern District Court by the Blakely Law Group, targets the defendants for allegedly selling counterfeit fragrance products. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield, is 1:24-cv-06521, Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co. v. Quester (US) Enterprises, Inc. et al.

Oct 11, 2024 | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Linda Thompson |William Glucroft

In 2020, it was revealed that Dutch tax officials wrongfully targeted thousands of parents as tax cheats after racially profiling them. The government had manipulated an algorithm to flag individuals with a dual nationality and a "foreign-sounding name," using the criteria as indicators of alleged fraud in childcare-benefit claims. The fraud hunt left thousands of families in debt and poverty.