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AB InBev announces worst annual results in 15 years

Leuven-based AB InBev, the largest brewer in the world, has announced its 2015 results, which are the worst the company has experienced since 2001. It lost 0.2% market share in the face of a home market that shrank by 2.2%. The brewer, which produces the two main lager brands in the country,...

Defeat to Italy dents Belgium’s Euro 2016 hopes

Belgium’s national side face an uphill task in their Euro 2016 campaign after losing their opening game on Monday night in Lyon 2-0 to Italy. Emanuele Giaccherini’s first-half goal and a stoppage time Graziano Pelle strike stunned Belgium and allowed Italy to take control of Group E. Belgium were...

Taxing times 2016: Understanding the codes in Belgian income tax return (part 5)

When you look at your tax return, you will see that it is split up in boxes depending on the topic. In box I you declare your telephone number and your bank account if you expect a reimbursement. Box II is for your personal information, your marital status, and the dependents you want to claim. In...

Alcohol sales banned in Brussels night shops during Euro 2016

The City of Brussels has banned the sale of alcohol during late-night hours in the city's night shops and convenience stores for the duration of the European Football Championship (Euro 2016). The aim of the ban is to minimise noise and trouble in the city centre, writes Bruzz. From now until 10...

600 demonstrate in Brussels for the closure of slaughterhouses

An estimated 600 people in Brussels on Sunday afternoon participated in the global march for the closing of all slaughterhouses, the fifth edition of the annual event worldwide and the second edition in Belgium. The red-clad activitsts gathered at Brussels Central Station and marched through the...

Brussels terraces under extra security

The Belgian security services have received indications about a possible terror attack in Brussels during Ramadan, the Muslim fasting period which began last week and runs until 5 July. Police officers and soldiers will therefore provide extra surveillance for the city's café terraces and hospitals...

Schools concerned about extreme fasting during Ramadan

The general director of the GO! community education network in Brussels has expressed concern that a number of young children are very strictly observing Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. According to Jacky Goris, there are children who don’t bring food to school, don’t want to take part in...

Mayonnaise redefined: 10% less fat allowed

The Belgian food industry has brought down the minimum levels of fat and eggs allowed in products defined as “mayonnaise”, with the approval of a new definition by federal consumer affairs minister Kris Peeters. The new minimum for oil content comes down from 80% to 70%, and the egg content from 7...

Sweeney Todd ditches Victorian London for disco-era decadence

Based on an urban legend, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s macabre musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street took Broadway by storm in 1979. Sondheim announced at the time that the versatile piece was both opera and musical theatre, depending on where it was staged. Decades later,...

Youth set fire to two police cars in Molenbeek

In the Brussels commune of Molenbeek on Friday, an unknown number of youth lit a police car on fire. A second police vehicle was the target of attempted arson in the night from Friday to Saturday. The police are still investigating whether the two incidents are connected. The first vehicle was set...

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