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Pro footballers in Belgium earn more than €20,000 per month

A football player in Belgium’s first-class Jupiler Pro League earns an average annual salary of about €253,586 before taxes, writes Het Nieuwsblad. The amount includes basic wages, group insurance premiums, holiday pay and a 13th month. Anderlecht players are the highest paid in the league by far,...

VUB professor reprimanded for Facebook post about rape

The Free University of Brussels (VUB) has reprimanded Willem Elias, dean of the psychology faculty, for a Facebook post he made in the immediate aftermath of the death of former socialist politician Steve Stevaert last week. Stevaert’s body was found in a canal near Hasselt on the same day that he...

Brussels’ peregrine falcon eggs hatch

The first two peregrine young of the season hatched this week from their nest in the tower of the St. Michael and St. Gudula's Cathedral in the centre of Brussels. As every year, a pair of peregrine falcons takes up nest in the tower. This year’s pair, a mother and her son, has produced two young,...

Airbnb is booming in Brussels

The number of accommodations available in Brussels via Airbnb continues to rise. Airbnb is the world's largest lodging provider, offering unique accommodations from local hosts in more than 190 countries. Its website currently shows more than 5,000 accommodations available in the capital, according...

Too little evidence that “fat tax” works, says committee

A committee of health experts has advised the government of Flanders against imposing a tax on unhealthy foods, according to a report in De Morgen . Flemish welfare minister Jo Vandeurzen had asked the Work Group on Food and Exercise to look into the possible effects of imposing a tax on foods high...

Get connected: Three professionals in Brussels on the power of networking

“Develop your personal network first” “Casual conversations are the best way to build a network in Brussels,” says Kevin Bradley, an Irish-born public policy and regulatory affairs consultant, and director (energy and environmental affairs) of Hume Brophy . “When my brother-in-law arrived in...

Mind the baby: Childcare in Belgium

In Belgium, it’s typical for both parents to work full-time, or almost full-time. While children living in Belgium begin school early, at only two and half years old, until they reach this age, working parents need to find childcare for their little ones. Most parents send their children to one of...

Train graffiti quadruples in four years

The number of cases of graffiti on train cars in Belgium has increased fourfould since 2010, to 2,175 cases in 2014. The annual cost of removing the tags increased in the same period from €1.1 million to €2.5 million, according to federal mobility minister Jacqueline Galant, responding to a...

Brussels must do more to protect nature, says EU

The European Commission this week criticised Belgium for not making enough effort to protect its natural areas. The Brussels-Capital Region in particular has room to improve when it comes to protecting the areas belonging to the Natura 2000 network of conservation zones across the European Union,...

French air traffic control strike affects Belgian airports

Wednesday’s strike by a union of air traffic controllers in France is having ripple effects in Belgium today, with dozens of flights cancelled or delayed at both Brussels Airport and Charleroi Airport. As a result of the strike, the Paris airports of Orly and Roissy on Wednesday cancelled about 40...

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