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Brussels companies are best in Belgium for work-from-home policies

Brussels leads the way in Belgium when it comes to work-from-home opportunities for workers, with 97% of companies offering such a policy, new research suggests. Despite the pandemic being on the wane, the trend of working from home continues in Brussels, Bruzz reports. Almost all companies in...

No more mobile phone antennas for Koekelberg basilica

A request from telecom operator Orange to put additional mobile phone antennas on top of the Koekelberg basilica has been rejected. Urban.brussels, the regional administration for urban planning, said it had refused the request to install six new antennas on top of the basilica, RTBF reports. There...

New scooter safety campaign launched amid rise in injuries

Following a steep rise in injuries related to electric scooters, the Brussels region is launching a safety awareness campaign. The number of injured scooter users has increased three-fold between the spring of 2021 and that of 2022. Brussels Mobility wants to reverse that trend with an awareness...

'City poet' scheme planned in Brussels to enhance cultural offering

The Brussels region is planning to appoint a "city poet" - or several - to enhance the capital's cultural offering. “A city poet collective could play a nice role in a vibrant cultural city,” said Green MP Lotte Stoops. The first steps towards forming one have already been taken based on the...

Police fatally shoot patient at Brussels psychiatric facility

A patient at a psychiatric clinic in the Brussels neighbourhood of Uccle has died in hospital after being shot by police responding to a disturbance. Police were called to the Fond'Roy clinic to intervene in a situation which staff said they could not manage. It involved the victim, who was said to...

Royal Greenhouses tickets now on sale

Anyone looking to visit the Royal Greenhouses and enjoy a stroll through the palace gardens can now purchase their tickets online. Following annual tradition, the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken will be open to the public from 14 April to 7 May. Their plant collection includes a host of rare plants,...

Brussels unveils plan to become ‘smart city’

The City of Brussels has officially presented its strategy for transforming itself into a 'Smart City', meaning one that leverages technologies to both make services more efficient and improve the overall quality of life in the Belgian capital. The idea is that new tech can help both Brussels...

All Brussels Delhaize stores still closed, unions block depots as management tries to subvert strike

All Brussels Delhaize supermarkets, and several others around the country, remain closed as workers continue their strike. Workers are striking because Delhaize management announced it would switch all its grocery stores to a franchise model. About 70 of Delhaize's 128 own shops remain closed in...

Birth & Parenting Course

Submitted by Brussels Childb... on Tue, 03/21/2023 - 12:38

Our next Birth & Parenting (prenatal) 6-session online course for babies due in August starts on 1 June. It's perfect for expectant parents who want to take the time (about 16 hours) to prepare themselves for their journey ahead in a small, welcoming and very interactive and fun course setting.Some of the course topics are:* The process and stages of labour
* Ways (and exercises) to make labour easier
* Pain-management options
* Choices in childbirth
* Belgian (hospital) birth procedures
* Infant feeding
* Baby care

Birth & Parenting Course

Submitted by Brussels Childb... on Tue, 03/21/2023 - 12:32

Our next Birth & Parenting (prenatal) 6-session online course for babies due in July starts on 11 May.It's perfect for expectant parents who want to take time (about 16 hours) to prepare themselves for their journey ahead in a small, welcoming and very interactive and fun course setting.  Some of the course topics are:* The process and stages of labour
* Ways (and exercises) to make labour easier
* Pain-management options
* Choices in childbirth
* Belgian (hospital) birth procedures
* Infant feeding
* Baby care

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