Two bazookas, ammunition found in Hasselt building
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 17:25
Local police in Limburg Regio Hoofdstad (LRH – Limburg Capital Region) on Monday discovered and seized two bazookas and ammunition in an apartment building in Hasselt, the police announced.
Belgium appreciates Albania’s efforts but has not yet taken a stand on its EU bid
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 16:54
Belgium’s federal government has not yet taken a stand on the opening by the European Union (EU) of negotiations with Albania, Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Monday after a meeting with his Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama.
Bike faster in rush hour to go from periphery to centre
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 15:51
The bike is the quickest means of transport to go to a city centre from a peripheral town, during rush hour.
Belgium’s Security Council bid – 400 dignitaries meet royal couple, Foreign Minister in New York
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 14:46
Just after arriving in New York for the UN General Assembly’s High-level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, accompanied by Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, visited the Power and Grace Exposition, featuring paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck and Jordaens, at the Morgan Library & Museum.
Belgium to release €26 million of humanitarian aid bound for Syria
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 14:41
Belgium is to release €26 million of humanitarian aid, bound for Syria and neighbouring states, in 2018.
Cayman tax: €510 million budgeted for and €5 million collected
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 13:45
The Cayman tax, which targets the sums that Belgians have placed in tax havens, only brought in €5 million last year - a mere one-hundreth of the €510 million which the Finance Minister, Johan van Overtveldt, had forecast in the 2017 budget.
Citizens should not have fallen victim to problems in DG
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 12:50
It is unacceptable for citizens to suffer the consequences of operational issues within the Directorate General (DG) for Disabled Persons.
“I will see with Salah Abdeslam what he wishes, whether he wants to appeal or not’’
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 11:23
“We will examine the judgment inside out.
Insurance companies begrudge compensating for workplace accidents
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 11:00
Every other day, a person loses his life because of a workplace accident in Belgium.
Waterloo, first Belgian commune to recycle cigarette stubs
Monday, 23 April 2018 18:02
The commune of Waterloo on Monday installed the first of dozens of ashtrays to be erected in public places to enable it to recycle cigarette stubs.