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Ruffus Brut Sauvage voted best Belgian wine in 2015

27.10.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Ruffus Brut Sauvage, a sparkling wine from Vignoble des Agaises in Haulchin (near Binche, in Wallonia) was selected as overall winner of the 2015 Best Belgian Wine competition, held every year during the Brussels Megavino wine fair, writes Het Laatste Nieuws. A total of 68 wines vied for recognition at the 11th edition of the […]

Belgians living 218 days longer

06.08.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The life expectancy of a person born in Belgium is 218 days longer than it was two years ago, the Federal Public Service Economy has announced. Today the average Belgian lives to be 81.07 years old, according to De Standaard. Over the past 20 years life expectancy has risen sharply in Belgium, on average growing […]

One in 10 independents in Belgium is foreign, says Unizo

21.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Employers’ organization Unizo announced an increase in the number of foreign independents in Belgium, with Romanians as the most strongly represented group. Unizo based its conclusion on figures from the National Institute for the Social Security of the Self-Employed (NISSE), which show that Belgium last year had 103,630 self-employed with a foreign nationality, or one […]