Belgium temporarily denies shelter for single male asylum seekers
To prevent families with children from ending up on the streets, single men will temporarily no longer be sheltered by the Fedasil...
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Aug 29, 2023
Government bond hits all-time high with over 8.8 bn euros invested
The newly issued Belgian government bond has so far attracted 8,802,970,100 euros, according to the Federal Debt Agency. This figure...
Aug 29, 2023
Back to school: 1 in 4 Flemish schools still looking for teachers
The new school year starts on Friday in Flanders, but far from all teaching vacancies have been filled. A survey on Tuesday showed that...
Aug 28, 2023
Back to school: 900,000 pupils return after shortened summer break
Around 900,000 pupils returned to school on Monday in Belgium's French-speaking Community, after the first shortened summer holidays. Due...
Aug 27, 2023
Around 60 arrests in police operation at Brussels-South station
Police arrested around 60 people in the area of Brussels-South railway station on Saturday during an ongoing large-scale operation. ...
Aug 26, 2023
Belgium claims 72 million euros in avoided taxes from Randstad
The Belgian Special Tax Inspectorate (BBI) is targeting the Belgian companies of the Dutch employment agency Randstad. According to the...
Aug 26, 2023
Thirty-eight Belgian companies at world's biggest game fair, Flemish PM set to visit
Gamescom, the world's largest games fair, opened its doors in Cologne on Wednesday. Thirty-eight Belgian companies are present at the...
Aug 22, 2023
Filmmaker Fien Troch will open Film Fest Ghent with premiere of Holly
Belgian filmmaker Fien Troch will premiere her latest feature, Holly, on 10 October at the 50th edition of Film Festival Ghent, the...
Aug 21, 2023
Niger coup: Belgium repatriates 130 citizens and beneficiaries
With the support of the military, the Belgian Foreign Ministry has brought back around 130 Belgians, EU citizens and beneficiaries from...
Aug 21, 2023
Elections 2024: Belgians vote on 6 parliaments, but composing governments will be the hard part
On 9 June 2024, Belgians at the polling stations will have to make a lot of decisions. As well as choosing the Belgian members of the...
Aug 20, 2023
Building land prices continue to rise in Flanders
The price of building land in Flanders continues to rise, reaching a median of 429 euros per square metre. This is an increase of 13 per...
Aug 14, 2023
Belgian imports and exports decline further
The value of Belgian imports and exports fell sharply in June, according to a first estimate by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB)....
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