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The Brussels Film Festival

19.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The Brussels Film Festival has been celebrating European cinema for 14 years. The current edition boasts some 100 features and short films from more than 20 countries. Guest of honour this year is German director Volker Schlöndorff, whose long list of films include The Handmaid’s Tale, The Ogre and the 1979 masterpiece The Tin Drum. […]

International Yoga Day

18.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly recognised 21 June as International Yoga Day, prompting practitioners of the ancient Indian mind-and-body exercise to celebrate with massive yoga meets around the world. On 19 June, group yoga sessions will take place in Brussels’ Bois de la Cambre and in Antwerp on the field atop the Craeybeckx […]

Brussels Airport on road to recovery after attacks

16.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The 22 March terror attacks in Brussels continue to weigh on the number of passengers coming in and out of Brussels Airport, but the figures are improving every week, according to the airport. In the last week of May, the numbers were close to those of the same period last year, writes De Standaard. According […]

Red Devils fans celebrate after Euro 2016 opening match loss

14.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

There was no rioting in the streets after the Belgian Red Devils lost their Euro 2016 opening match against Italy on Monday. Instead, fans took to the streets around Place Saint-Géry, in the heart of Brussels, and celebrated as if the Belgians had won, writes Bruzz. Onlookers would have sworn that the Belgians had just […]

Summer of Photography 2016 17/06/2016 – 04/09/2016

12.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

In Brussels a whole summer jam-packed with photography awaits you! Don´t miss the new exhibition Summer of Photography 2016 at BOZAR! Summer and photography go hand in hand. In 2016, BOZAR focuses on the relationship between people and space during the biennial Summer of Photography. BOZAR joins forces with prestigious photography museums and Belgian and […]

Delta to restart Brussels-Atlanta route in March 2017

11.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The US airline Delta Air Lines is set to resume nonstop commercial flights between Brussels Airport and Atlanta Hartsfield, the world’s largest airport, from the end of March 2017. The route was scrapped in early April following the March terror attacks in Belgium. From 26 March, 2017, Delta Airlines will again fly daily between Brussels […]

Summer in Brussels

09.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Make a wish! Brussels – the friendly one – is rolling out it’s summer red carpet to bring you all the best it can offer during the summer season : It’s legendary heritage, a colourful musical array of Urban festivals, a cultural menu to slowly savour or devour without moderation, take a stroll along the […]

Environment Festival attracts more than 25,000 visitors

07.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Between 25,000 and 30,000 people attended the first Environment Festival at Brussels’ Park Cinquantenaire on Sunday, according to Environment Brussels. The festival replaces the traditional Environment Party, and includes a wider range of fun and interactive activities, writes Bruzz. The main themes were recycling and healthy eating. The festival kicked off on Friday with the […]

More than 5000 foreign doctors practicing in Belgium

05.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

As of 2012, there were 5,326 non-Belgian doctors with an active INAMI number working in Belgium, according to figures from the FPS Health. The foreign doctors account for more than 10% of the 44,741 active physicians in the country, writes La Dernière Heure. The majority of foreign doctors come from neighbouring countries: France (1,142), the […]

Giant panda born in Pairi Daiza

03.06.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The giant panda Hao Hao on Wednesday night gave birth to a baby in the Belgian zoo Pairi Daiza, announced the zoo together with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. News of the birth made headlines around the world, as the giant panda is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened […]