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Two men were killed yesterday when an explosion occurred during welding work at the metals processing plant of Umicore at Olen in Antwerp province.
Nowhere in the eurozone are houses more expensive than in Belgium, taking account of the relationship between house prices and salaries, according to a new report Standard & Poor’s (S&P).
According to the Walloon Agency for Export and Foreign investment, Wallonia is marking a successful 2013 with a record number of foreign projects in the region.
Michael O’Leary, the CEO of discount airline Ryan Air, says that flights will continue to fly out of Charleroi Airport.
Federal finance minister Koen Geens has called on the board of directors of Dexia bank to review a reported 30% salary increase awarded to three of its executives.
Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo says that the country will meet the economic expectations set by the European Commission following its political crisis two years ago.
It may have taken more than five years after he landed the job, but if the French press agency AFP’s sources have it right, US President Barack Obama will make his first visit to Belgium in March.
The EU’s foreign ministers have agreed to proceed with a military mission to the Central African Republic by sending roughly 500 soldiers into the quickly deteriorating situation in the country.
The one-way fee to Brussels Airport is set to jump to € 5.07 on February 1, marking a 14% increase from the current supplement of € 4.44, after the decision was officially adopted by the federal g







