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Busiest weekend in history for Brussels Airport

30.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Brussels Airport is expecting its busiest-ever weekend, with a record 253,000 passengers passing through the terminal over the next three days. Friday will be the busiest day in the airport’s history with an estimated 90,000 passengers – split evenly between arrivals and departures. It is the main weekend when July holidaymakers return home and August […]

Tablets to save Brussels city council 100,000 pages of printing each year

28.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Each member of Brussels city council will be given a tablet computer as a way of making “savings on paper, ink, fuel and labour”, it has been announced. The initiative comes from the Brussels councillor in charge of technology, Mohamed Ouriaghli, who said: “This measure is part of the Smart City policy and fits in […]

Starbucks expands to more Brussels metro stations

26.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

After taking up residence in Montgomery and Louise metros in recent weeks, Starbucks has opened its third metro station outlet in Brussels, this time at the Schuman. Starbucks has made a home of Brussels since the inception of its Central Station coffee shop back in 2011. In 2012 came the inauguration of another of its […]

Brussels Summer Festival

24.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The Brussels Summer Festival (BSF) is the major Brussels music event of the year will take place 05/08/2016 – 14/08/2016 The Brussels Summer Festival offers an eclectic series of live concerts over ten days in the area in front of the Royal Palace and nearby (the museum square and the Mont des Arts area). ABD […]

Guided tours in Brussels (beginning of September)

23.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

From Friday to Sunday, there will be various free guided walking and bike tours, available in French, Dutch and English. · Guided tours of comic murals (1 hour 30 minutes) Come and discover Brussels in the company of a professional guide from Arkadia and see characters like Astérix, Tintin and Snowy, and Nero immortalised in […]

Antwerp closes main shopping street to all traffic after Nice attack

21.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Antwerp has agreed to block the Meir shopping street to traffic, following the terrorist attack in Nice in which a man driving a lorry mowed down hundreds of people on Bastille Day, killing 84 and injuring many more. “The pedestrian zone on and around the Meir is now blocked to motorised traffic from 11.00 to […]

Brussels forecast to hit 33°C on Wednesday

19.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Summer has finally arrived in Brussels with temperatures set to exceed 30°C mid-week, forecasters say. Wednesday will be the hottest day, with maximum temperatures reaching 33°C in the capital, 30°C on the coast and 26°C further south. However, from Thursday onwards temperatures will drop with the arrival of a stormy cold front, crossing the country […]

Brussels opens book of condolences for Nice attack victims

17.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

A book of condolences has been made available for signing in Brussels city hall for anyone wishing to commemorate the 84 victims of the Nice attack on 14 July. The City of Brussels said in a statement that it “expresses its solidarity with the people of Nice and sends its condolences to the families and […]

Belgium bans anonymous prepaid mobile phone SIM cards

16.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

A new anti-terror law in Belgium aims to make it impossible for people to buy pay-as-you-go mobile phone SIM cards anonymously. The measure will be enforced in the autumn and comes as part of the Charles Michel government’s strategy in the fight against terrorism. Currently, telecom operators are only aware of the identities of customers […]

Electric scooter-sharing scheme to launch in Brussels

14.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

A self-service electric scooter sharing scheme, called Scooty, will launch in Brussels in September. Users will have the choice between a subscription-based payment and pay-as-you-go. Additionally, Scooty will offer package deals to businesses that are interested in offering the scooters to their employees to get to and from work. Scooty says in its launch announcement: […]