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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 […]

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 […]