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Internet bills: Belgian Minister proposes VAT cut from 21% to 6%

With greater competition coming to the mobile networks market in 2023, there are hopes that household connectivity bills may get slightly ...

Friday, June 24, 2022

Belgium mass produces counterfeit cigarettes sold in France

Belgium is producing more and more counterfeit cigarettes, of which a large proportion of them are sold illegally in France, an annual ...

Friday, June 24, 2022

Belgian-British duo receives first Young Inventors prize

Belgian-born Victor Dewulf and his British business partner Peter Hedley won the 2022 Young Inventors prize awarded by European Patent ...

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Billy Bike reaches the end of the road

Bike-sharing service Billy Bike has announced the company is bankrupt and its assets in the hands of a receiver, including its stable of ...

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

‘Operation Red Devil’: Amazon set to launch Belgian webshop

The e-commerce giant Amazon is planning to set up a fully-fledged Belgian webshop service by the end of September, according to documents ...

Monday, June 20, 2022

Easyjet to reduce passenger capacity this summer

Low-cost British airline Easyjet has announced that it will reduce its capacity this summer, as staff shortages have become more acute in ...

Monday, June 20, 2022

Ryanair pilots to strike next weekend; flights cancelled

Pilots for the low-cost airline Ryanair are to come out on strike next weekend, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The action means pilots ...

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Dementia: New music platform aims to help slow progress among elderly

Music is not just a source of entertainment, it also improves the mood and well-being of people with senile dementia. That's why Australian ...

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Ryanair cabin crew in Belgium to strike 24, 25, and 26 June

Belgian-based cabin crew of low-cost airline Ryanair will go on strike for three days from 24 to 26 June, Christian union CNE and ACV Puls ...

Friday, June 17, 2022

New online supermarket launches in Brussels for fresh and local produce

The Dutch online supermarket Crisp is venturing into the Belgium market and will be launching activities in Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp and ...

Thursday, June 16, 2022

New bubble tea chain to open 10 stores in Belgium

Gong Cha, a Taiwanese chain specialising in bubble tea, will soon open several locations in Belgium. The company, which already has ...

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Overnight stays: Belgian tourism sector slowly recovering, but Brussels still lagging behind

With Covid-19 measures lifted and travel restrictions relaxed, the tourist sector in Belgium recovered slightly compared to the ...

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Collect&Go starts home deliveries with own drivers in Brussels and Antwerp

The online shopping service available in Colruyt supermarkets, Collect&Go, has now also started using its own staff to deliver ...

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Crypto market value drops below €1 trillion

€1 trillion in bitcoin value was lost in April and May of this year as investors unloaded volatile assets amid rising inflation. On Monday, ...

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Data hungry: Which mobile games collect the most personal info?

Some of the most popular mobile games in the Google Play and Apple App stores collect user data at an alarming rate, according to a recent ...

Monday, June 13, 2022

Flemish Covid-19 loans for businesses return as ‘Ukraine loans’

During the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses suffering the consequences of this could obtain a loan from the Flemish government. The same ...

Monday, June 13, 2022

Car manufacturers pre-empt fossil fuel ban by switching to electric

The European Parliament recently discussed eight proposals made last year to gradually reduce CO2 emissions in Europe until they are ...

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Virtual tycoons making a killing in the metaverse

The periods of confinement of the past two years led to many aspects of our lives moving from the physical to the digital world out of ...

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Tesla to split shares in three to attract employees and small investors

Electric car manufacturer Tesla wants to split its Wall Street shares into three to make them more accessible to employees and small ...

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Belgian employers say automatic wage indexation is ‘untenable’

As Europe is gripped in a cost of living crisis that has seen both individuals and companies bear the brunt of rising prices, nine in ten ...

Saturday, June 11, 2022