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Extra Trains to the Belgian Coast

23.08.2016 - In category: others news

Due to sunny forecast Belgian rail company SNCB will add Extra trains to the coast this week. According to forecast there will be beautiful weather in Belgium till the end of this week. That’s why, Belgian rail company SNCB will run 24 additional trains to and from the coast from Tuesday through Friday. Three extra […]

Job in Belgium: Junior 3D artist

20.08.2016 - In category: others news

Vincent, 26, from Lier talks about his job and wage – What is your job? – I work in an animation studio where I participate in making animation movies, animated series and special effects for live action films. My duties depend on the projects we work on. I have already a kind of experience with […]

DON’T LOSE YOUR CHANCE TO GET THE BEST BRUSSELS PANORAMIC SELFIES

18.08.2016 - In category: others news

To make awesome selfies from the Brussels Grand Palace and the Atomium is possible for free from 8 till 28 August 2016 from 10 AM till 6PM. The City of Brussels allows its residents and tourists to take an original photo of themselves using a new concept: the panoramic selfie. There is a “superzoom” – […]

Belgium wins second gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

16.08.2016 - In category: others news

On Saturday, Belgian heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam has won the second gold medal for Belgium at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She has got 142 points, which equated to around nine seconds. Nafissatou Thiam is a 21-year-old Belgian student who has beaten out Britain’s defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill Thiam has delivered Belgium its fourth […]

My job in Belgium: How much does an architect earn?

15.08.2016 - In category: others news

We asked Vincent Van Den Broecke, 38, a self-employed architect from Oud-Heverlee, about his job and how much he earns – What is your job? – Since 1999 I have been a self-employed architect and since 2009 I have owned a company called Blanco-Architecten, a 10-person architect office in Hoeilaart. Not too long ago I […]

Brussels 20th Flower Carpet 2016

14.08.2016 - In category: others news

From Friday 12 of August to Monday 15 of August 2016 everybody can observe the construction of the 20th edition of Flower Carpet at the Grand-Place in Brussels. Every 2 years unique begonia flower carpet cover the world’s most beautiful central square. Nearly one million of begonias are used to make the carpet with dimensions […]

Symbolic Olympic torch paraded from Brussels to the Belgian coast

05.08.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

A delegation of runners took off from Brussels’ Rogier Tower on Thursday morning carrying a symbolic Olympic flame through the capital to mark the start of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, writes Bruzz. The group made its first pit stop at the famous statue of the Manneken Pis, which was dressed […]

Roberto Martinez named new manager of Belgium’s national football team

04.08.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Belgium’s national football team surprised the football world on Wednesday with the appointment of its new manager, Roberto Martinez. The Spaniard was selected as the Red Devils’ new trainer, succeeding Marc Wilmots. Martinez has spent the last several years coaching in England, but was sacked earlier this year for underperformance at Everton. Belgium was looking […]

Brussels government to invest heavily in metro renewal, safety

02.08.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The Brussels public transport company STIB will purchase 43 new metro trains and renew the safety signals along the metro network. The Brussels government will invest €545 million in the modernisation project, according to Bruzz. The aim is to increase the frequency of the metros, and to give shape to the planned expansion of the […]

Belgian men are second tallest in the world

31.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Belgian men are the second tallest in the world, after the Dutch, and have grown by 15cm over the past century. The average Belgian male is 1.82m tall – a centimetre shorter than men from the Netherlands. This is an increase from an average 1.67m 100 years ago. The world’s shortest men can be found […]