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Transport ministry blocks subsidies for airlines

The federal transport mobility ministry has budget problems and is unable to pay expected subsidies to a number of companies, including rail freight company NMBS Logistics and Brussels Airlines. The package of subsidies concerned comes to €64 million. The three Belgian airlines are due €19 million...

Changes to laws and regulations on September 1

Consumer organisations can now organise class action suits against a company in cases where many people have suffered the same damages. The new lawsuits cover only breaches of Belgian or European law, or breach of contract. Other civil complaints are not admitted. Under the new law, if a judge...

Big moves for the Red Devils, while top athletes come to Brussels

It’s amazing what a World Cup can do. Just 10 weeks ago, the Red Devils were untested as a team, rated by connoisseurs of the game but still seen as dark horses as they approached their first major international tournament for 12 years. But after being shaded by Argentina in the quarter-finals in...

Qualifier match between Israel and Belgium postponed

This morning there was still speculation about whether or not the Belgian Football Association would postpone the football match between Israel and the Belgian Red Devils, scheduled for September 9. The Association has since officially confirmed that the first qualifying match for the European...

Belgian pear growers set to receive EU aid

Local pear growers hit by the Russian boycott are set to receive aid from EU funds, Flanders’ agriculture minister Joke Schauvliege said yesterday. She added that the precise amount of compensation would possibly be announced today by the European Commission. EU agriculture commissioner Dacian...

Police officers file complaint over mobile recording

Two Bruges police officers have filed a criminal complaint against a man who filmed them with his phone as they interviewed a number of people on a bar terrace in the city, despite being asked to stop. The man not only continued filming, he also uploaded the recording of the incident to YouTube,...

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World Cup fan Axelle Despiegelaere lands first modelling assignment

Seventeen-year-old Belgian Axelle Despiegelaere, who became famous after being repeatedly photographed in the stadium at one of this year’s World Cup games in Brazil, has cinched her first assignment as a professional model, working together with Belgian celebrity photographer Henk Van Cauwenbergh...

Electricity consumption in Belgium on the decline

Last year, 80.6 terawatt-hours of electricity were consumed in Belgium, less than previous years, according to figures from the Belgian energy regulators. In 2012, 81.6 terawatt-hours were reportedly used, while three years ago this number was as high as 83.3 terawatt-hours, reports Het Laatste...

Enquiry demanded into World Cup spending

Red Devils coach Marc Wilmots has demanded a thorough enquiry into allegations of financial mismanagement by senior members of the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) at the World Cup in Brazil earlier this summer. One of the major items involves a bill of €300,000 due for reservations for...

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