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Belgian mothers give birth in the summer, on Tuesday

Mothers in Belgium give birth most often in the summer months of June, July, August and September. In terms of days of the week, Tuesday is the "most popular" day to give birth in Belgium, according to statistics from the FPS Economy. The federal department published the results of the study,...

Cantillon suspends production because of warm temperatures

Brussels brewery Cantillon has stopped production of its lambic beers because the temperatures are unseasonably high for November. The brewer, located in Anderlecht, makes lambic by a process of spontaneous fermentation which sees large copper vessels sitting in rooms with the windows and vents...

After fish fraud, now meat found mislabelled

Following news earlier this week that Brussels restaurants were serving cheaper fish than what is on the menu, meat producers have now been accused of using misleading labels. The information is based on a study carried out by the European consumer organisation BEUC, of which local consumer rights...

Star Wars R2-D2 plane lands at Brussels airport

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner painted in the colours of R2-D2 has touched down at Brussels airport to promote the forthcoming release of the seventh Star Wars movie. The jet, belonging to Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways, first took off from Tokyo in mid-October and has been visiting airports around...

Brussels electric tuk-tuk scheme plans relaunch

The organisers of Brussels' electric tuk-tuk taxi service are planning a relaunch after seven months in operation - with new vehicles better equipped to deal with the city's cobblestones. Mobiloo launched in April after nearly five years of administrative delays, with two rickshaws serving De...

Wallonia web portal targeted by hackers

Hackers took the Wallonia region's official website offline for most of Wednesday - with internet security experts warning of more attacks on public websites in the coming days. Wallonia.be was targeted by a denial-of-service attack, which involves inundating a web server with an unmanageably high...

Major fish fraud uncovered in Brussels restaurants

Many restaurants in Brussels are selling customers a cheaper kind of fish than is listed on the menu, according to an investigation by the environmental organisation Oceana Europe. The organisation took 280 samples of fish served in restaurants between March and July this year for analysis at the...

New rules for Airbnb hosts in Brussels

Airbnb hosts in Brussels will have to adhere to a new set of rules from 2016, including obligatory registration, writes De Tijd . The new rules apply to anyone renting out rooms to tourists in the Brussels-Capital Region from next year. Airbnb hosts in Brussels will for the first time be required...

Brussels Sewers Museum reopens its doors to the public

The Sewers Museum in Brussels will reopen its doors to the general public on 19 November, after a lack of resources forced the museum to close last year , only opening for pre-arranged groups since October, 2014. The museum highlights the nearly 400 km-long sewer network located under the city,...

Belgium ranks 17th for English language proficiency

Belgium ranks 17 th in the EF English Proficiency Index 2015, the world's largest ranking of countries by English skills. Flemings have a stronger knowledge of English than Walloons, according to the index. Sweden and the Netherlands rank 1 st and 2 nd in the list, respectively. The report...

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