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'Right to be forgotten' extends to newspaper archives, Belgian court rules

The “right to be forgotten”, which allows members of the public to have references to their private life removed from internet searches, also extends to newspaper archives, the Cassation Court has ruled. The court was ruling on an appeal by Rossel, publishers of Le Soir newspaper. They had been...

Parcours d'Artistes: Artistic encounters in Saint-Gilles and Forest

This year is Saint-Gilles' 800th anniversary and it's been 600 years since the locals started cultivating and developing the Brussels sprout on these hillsides overlooking Brussels from the south. It is also the 14th edition of Saint-Gilles' biennial Parcours d'Artistes (Forest joined the party two...

Brussels museums launch 100 Masters campaign to promote permanent collections

The Brussels Museums Council has launched the exhibition 100 Masters, which sees 100 exceptional works of art on show for 100 days in 41 museums across the capital. The council thinks that too much emphasis is put on temporary exhibitions and wants locals, expats and visitors to reconnect with the...

60,000 protesters in Brussels for national demonstration

About 60,000 people participated in the national demonstration on Tuesday in Brussels, according to official figures from the police. The anti-austerity demonstration was mostly peaceful, with the exception of some disturbances around Boulevard du Midi by a small group of demonstrators, writes...

Migration secretary frees up €30 million extra for refugee repatriation

Belgium's secretary of state for asylum and migration Theo Francken will receive an additional €30 million from the federal government to support the repatriation of asylum seekers to their home countries, writes Het Laatste Nieuws . The immigration department's repatriation service is to be...

Woman runs from Italy to Brussels to raise food poverty awareness

Italian marathon runner Ivana Di Martina yesterday arrived in Brussels after running 900km in 13 days. The 45-year-old woman and mother of three children ran from Milan, Italy to Brussels, Belgium through Switzerland and France to raise awareness of food poverty among children. The initiative is...

Belgian Max Verstappen is Formula 1's rising star

Two weekends ago saw the most dramatic Formula One race in years, and it was all down to one young man: Max Verstappen. He set a record that will almost certainly never be broken. Verstappen’s victory in the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya on 15 May makes him the youngest driver in...

Vlerick Business School makes top 30 in world rankings

Vlerick Business School has moved up the Financial Times’ Executive Education rankings for both Europe and the world. Vlerick, with campuses in Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels, remains the top business school in the Benelux for the fifth year in a row. Vlerick’s overall ranking was boosted two places...

Taxing times 2016: Understanding the paper income tax form (part 2)

When should I expect my tax return? The tax return needs to be filed by the end of June and the tax authorities have to send it to you at least five weeks before, so you should expect you can expect your tax return around now. What is the deadline for filing? If you file your tax return on paper,...

Homage to Brussels terrorist attack victims

On the second-month anniversary of the attacks on Brussels Airport and Maelbeek metro station, a ceremony was held in the royal palace in memory of the 32 people who died and the many who were injured. Some 500 people attended, including members of the royal family and all ministers of the federal...

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