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07/02/2025

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Prime minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) and his team took the oath at a swearing-in ceremony before King Philippe of Belgium at the Royal Palace on 3 February.
07/02/2025

Public transport fares rise across Belgium

Fares for Belgian public transport operators SNCB, TEC, STIB and De Lijn have all risen this month in line with the consumer price index.
31/01/2025

Major product recall at Belgian Coca-Cola factory

Coca-Cola is carrying out a major recall of several drinks brands that were produced in Ghent and sold throughout Belgium.
07/02/2025

Belgium’s new Arizona government sworn in at Royal Palace

Prime minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) and his team took the oath at a swearing-in ceremony before King Philippe of Belgium at the Royal Palace on 3 February.
07/02/2025

Public transport fares rise across Belgium

Fares for Belgian public transport operators SNCB, TEC, STIB and De Lijn have all risen this month in line with the consumer price index.
31/01/2025

Major product recall at Belgian Coca-Cola factory

Coca-Cola is carrying out a major recall of several drinks brands that were produced in Ghent and sold throughout Belgium.
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31/01/2025

Brussels-Prague night train service to continue beyond June 2025

The overnight Brussels to Prague train service will continue to run during the summer and autumn, European Sleeper has confirmed.
24/01/2025

Plan to make sick notes compulsory again from first day of absence

Negotiators for the future federal government are proposing the elimination of a measure adopted by the previous government that allowed workers in large companies - those with more than 50 employees - to take a single sick day without producing a doctor’s note.
24/01/2025

Brussels Airport to sell electricity to nearby homes

Brussels Airport is launching a pilot project to sell solar power, generated by panels at the airport, to residents of surrounding municipalities.
22/01/2025

The innovative strength of the Limburg steel industry as the foundation of the Einstein Telescope

The Limburg-based companies Werkhuizen Hengelhoef and Aperam, in collaboration with UHasselt and international partners, are developing a revolutionary technique for the continuous production of steel pipes and their underground assembly. This innovative technology is crucial for the construction of the Einstein Telescope, which requires 120 kilometers of vacuum pipes.
17/01/2025

Mutuelles lose €1.2 million on long-term sick leave

Belgium’s "mutuelles" – social security companies that give out sickness and health payments – had €1.2 million in government funding withheld in 2023, because they did not do enough to help the long-term sick back to work, according to newly published figures from outgoing federal health minister Frank Vandenbroucke.
17/01/2025

Sharp rise in sale of second-hand cars in 2024, slump in new car sales

As Belgium’s automobile sector revs up for the Brussels Motor Show from 10 to 19 January, the industry reflects on car sale trends in 2024, reports RTBF.
10/01/2025

Dining out: Top winter pop-up restaurants in Belgium

Take your pick from heated chalets, ski cabins, glass pods or Mongolian yurts when venturing outdoors to one of these winter pop-ups in Belgium.
10/01/2025

Disruption to national rail and public transport in Brussels on 13 January due to strike action

Belgian rail and Brussels public transport network Stib-Mivb are among services facing disruption on 13 January due to a national strike.
05/01/2025

What changes in Belgium from 1 January? Pensions, salaries, energy and telecom prices, service vouchers, healthcare ...

The new year traditionally heralds a raft of changes in Belgium. Here’s the measures that will affect the nation’s citizens from 1 January 2025, report RTBF and Belga.
27/12/2024

2024 wettest year ever recorded in Belgium

Belgium has experienced its wettest 12 months since records began in 1833, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
27/12/2024

Disruption to trains to Brussels Airport starting late January

There will be disruptions to trains to Brussels Airport starting in late January and lasting until early March, Belgian railway operator SNCB and railway infrastructure manager Infrabel have announced.
27/12/2024

No wolf cubs born in Flanders in 2024, Belgian wolf population remains low

No wolf cubs were born in Flanders and only a dozen cubs appeared in Wallonia in 2024, laments the Welkom Wolf association.
26/12/2024

Tomorrowland festival fined for using disposable cups

Popular music festival Tomorrowland has been fined €727,000 for using disposable cups instead of reusable ones last summer.
20/12/2024

Uber launches taxi service for teenagers

Global taxi app company Uber has introduced a new service in Brussels and Flanders where children between 13 and 18 can order a taxi independently.
13/12/2024

Tickets now on sale for low-cost rail service between Brussels and Paris

A new low-cost train line connecting Brussels with Paris in three hours goes into service from 19 December, reports Belga.