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Belgium gets ready to return to the polls in lo...

The country’s keenly-awaited municipal and provincial elections are fast approaching and a final push to get people out to vote includes a series of English-language debates in key Brussels communes.

04/10/2024

Salaries in Belgium: Brussels remains city with...

Brussels remains the Belgian city with the highest wages, according to new figures from the Belgian statistics office Statbel.

02/10/2024

POM Limburg launches smart business campaign wi...

The labour productivity of Limburg companies has been about 15% below the Flemish average for years. This can and must be improved, which is why POM Limburg and the employers'...

04/10/2024

Belgium gets ready to return to the polls in local elections across the country on 13 October

04/10/2024

Salaries in Belgium: Brussels remains city with highest wages

Brussels remains the Belgian city with the highest wages, according to new figures from the Belgian statistics office Statbel.

02/10/2024

POM Limburg launches smart business campaign with employers

The labour productivity of Limburg companies has been about 15% below the Flemish average for years. This can and must be improved, which is why POM Limburg and the employers' organisations are joining forces. With illustrated growth maps, they propose 28 concrete and approachable growth levers that Limburg companies can...

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01/10/2024

An 80-year-old pharmacist from Sint-Truiden is one of the best winemakers in Belgium

Eugène Ernens of the Crutzberg in Voeren is 80 and one of the best winemakers in the country. He recently won two gold medals in the competition for the Best Belgian Wines. As such, he rivals numerous renowned domains. The secret to that success? "A lot of patience."

30/09/2024

Greenyard invests millions in cardboard packaging line

Bree - Greenyard Prepared has partnered with Tetra Pak to launch a new cardboard packaging line for fruits and vegetables. "This will result in significant savings in CO2," says the managing director Johnny Van Holzaet

27/09/2024

Belgian cycling economy worth almost €1 billion a year

As Brussels residents got on their bikes this weekend for the annual Car-Free Sunday, a new study by Belgian research consultancy Transport & Mobility Leuven (TML) has revealed that the Belgian cycling economy is worth almost €1 billion.

27/09/2024

Asylum crisis: Organisations 'powerless' as winter approaches

Aid organisations in Brussels are warning that the asylum crisis is far from resolved and there still are not enough places to house refugees as the cold winter months approach.

26/09/2024

Foreign investments keep Limburg economy afloat

Hasselt - Foreign companies invested more than a billion euros in Limburg last year, as set out in Voka Limburg's 'Toekomstindicator' (Future Indicator). However, that figure hides the fact that 2023 was anything but a good year for entrepreneurial Limburg.

25/09/2024

Indian company ReproSci opens branch at Health Campus in Diepenbeek

DIEPENBEEK – This spring, India-based high-tech company ReproSci Biosciences will open a facility at the new Health Campus in Diepenbeek. This is the company's first expansion outside of Asia. The company will initially employ six people there. The expansion is due to the efforts by POM Limburg and FIT India,...

24/09/2024

Limburg winemakers expect historically low harvest

The spring frosts and subsequent unsettled summer have led to a historically low wine harvest in Limburg this year. A round of questions reveals that, on average, winemakers expect barely 50 percent of a normal harvest. Some will not pick grapes at all this year. But there is also a...

23/09/2024

Limburg Archer Research makes health care safer

Diepenbeek - To the general public, Archer Research is still unknown. However, chances are, you have encountered them already. The Limburg company ensures that medical devices can be used reliably and safely.

20/09/2024

Work gradually resumes at Brussels Audi factory

Work is due to gradually resume on a voluntary basis this Tuesday at Audi Brussels after a row between management and unions following notice of the plant’s intent to close.

20/09/2024

Proposed low-emissions delay could cost Brussels millions of euros

Postponing stricter low-emission zone (LEZ) standards could cost Brussels tens of millions of euros, according to a memo from the Brussels regional administration.

19/09/2024

Four times more student entrepreneurs at Hasselt University: "Entrepreneurship throughout the uni"

Hasselt University has seen the number of student entrepreneurs quadruple in less than a decade. "That is the result of all our efforts to encourage and stimulate entrepreneurship throughout the uni," said Jelle Schepers, professor at Hasselt University.

18/09/2024

Collaborative robots enhance manufacturing companies

In the manufacturing industry, 80% of finishing operations are still performed manually. This heavy work is not only physically taxing, but the particles released can also be harmful to employees' health. In order to address this, POM Limburg is aiming to accelerate the introduction of collaborative robots, or cobots, with...

17/09/2024

Limburg allocates 550,000 euros for extended reality projects

The province of Limburg and POM Limburg have jointly released 550,000 euros for the development of applications in the field of extended reality. As such, they aim to boost the digitalisation of Limburg companies.

13/09/2024

Conflict between Brussels Audi management and unions escalates

The conflict between management at Brussels’ Audi factory and unions has escalated after workers confiscated 200 car keys as a means of applying pressure, with management then closing the plant indefinitely in response.

11/09/2024

Limburg consortium builds iconic gatehouse at Logistics Campus Limburg

GENK – A Limburg consortium including Group Machiels and H.Essers is joining forces to build an impressive gatehouse at the Logistics Campus Limburg, located on the former Ford site in Genk. The consortium is acquiring four plots in Zone A from POM Limburg and the city of Genk, where this...

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Belgium gets ready to return to the polls in local elections across the country on 13 October

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POM Limburg launches smart business campaign with employers

An 80-year-old pharmacist from Sint-Truiden is one of the best winemakers in Belgium

Greenyard invests millions in cardboard packaging line

Belgian cycling economy worth almost €1 billion a year

Asylum crisis: Organisations 'powerless' as winter approaches

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Limburg winemakers expect historically low harvest

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Work gradually resumes at Brussels Audi factory

Proposed low-emissions delay could cost Brussels millions of euros

Four times more student entrepreneurs at Hasselt University: "Entrepreneurship throughout the uni"

Collaborative robots enhance manufacturing companies

Limburg allocates 550,000 euros for extended reality projects

Conflict between Brussels Audi management and unions escalates

Limburg consortium builds iconic gatehouse at Logistics Campus Limburg

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Recent posts

Belgium gets ready to return to the polls in lo...

Salaries in Belgium: Brussels remains city with...

POM Limburg launches smart business campaign wi...

Belgium gets ready to return to the polls in local elections across the country on 13 October

Salaries in Belgium: Brussels remains city with highest wages

POM Limburg launches smart business campaign with employers

An 80-year-old pharmacist from Sint-Truiden is one of the best winemakers in Belgium

Greenyard invests millions in cardboard packaging line

Belgian cycling economy worth almost €1 billion a year

Asylum crisis: Organisations 'powerless' as winter approaches

Foreign investments keep Limburg economy afloat

Indian company ReproSci opens branch at Health Campus in Diepenbeek

Limburg winemakers expect historically low harvest

Limburg Archer Research makes health care safer

Work gradually resumes at Brussels Audi factory

Proposed low-emissions delay could cost Brussels millions of euros

Four times more student entrepreneurs at Hasselt University: "Entrepreneurship throughout the uni"

Collaborative robots enhance manufacturing companies

Limburg allocates 550,000 euros for extended reality projects

Conflict between Brussels Audi management and unions escalates

Limburg consortium builds iconic gatehouse at Logistics Campus Limburg

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