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Red Devils to play friendly against Australia

The Belgian national football team, the Red Devils, is scheduled to compete in a friendly match against Australia on September 4 at 20.45 CET in Standard Liège’s Sclessin stadium, announced the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) today. The Red Devils fan day, planned on September 6, will...

Jetairfly refuses to pay noise fines

The Brussels-Capital Region is proposing a €3 million fine against Belgian airline Jetairfly for exceeding noise limits. The airline is refusing to pay the fines, because they are “fundamentally unjust”, the company’s chief executive Elie Bruyninckx told La Libre Belgique . The region is penalizing...

Activists file suit against Oosterweel project

The activist organisation Ringland, launched to campaign for the enclosure of the Antwerp Ring, has lodged an official complaint against the regional planning order (GRUP) for the Oosterweel link. The link is intended to complete the circle of the Ring Road. According to Ringland, GRUP makes a...

Brussels minister halts Reyers Viaduct renovation

The Reyers Viaduct, which runs above the ring road in the Brussels district of Schaerbeek, could be demolished rather than repaired, according to Brussels’ new mobility minister, Pascal Smet. The viaduct (pictured) was closed earlier this summer to allow urgent repair work, but Smet halted the work...

Brussels woman convicts her kidnapper after 30 years

A 34-year-old Brussels woman was kidnapped 30 years ago from Guatemala and sold by her kidnapper to a Belgian couple for adoption, local police said. Dolores Maria Praet was four when her mother was forced to give her up for adoption because she was too poor to look after her, according to the...

Brussels Airlines adjusts flight schedule due to Ebola

Under pressure from the staff, Brussels Airlines is adjusting its flight schedule from today in order to avoid staff members having to spend the night in areas affected by the Ebola virus, confirm the company and trade unions. Trade unionist Olivier Van Camp (BBTK) explained that the staff has no...

More Belgians can barely afford to visit doctor

A doctor’s visit is too expensive for many residents of Belgium, according to the first results of the Qualicopc investigation by the European Commission, which analyses the state of health care across Europe. The results show that 900,000 Belgian residents avoid making an appointment with the...

Overheated smartphone can cause house fire

This year so far already 50 people have died in a house fire in Belgium. Many of the fires have been linked to the increased use of technological gadgets such as smartphones and tablets, which can overheat easily and catch fire, writes De Standaard . Tim Renders, fire safety project coordinator at...

Shortage of emergency doctors in Belgium

Belgium needs about 1,200 more emergency doctors in order to address the shortage, write Het Laatste Nieuws and De Morgen today. The situation is so dire, according to the newspapers, that if the emergency doctor on duty falls ill there is often no replacement, especially in smaller hospitals. Or...

Number of asylum seekers in Belgium on the rise

The number of asylum applications in Belgium has increased for the second month in a row, while traditionally there are less asylum seekers in the summer months, report De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad . In July, there were 1,490 applications in Belgium, nearly 14% more than in the same period last...

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