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Belgian films showcased at Montreal Festival

This year’s edition of Montreal’s World Film Festival will feature a healthy number of Belgian films, writes Cineuropa’s Aurore Engelen . Enthusiasm for Belgian cinema has paid off over the past ten years Ben X, Adem and Come As You Are all won the Grand Prix of the Americas; North Sea Texas won...

US fashion retailer honours the Antwerp Six

American fashion retailer Opening Ceremony is ‘all about Belgium’ this year, writes Vogue’s Sarah Karmali . The brand has chosen the country as its focus for 2013-2014 and will launch a dedicated collection featuring collaborations with both emerging and established Belgian designers - to introduce...

Bombay Inn

Submitted by Robyn Boyle on Fri, 08/09/2013 - 11:46

The owner is genuinely happy to see us come in, his first customers on this slow Wednesday evening, but the place fills up quickly in the two hours that we are there. First he brings a thirst-quenching Coke and pitcher of sparkling water, followed by the requisite poppadom and quartet of exotic dipping sauces.

@seven August 8

Submitted by PMD on Thu, 08/08/2013 - 12:48

‘Tax Liberation Day’ puts Belgium at the top of the taxation scale

A study indicates that Belgium is the European country in which workers pay most tax, as today marks Belgium’s ‘tax Liberation Day’. For the fourth consecutive year, an EU wide calendar of so-called Tax Liberation Days for typical workers in each of the EU member countries has been released jointly...

‘Dine-and-dashing’ on the rise in Belgium

More and more customers leave restaurants and bars in Belgium without paying, reports Het Laatste Nieuws. Last year, there were 629 reported cases of ‘dine and dashing’, 15% more than in 2011, official figures from the Federal Police indicate. The real figure is thought to be much higher, because...

Life insurance no longer popular in Belgium

Belgians are falling out of love with life insurance, figures from AG Insurance suggest, after the company saw sales fall by 20% in the first half of 2013. Delta Lloyd, for its part, suffered a 11% drop in sales of life insurance policies, De Gazet van Antwerpen and Het Belang van Limburg report...

Belgian singer accused of ‘buying’ 1m YouTube views

Belgian pop singer and self-styled ‘soul diva’ Natalia has sparked controversy after her latest video generated over one million views on YouTube overnight. The video for Boom went from 187,000 to 1,250,000 views in a matter of hours, prompting sneers from fellow Belgian artists. "This music...

STIB bus contract suspended by Council of State

The Council of State has suspended a bus order worth millions of euros placed by STIB with German manufacturer EvoBus, upholding complaint by Belgian company VDL Bus Roeselare, De Tijd reports. In late June, the Brussels public transport company had announced it had ordered 172 buses from EvoBus,...

Wait a minute Mr Taxman: disputing your assessment

It may be the case that the taxman sent you an advance warning saying he had found undeclared income. You subsequently sent him a lengthy explanation showing that your figures were in fact correct. He may have simply replied that he was sticking to his guns. And before you know it, you will receive...

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