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Lidl to launch fashion range in Belgium

Starting in 2015, supermarket chain Lidl will launch a new clothing line in Belgium. Last week it was announced that the German global discount chain would begin selling clothing in the UK, followed by the Netherlands in September and in Belgium from early next year. Lidl has always sold some kind...

Brussels Airport calls flight routes proposal "unacceptable"

Brussels Airport’s management company has described as “unacceptable” a proposal by federal transport minister Catherine Fonck that would see the airport’s capacity cut in half. Fonck is facing the impossible task of complying with a court ruling to scrap two flight routes for aircraft taking off...

Government measures minimise risk of power cuts

The country faces a real risk of electricity shortages this winter as a result of three nuclear power plants being out of action, but the risk is minimised by measures the government has taken over the last few years, according to federal energy minister Catherine Fonck (pictured). She was...

House prices highest in Brussels

The house prices in the Brussels-Capital Region have gone down slightly in 2014 compared to the previous year, but are still significantly higher than in Flanders and Wallonia, according to Brusselnieuws.be, based on the latest figures from the FPS Economy published this week. The three most...

Easy win for Ricciardo in Belgian Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo is the winner of the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix Formula 1 race in Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday, his third Grand Prix of the season. The Australian Red Bull driver took advantage of an early incident between the two Mercedes drivers, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg was able to...

Belgian travel industry content with ‘stable summer’

The Belgian travel industry is able to look back on a stable summer compared to last year, says Claude Perignon of the Association of Belgian Tour Operators (ABTO) in De Zondag . In late June, 2014, the Belgian travel market was still facing a deficit of 4% compared to 2013. But sales in July and...

Culture beat – August 22

The Royal Park is home to the travelling life this weekend with the Nomad Theatre Festival . Marquees, outdoor stages, Berber tents and caravans host some 50 shows (all free or contributions welcome; booking necessary for some shows). Expect street theatre, story-telling, circus, puppet theatre,...

Federal government formateurs focus on security

Government formation negotiators Kris Peeters (CD&V) and Charles Michel (MR) continued discussions yesterday aimed at forming a coalition government. While they had been expected to discuss proposed tax cuts, the formateurs surprised observers by turning their attention to justice and security...

VTM television goes online

VTM has announced it will broadcast full episodes of most of its television programmes for free on its website and apps for up to four weeks . With the move, the Medialaan commercial broadcaster becomes a trailblazer in the Belgian TV world. This summer, VTM already offered popular series such as...

Future still uncertain for Brussels’ American Theatre

It remains unclear what will happen with the American Theatre located in Brussels’ Heysel/Heizel district. In March, the city of Brussels announced that it would not simply give it away to Brussels concert hall Ancienne Belgique (AB), which has had plans for the theatre for several years. "So far...

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