Brussels Airlines raises alert on potential bomb threat
A Brussels Airlines plane from Cameroon raised the alert at Zaventem Airport on Friday morning. Two people who were on the plane were arrested...
Obama fever grips the Belgian capital
American President’s whirlwind visit to Belgium could not have been more timely as the Crimea crisis rumbles on. But it was to mark another...
Obama visit: High security alert in Brussels
Brussels will be under a high security alert as the U.S. President , Barack Obama, arrives in Brussels. The cost of the Brussels lap...
Salary: Women too humble to ask for a raise
68% of Belgian women have never negotiated their wage, against 52% of men.
To succeed in the workplace, it is essential to develop specific skills...
First World War centenary in the Brussels region
Last October, the Brussels Government launched a call for projects to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. In view of the success...
Ecology: Showing a bit of Gumption
This week Richard Branson posted a tweet: “Releasing baby turtles into the ocean. Hope they can beat the odds & survive! virg.in/sch.” To be...
Euthanasia: The extension to minors is adopted
The combined commissions of Social Affairs and Justice of the Senate today adopted by 13 votes to 4 a bill that aims to expand...
Women in the boardrooms: EU cracks the glass ceiling
The European Parliament today voted with an overwhelming majority (459 for, 148 against and 81 abstentions) to back the European Commission’s proposed law to...
Belgium is the champion of taxation
Anglo Saxons call it ‘tax freedom day’ - theoretically, it’s the day you stop paying for the state’s expenditure and earn money for yourself....
Japanese invest in Belgian windfarms
The Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo plans to invest over 100 million euros in the Belwind and Northwind wind farms off the coast of Zeebruges. These renewable...
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