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Royal aid fund to receive Fabiola’s full estate

The handling of the estate of dowager queen Fabiola, who died in late 2014, is complete, with most of her assets going to the Queen Fabiola Aid Fund, which she set up in 1960. Fabiola was the widow of Belgium’s King Boudewijn I, who died childless and passed the throne on to his brother Albert, the...

'Don't be fixated on the Commission': Politico fair offers tips on finding your first EU job

With more than 120,000 people working for the European institutions and intergovernmental organisations, Brussels is a city full of career opportunities - but competition is fierce. Representatives from universities around the world will converge on the city this weekend for a free event organised...

Belgocontrol employees threaten strike action later this month

The three unions of air traffic controller Belgocontrol, Belgium's air traffic control authority, have filed a strike notice, with actions possible from 15 February, says the Christian trade union ACV Transcom. Spring break, which begins at the end of this week, is not in danger, the union assures...

Spain remains most popular spring holiday destination

More and more Belgian holiday-goers choose sun over snow for this year's spring break, which officially starts on Saturday. Spain, and in particular the Canary Islands, remains the most popular flight destination at both Thomas Cook and Jetair. For ski holidays, the two leading tour operators...

Mobility minister requests €58m for train station security

Belgium's mobility minister Jacqueline Galant has asked the federal government to provide €58.5 million for the addition of security measures in the train stations. The minister was very specific in her request, saying the funds are needed to install 295 turnstiles and 257 luggage scanners, writes...

Road Safety Institute studies number of traffic lights

The Belgian Institute for Road Safety (IBSR) has announced that it is examining the impact of the number of traffic lights in the country on a location-by-location basis. Motoring organisation Touring said it was in favour of losing half of all traffic lights, while a road traffic expert at Hasselt...

Cocoa creativity: The Salon du Chocolat is back in town

Non-melting chocolate, Valentine's chocolates for singles and a croissant-donut hybrid called a Cronut are among the unusual new trends on show at the third edition of the Salon du Chocolat in Brussels this weekend. This year the theme is Cocoa Expressions, Chocolate Innovations and the salon will...

Belgian café voted world's best pub

The small, folksy café In de Verzekering tegen de Grote Dorst (In the Insurance against Great Thirst), located outside of Brussels in the village of Eizeringen in Lennik, Flemish Brabant, was selected as the best pub and the second best beer destination in the world, according to the leading...

Four Belgian hospitals have breast milk banks, but lack regulation

There are four hospitals in Belgium with their own human breast milk bank, but due to a lack of regulatory framework, the banks have no clear best practice guidelines, writes Knack. While Belgium's Superior Health Council (SHC) is working on a legal framework for the banks, it still could be a long...

2,380 Belgians applied for a name change in 2015

Last year, 2,380 Belgians requested an official name change, in line with an overall trend, which shows a gradual increase in the number of applications each year, especially over the past three years. Of the 2,380 Belgians who applied to change their name in 2015, 1,170 wanted to change their...

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