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Belgium-bound ship run aground by absent-minded captain

A Polish captain ran his ship aground as he tried to sail from Scotland to Belgium, reports the Daily Mail . The man plotted a straight line from Scotland to Belgium - forgetting that England was in the way, it is claimed. An investigation has revealed that Tadeusz Dudek had been using an...

Solvay starts new venture in Saudi Arabia

Belgian chemicals and plastics company Solvay announced today that it had begun the construction – along with partners - of one of the world's largest hydrogen peroxide plants in Saudi Arabia, reports Reuters . Solvay and Sadara Chemical Company, a joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Co...

Join a charity golf tournament and help orphaned kids in Kenya

Expats are raising money for two charities in Africa in a two-person golf-scramble in Nivelles on September 5. Places are still available for the charity golf day at the American course La Tournette and the evening dinner. The Orbit Village charity was launched in 2012 by a group of ex Rugby...

Managers earn the most, waiters the least

In 2011, the average working Belgian earned a gross monthly salary of €3,192, according to official figures from the Federal Public Service Economy. The professional category that earns the most is business management with €8,610 gross per month. Those who earn the least are servers and bartenders...

Milquet wants more women in police force

Minister of Home Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Joëlle Milquet has 20 guidelines ready that should attract more women to the police force. Belgium's police corps remains a predominantly male bastion, where only one in three police officers is a woman. Women are especially underrepresented in top...

Strike notice at Brussels Airlines

The unions at Brussels Airlines issued a strike notice today, after attempts at conciliation between unions and management failed to come to an agreement during talks on Thursday. Sticking point is the increased workload of the crew, some 1,200 employees, due to recent budget cuts. The current...

Brussels prohibits homeless barbecue

Homeless Association Chez Nous/Bij Ons will not be allowed to hold its annual barbecue this year in the Rue des Chartreux/Kartuizersstraat. The City of Brussels put a stop to the event, citing the lack of on-site sanitary facilities as a reason. Chez Nous/Bij Ons is upset with the decision and...

Train derailed at Kortrijk station

A train derailed this morning around 8.20 upon leaving the station of Kortrijk in the direction of Mouscron, confirms rail infrastructure manager Infrabel. According to Infrabel spokesman Johan Vermant, the train was traveling at low speed when the accident happened. Twenty travelers were evacuated...

Culture beat – August 29

Prolific Canadian author Margaret Atwood is the next guest in Passa Porta’s excellent series A Writers’ Europe. Currently on tour to promote her latest opus, the final book in the trilogy series MaddAddam, Atwood talks to Flemish journalist Annelies Beck at Flagey on September 5. In the final...

Reynders has plan to maintain top salaries for CEOs

Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders (MR) sees a way out in the discussion over top salaries for CEOs of public companies. The CEOs can retain their high salaries if the companies are further privatised, Reynders said this morning on Radio 1. If the government would continue to distance itself...

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