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Le Chat touille: cats bar in Brussels

08.08.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

A cats lover bar just opened its doors in the nice Saint-Gilles neighbourhood. Monika, the manager, wanted to offer the pets a warm and comfortable place to live, and (most important) the chance to find a family. Cats are all sterilised, vaccinated and ready for adoption! If you fall in love with one of them, […]

Brussels Beach 2015

02.08.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Only 1 week left to visit urban beach in Brussels! Brussels Beach (Bruxelles les Bains) opens its urban beach from 3 July to 9 August 2015, from Tuesday till Sunday, at the Quai des Péniches near the Place Sainctelette. There will be lots of events and activities for young and old. Opening hours • Tuesday, […]

Festival. Bruksellive 2015

24.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

On Saturday 25 July 2015 in the open-air theatre of the Osseghem Park in Laeken. A free festival, not far from the Atomium, with 4 podia in a magnificent park. The Osseghem Park will also have a village for children, food stands. A total of four stages fill the wooded site with a line-up of […]

School days: Choosing a school in Belgium

23.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Moving to Belgium with a family is full of big decisions, but one of the most important decisions you’ll make is where to put your child into school. School attendance is required here for children from ages six to 18. But there is a wide variety of choices of the type of school in which […]

Belgian National Day

19.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Don’t miss the troops parading in front of the Nation. It’s also a chance for Belgians to reassert their national identity on 21 July! In Brussels there’ll be a varied programme of festivities, from the Place du Jeu de Balle to Brussels Park, taking in the various districts of Brussels. On the evening before, there’s […]

Belgium is ‘safe and ethical’, according to study

17.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Belgium has risen from the 12th to the 10th place in an international ranking of the most reputable countries. “Belgium is mainly seen as a safe and ethical country,” the study concludes. According to the results of the 2015 Country RepTrak study by the Reputation Institute, the best reputation have the following countries: 1 Canada […]

Students to be archaeologist for a day in Ypres

15.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Students in the highest three years of primary school and the first year of secondary school will get the unprecedented opportunity to be archaeologists for a day this autumn. The students will help professional archaeologists to find relics from Roman times in the Ypres area of West Flanders. Recent archaeological research at an industrial site […]

Brosella Folk and Jazz Festival

08.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

On Saturday 11 July and Sunday 12 July 2015, festival of folk and jazz in the open-air theater of the Osseghem Park, not far from the Atomium. Since 1977, this festival honours the big names of the folk and jazz music in the green open-air theater of the Osseghem Park. Saturday 11 July (folk) • […]

Mons’ belfry re-opens after 32 years

04.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

After 32 years of renovation and restoration work, Mons’ landmark Baroque belfry is opening again to visitors this weekend. A panaroma view of the city is open to visitors at the top of the belfry. Around €7 million have been spent on restoring the belfry which dates from 1661 and is made up of 459,000 […]

Mobile roaming charges soon a thing of the past

02.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Calling with a mobile phone from Belgium to another country of the European Union will cost the same as calling within Belgium from 15 June, 2017, report various Belgian media. Under the current system, Belgian operators charge roaming fees of €0.19 per minute or more for calls, texts or web surfing with a mobile phone […]