The most recent Ethias operation enabled closure of a total of 7,437 First Life Portfolios

Monday, 24 July 2017 20:53
Ethias has processed reimbursement claims in around six weeks for a total of €410 million.
The most recent operation launched by Ethias and aiming to speed up the extinction of the Individual Life Portfolios (a First product) enabled the closure of 7,437 First Accounts.
Opportunities in the Delhaize network, and the growth of new districts needing convenience stores, explain the Delhaize growth.

Sixteen new Delhaize shops will open in second half of 2017

Monday, 24 July 2017 20:08
Sixteen new Delhaize brand shops will open in the second half of the year whilst 13 others (two AD, seven Proxy and four Shop & Go) have already opened in the first six months of the year.
Lucien Van Impe's condition is still not yet stable following his heart attack.

Van Impe: last Belgian winner of Tour de France suffers heart attack

Monday, 24 July 2017 19:34
Lucien Van Impe, the last winner of the Tour de France, suffered a heart attack on Friday.
The Port of Antwerp announced on Monday that it is investing $10 million (€8.5 million) in Porto do Açu.

Port of Antwerp invests $10 million in Brazilian port

Monday, 24 July 2017 19:05
The Port of Antwerp has acquired a shareholding of 1.176% in Porto do Açu.
Pressure on government to lower the corporation tax.

Prime Minister leads bilateral talks with a view to resolving fiscal and social issues

Monday, 24 July 2017 17:30
The Prime Minister, Charles Michel, has today been pursuing bilateral talks.
Last year, the very wet spring saw Belgian potato production witness a significant decline of 7.11%, compared with 2015, to more than 3.4 million tonnes.

Belgian farmers cultivate ever more potatoes to satisfy the unstoppable demand for Belgian fries

Monday, 24 July 2017 15:23
The area devoted to growing potatoes and the production of this tuber has not stopped growing in recent years in Belgium.
Last year, there were significant declines in all crop yields, both for the consumer and animal feed markets.

2016: awful year for Belgian agricultural production

Monday, 24 July 2017 14:05
Last year (2016) is a year that Belgian farmers will remember for a long time to come.
The Belgian Royal family soaking up the atmosphere at Tomorrowland.

Festival-goers have a blast at 13th Tomorrowland

Monday, 24 July 2017 12:51
The first weekend of the electronic music festival Tomorrowland, in Boom (the Antwerp province), was a massive success.

A man remanded in custody after a knife fight that left one seriously injured

Sunday, 23 July 2017 22:36
A violent fight broke out between two men in the middle of the day on Friday.

A man tries to kill his ex-partner in Philippeville

Saturday, 22 July 2017 19:51
There was an attempted murder in Philippeville on Friday afternoon.