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Brussels budget: Housing, mobility and climate are priorities

The Brussels regional government has announced its budget for coming years as well as adjustments to this year’s budget in the face of the corona crisis. The priorities for the budget are housing and renovation, mobility and the climate crisis. The region is already facing a deficit of €1 billion...

What’s on this week: 23-29 October

La Monnaie has to completely re-orchestrate the production of Die Tote Stadt to bring it down to 57 musicians and less than two hours to avoid the need for an intermission. Reason enough to reward the opera house by buying a ticket to the stylish psychological thriller. Another reason is that it’s...

Golden years: Download a free guide in English to enjoying retirement in Belgium

Many expats choose to stay in Belgium after they retire, deciding to enjoy the widely recognised benefits that Belgium has to offer in retirement. Expats needing to make choices in a wide range of areas such as housing, pensions or health can find pointers in the hands-on guide Golden years in Belgium: an expat guide to life after retirement, produced by the King Baudouin Foundation and the Federation of Notaries.

Shelter dogs star in music video to raise awareness of animal adoption

The numbers are striking: in Belgium alone, 25,000 dogs are taken in by animal shelters each year. Largely found abandoned in the streets or brought in by the owners themselves, they’re forced to spend significant parts of their lives behind bars. Brussels musician Gordon Delacroix, aka Okamy,...

Martin Bolton 4tet

Submitted by jazz4you on Fri, 10/23/2020 - 13:41

Imbued with swing and inspired by the greats of this style such as Benny Goodman, Sidney Bechet, Buddy di Franco or Louis Armstrong, this 4tet overflowing with energy and passion brings his music to the top of the genre. Martin Bolton on clarinet, his brother Andrew on double bass, Guillaume Gillain on guitar and Timothé Lemaire on trombone, spread pleasure and joy through a dynamic and powerful swing. A bright moment to share!
Martin Bolton, cl - Guillaume Gillain, g & vocal - Timothé Lemaire, tb - Andrew Bolton, dr

EU staff raise money for Covid-19 charities

EU staff step up donations to help Europe’s most vulnerable as second Covid wave hits

Civil servants working for the European Union institutions have expressed their determination to step up their personal donations in support of charities providing vital services as a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic creates ever greater needs among Europeans and greater pressure on public...
Riot police attend the protests near the Guinean embassy in Schaerbeek (© RTBF)

Police forced to disperse protesting Guinean nationals in Brussels

About 100 Guinean nationals demonstrated near the Guinean embassy on Boulevard Auguste Reyers in Schaerbeek on Thursday, to protest against government violence towards voters in the West African nation, according to a spokesperson for the Brussels North police. The police used water cannons to keep...
The shipment of 11 million counterfeit cigarettes that were discovered by the customs services and the maritime police at the port of Zeebrugge, in a truck coming from China destined for Great Britain (FOD-SPF FINANCES)

Customs seize 11 million counterfeit cigarettes at Zeebrugge port

Customs and maritime police intercepted a container from China in Zeebrugge on Tuesday carrying 11 million counterfeit cigarettes, SPF Finance said. The shipment was bound for the United Kingdom. The container was investigated by customs at the time of its transfer to Zeebrugge, the SPF Finance...
Illustration picture shows the Actiris office in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - Sint-Joost-ten-Node in Brussels region, Wednesday 26 August 2020. (BELGA PHOTO THIERRY ROGE)

Actiris to set up new employment platform for the health care sector

Brussels employment minister Bernard Clerfayt has asked the employment agency Actiris to develop a new project to make it easier for the unemployed to get a job in healthcare. This request comes after the Flemish Employment And Training Service (VDAB) launched a new online platform with exactly the...

Flemish endurance athlete runs 503km in 75 hours

Karel Sabbe of West Flanders has won the Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra World Championship by running 503 kilometres in three days, nearly non-stop. He also smashed the world record for the event. The Backyard Ultra, based in the US, is a competition with very simple rules – run a trail of 4.16 miles (...

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