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For struggling Belgians, leisure activities are becoming luxuries

More than a million Belgians are living in a state of material and social deprivation, according to a new survey on income and living conditions for carried out by Statbel, the Belgian statistics office. Respondents from 6,700 households across the country were asked about 13 expenses that they...

Traffic offenders could see fines deducted from their wages

People who do not pay their fines for traffic violations could soon have the money taken directly from their wages, the Belgian justice ministry has announced. From now on, FPS Finances will receive a list of people who have failed to pay their traffic fines. If they ignore repeated reminders to...

Fruit growers demand fair share of profits amid rising production costs

A convoy of about 50 tractors driven by fruit growers from across Belgium descended on Brussels this week to call for a greater share of the profit margins generated by the sale of apples and pears in the nation’s supermarkets. Speaking in Auderghem outside the headquarters of Comeos, the Belgian...

No more on-board cash payments for SNCB tickets from May

Rail commuters in Belgium will no longer be able to pay for their tickets in cash aboard SNCB trains, as part of the national railway company’s push to digitise its services. From 1 May, it will only be possible to purchase tickets from conductors in cash if the SNCB's digital ticketing services...

Energy crisis: Belgium to roll back some measures amid falling prices

While many Belgian households continue to struggle with sky-high energy bills, the government is rolling back some of its measures intended to help them. Prices have begun falling somewhat, so while the VAT will remain frozen at 6% (it was previously 21%), excise duties will compensate for the loss...

Incident in Brussels' EU district leads to arrests of armed suspects

Two individuals were arrested on Monday evening after police responded to an incident in Brussels’ European district. Authorities received word that several armed suspects were in an underground parking garage in the area of Rue Boduognat and responded with a police team and helicopter. “According...

Art workshops - Interfaith training

Submitted by Sarah Crew on Wed, 02/08/2023 - 08:41

Join art workshops with Emouna interfaith training programme (in French) on the topic of the arts and religion. At Holy Trinity anglican church in Brussels. Welcome and visit (9.00-10.30) Image et idolâtrie : quelles représentations pour la divinité ? (10.30-13.00) Marie-Elizabeth van Rijckevorsel, Mohamed Adiouane, Veronique Pochet and Carlo Luyckx Ateliers: Art sociable, une certaine beauté (13.00-17.00) Virginia Manzitti, Blaise Patrix.

Storytelling Workshop Series: Parental Storytelling

Submitted by Full Circle on Tue, 02/07/2023 - 15:11

Parents – can't live with them, can't be born without them. We've all had parents, and years later, to varying degrees, we can find ourselves responding to the internal dynamics we have with them. Fresh from his sellout comic show on his late Holocaust Survivor father, David is giving his second parental storytelling workshop at Full Circle. In it, participants will interactively explore the stories we tell ourselves about our parents, and how we can re-author them with creativity and joy.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Brussels this week

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Brussels on Thursday to address a special session of the European parliament, according to reports. Zelensky's visit to Brussels coincides with a European summit on Thursday and Friday, which will discuss support for Ukraine. He is expected to give...

Frite thieves: Frying oil theft earned duo up to €1,000 a day

A pair of thieves who stole used frying oil from numerous restaurants were making up to €1,000 a day before they were caught. Restaurants store their used frying oil in giant drums which the thieves were taking from establishments in the Charleroi area, SudPresse reports. A 100kg drum would fetch €...

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