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Antwerp's Sinksenfoor ride operators see 40% drop in income

The operators of attractions at the annual Sinksenfoor fair in Antwerp are reporting as much as 40% less income this year compared to last year. The fair was previously staged in the giant Zuiderdokken parking area near the waterfront before moving to its new location at the former railyard Park...

“Implants must be more strictly inspected,” says federal agency

The Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) has stated in a report that citizens have to be better protected against unsafe or dysfunctional implants and similar medical devices. The European regulations for hip prostheses, pacemakers and stents, said the federal agency, are more relaxed than...

Possible wind turbines for Porte de Namur

Sustainable energy solutions company Amaay!, located in the Bastion Tower ( pictured ) at Brussels’ Porte de Namur, has submitted a planning application for the integration of three city windmills and one wind turbine in and around its central offices, reports brusselnieuws.be. "We are very hopeful...

Chinese tourists to Brussels up 20%

The number of tourists from China who visit Brussels is on the rise, reports Brussel Deze Week based on preliminary figures from 2014 and confirmed by tourism and convention bureau VisitBrussels. The months of July and August are especially popular for Chinese tourists coming to Brussels. In 2013,...

More medical students to become family doctors

In Brussels Expo yesterday, about 5,000 candidates took part in the entrance examination for medical studies to become a doctor or dentist. That's about three times as many as a decade ago, said Jan Eggermont, president of the exam organising committee, in De Standaard . While certain medical...

Wage Watchers: How much does a car mechanic earn?

What do you do for work and how much do you earn? I’m a mechanic in a garage. I change brakes, do maintenance, replace tyres, etc. My day is very varied. I earn €1550 net per month. Do you enjoy your work? Very much! I like tinkering with cars and I love working with my hands. Definitely after a...

Minister presents three scenarios for Leopold II tunnel

A decision on the method to carry out the works on the Leopold II tunnel in Brussels will be taken in September, Pascal Smet, mobility minister in the Brussels regional government, told the parliament’s infrastructure committee. Plans for the renovation of the country’s longest tunnel had been...

Coastal mayors plead for end to train union strike threats

The mayors of the municipalities along the Belgian coast have asked the train drivers’ union ASTB to lift their threat to strike every Saturday during the summer holiday period. ASTB drivers are planning the day-long strikes – on 18 and 25 July and every Saturday in August – because their ongoing...

Belgium’s 10 cars most likely to get a speeding ticket

The Belgian Road Safety Institute (BRSI) sorted the 3.3 million speeding fines handed out last year to drivers in Belgium according to car brand and model. The results show that the drivers of certain vehicles are more likely to ignore the speed limit, according to an infographic ( pictured ) in...

Terror arrests in Belgium up threefold

In Belgium last year 72 people were arrested on suspicion of terrorism, compared to 20 people in 2013, according to Europol’s EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2015, reports De Standaard . The sharp increase is a direct response to the 2014 attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels, and a...

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