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French company opens first caravan park in Belgium

For Belgians looking to get away from the noise of city life, Camping Car Park has opened a new motorhome area for camping in Herbeumont, near the Luxembourg border.

July 2021 floods: Houses in Pepinster to be demolished

Houses in the process of renovation are slated for demolition following the 2021 July floods in Pepinster. Residents are told they will be properly compensated.

Trade union announces another general strike on 7 November

The President of the FGTB, Thierry Bodson, hardened his tone against the government and called for a national strike on 7 November.

G7 urges countries and companies with food stocks to help ease shortage crisis

"As a short-term recourse, we are asking partners who have large stocks of food, as well as the private sector, to make food available without distorting markets."

Louvain-la-Plage urban beach is back for July

Starting on 30 June, the Grand Place in Louvain will once again be transformed into an urban beach, complete with sand, umbrellas and cocktails and coconut trees.

Armed robbers break into European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht

Two of the men brandished weapons after a member of the public tried to stop the robbery with a large vase of flowers.

G7 launches a ‘climate club’ to tackle environmental crisis

Seven leaders presented the new body as an intergovernmental forum of "great ambition” open to all countries wanting to reduce their CO2 emissions.

Federal Government working to expand Itsme application

Following the application's rise in users during the pandemic, the Secretary of State for Digitalisation is working to make Itsme a downloadable app.

Heavy traffic expected as Belgians go on holiday

The high price of fuel does not seem to have discouraged people from using their cars to reach their vacation spot.

Couleur Café attracts 67,000 festival-goers after two-year hiatus

"It was incredibly pleasant to come back, despite the weather. And it was even more beautiful to see everyone dancing, even in the rain."

Flights back to normal at Brussels Airlines, 316 flights cancelled in total

316 flights were cancelled in total due to the strike, which impacted 40,000 passengers.

Horse injures 3 people at Belgian shrimp festival

According to witnesses, a person inserted their fingers into the horse’s nose, causing the animal to react with distress.

30 masked people armed with knives vandalise bar in La Louvière

Witnesses reported that that the perpetrators told customers at the bar to "relax" and that they are "not there for them."

Motorcyclist dies after accident in West Flanders

The person behind the car appears to have been at fault. He should have given way to the motorcyclist already engaged in the crossroads.

New Belgian oceanographic research ship christened

Built at the cost of 54 million euros, the Belgica conducted a mission on the Mediterranean Sea in April with the King on board.

298 people set swimming pool “bomb” world record in Ghent

The 298 correctly performed “bombs” is an improvement of 66 people compared to the previous record.

Belgian politicians want constitutional protection for abortion right

"The idea is to prevent any regression of women’s rights already enshrined in Belgium, after what has just happened in the United States."

Ryanair’s entire fleet in Belgium grounded due to strike

"Ryanair has preferred to leave 30,000 people in Belgium without flights rather than comply with Belgian law.”

Sustainable-forest initiative in Belgium reviews its first five years

Regiowood II was created to respond to current forestry challenges by analysing the management of 950,000 hectares of private forest.

Brussels Airlines unions demand meeting with CEO following three-day strike

The conflict between unions and management at Brussels Airlines has been dragging on since last summer when staff had complained about excessively heavy workloads.

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