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Amazing golf shot Atomium

06.03.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Playing golf on top of the Atomium? In Brussels everything is possible! Cédric Lescut Passionate about golf since he was 14 years old, Cédric Lescut embarked on his golfing journey full of enthusiasm with training from the Belgian PGA to become a professional and teach golf. Everything went well until life took a dramatic turn […]

Belgium and Morocco to exchange digital fingerprints

05.03.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Belgium’s prime minister Charles Michel has committed to signing an agreement with Morocco on the exchange of digital fingerprints. Michel travelled to Morocco with federal secretary of state for asylum and migration Theo Francken and federal home affairs minister Jan Jambon on Monday to meet with the Moroccan prime minister Abdel Ilah Benhiram and minister […]

Old post office at Brussels Central Station to become bar and restaurant

03.03.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The City of Brussels has given the green light to a renovation project that involves transforming the former post office at Brussels Central Station into a bar and restaurant. The establishment, to be called Central Park, will serve drinks and Belgian cuisine to a clientele of mostly commuters, writes Brusselnieuws. Central Park’s location near the […]

Woman gives birth in Brussels snack bar

01.03.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

A woman gave birth to a baby boy at the weekend in a snack bar on Avenue Joseph Baeck in the Brussels commune of Molenbeek. She promptly named the boy Adam, after the fast food joint where he was born. The owner of the snack bar says that the boy is welcome to come and […]

Dalai Lama to speak in Brussels in September

28.02.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, is coming to Brussels on 11 September to give a talk at Palais 12. The 14th Dalai Lama, whose real name is Tenzin Gyatso, travels around the world to offer his thoughts and insights on a wide range of issues of concern to humanity, […]

New gorilla makes himself at home in Antwerp Zoo

27.02.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The gorillas of Antwerp Zoo have welcomed the arrival of a what should become the new leader of the group. Six weeks after the death of Kumba, the zoo this week welcomed Matadi, a 12-year-old silverback from Howletts Wild Animal Park in Canterbury, the UK. Matadi (pictured) will not join the zoo’s band of four […]

Wi-fi coming to Belgian trains by 2019

25.02.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Belgian rail company SNCB is today running the first tests for wi-fi on the train. Telecoms minister Alexander De Croo and mobility minister Jacqueline Galant are on board for the test drive, together with rail boss Jo Cornu and commercial director Bart De Groote, writes De Morgen. SNCB will soon launch a pilot project providing […]

Tuesday of the Environment. Composting

23.02.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

On Tuesday 23 February 2016, at 6:30 pm, at the Militia Hall of the City Hall. As part of the Tuesdays of the Environment cycle: an evening dedicated to the composting of organic waste (classic composting, worm composting and collective composting through neighborhood composting sites). The evening is the launch event for a series of […]

Book Fair 2016 (Foire du livre 2016)

21.02.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

From Thursday 18 to Monday 22 February 2016 at Tour & Taxis. The book fair ‘Foire du livre’ is a platform for the promotion of books and pays attention to the challenges of the future. There are hundreds of national and international publishers at the fair. Opening hours • Thursday: 10h to 19h • Friday: […]

BRUSSELS GREETERS

19.02.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Discover Brussels with a Brussels local The Brussels locals are enthusiastic and passionate about their city and would love to share their views of the capital, their stories and their tips with you. It’s time to meet them! As residents, they would like to invite you to get the full tourist experience to enjoy the […]