Tuesday, 6 December 2022
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Belgium

Bird flu kills over 22,000 seabirds in Peru
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Flemish businessman Luc Tack to buy Latexco

Businessman Luc Tack is taking over Latexco, a mattress manufacturer in West Flanders, with hundreds of employees in Belgium, Spain, Indonesia and Singapore.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Lone female member of the Cellules Communistes Combattantes dies

The sole female member of the Communist Combatant Cells (CCC), a terror group active in the 1980s in Belgium, has died.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Government issues toy safety warnings to parents ahead of Sinterklaas

With Sinterklaas and Christmas, December is usually a highlight for children presents-wise, however, not all toys they receive are as safe.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Brussels to become the capital of Art Nouveau in 2023

With 1,000 buildings in the Belgian capital alone, Art Nouveau's 130th anniversary will be celebrated with many special events and activities.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Belgian state bonds raise over €108 million this year

After a three-year forced break due to very low and negative interest rates, people have found their way back to the secure investment of state bonds.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Belgian song 'Goeiemorgen, morgen' goes viral in Ukraine, but with different meaning

In Ukraine, the song is not as innocent as the lyrics of the Flemish hit suggest.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Terror attacks trial: Long queue of journalists left to wait outside

In Belgium's biggest-ever trial, journalists had to wait over an hour before getting through security.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Dour Festival announces more acts for 2023

Among the new names announced for next summer are Caribou, La Femme and some of French rap's hottest acts.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Tihange 2 nuclear power plant to definitely shut down on 31 January

Once Tihange 2 is officially disconnected from the grid in February, Belgium will still have five nuclear power plants, which are set to close in 2025.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Belgian man missing in Sydney 'safe and sound'

Stef Vandevelde, who has lived and worked in Australia for several years, has been located after disappearing for almost a week.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Overwhelming majority of Belgians dissatisfied with wage indexations

Belgium is the only eurozone country other than Luxembourg in which both public and private wages are automatically indexed.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Climate Coalition meets De Croo to propose '100 solutions for the climate'

Among the propositions are massively scaling up building renovations and reducing the number of vehicles on streets by more than two-thirds.

Monday, 5 December 2022
GPs push for an end to the sick bill

The shortage of GPs will only get worse in the coming years. If we want to have easy access to a GP in the future, considerable changes are needed.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Broadband finally planned for 35,000 households in 'white zones'

This is the first step in achieving Europe's connectivity targets, which will see all households with access to an internet connection of 100 Mbps by 2025.

Monday, 5 December 2022
French-speaking Belgians tighten belts for end-of-years gifts

The “glass half empty” scenario shows that large numbers of people, especially in French-speaking regions, intend to curb their spending this winter.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Belgium's budgetary situation 'worrying', Minister of Economy admits

"One of the big projects will be tax reform. This must support the purchasing power of workers – especially those with low and middle incomes."

Monday, 5 December 2022
Reactor at Tihange nuclear power plant knocked offline

A reactor at the Tihange nuclear power plant broke down unexpectedly on Sunday morning. “Security of supply is not at all compromised,” network operator Elia assured.

Monday, 5 December 2022
Warnings of slippery roads as snow falls in several places

The warning of slippery roads is in place until Tuesday at 09:00, as later in the day, softer air will see the snow cover will melt away in most places.

Monday, 5 December 2022
How the bombs changed Brussels, and how the city is still coming to terms with them

The victims were a random group of people. Some locals. Others passing through. A retired Belgian ambassador waiting to board a flight to the United States. A university student on his way to classes. A Swedish illustrator who lived in Brussels.

Monday, 5 December 2022

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