Nearly 2 million passengers at Brussels Airport in March
In March 2019, Brussels Airport welcomed just under 2 million passengers, i.e. a 1.9% rise, up from March 2018. If
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3 EU debates: Climate change, Big data & Plastics by the BE Press Club – Register now!
There is no other capital in Europe where voting for the European elections is as meaningful as it is in
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Bart Moeyaert wins the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2019
Bart Moeyaert, the Flemish author and translator of youth literature, poet and novel writer, has won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial
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The extraordinary Art Nouveau winter garden of the Ursuline nuns
Near Mechelen, the vast complex of school and cloister buildings of the Ursuline Institute of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, founded in 1840, reveals
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Africa – Belgium Business Week: A huge success
With a convincing success, the sixth edition of Africa-Belgium Business Week has definitely left a mark. The event was organized
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Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Brussels
They are the world’s most famous basketball team – and they’re heading for Brussels. The Harlem Globetrotters are legendary worldwide,
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Belgium imported €1.2 billion worth of electricity in 2018, two times more than in 2017
Belgium imported a record €1.151 billion worth of electricity in 2018, according to statistics recently released by the National Bank
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New Brexit deadline set for 31 October: “EU unity has been preserved”, says Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel
The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed to delay Brexit until October 31, 2019. The agreement was reached
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New country programs for Senegal and Rwanda focus on entrepreneurship, the private sector and sexual rights
Today, the Council of Ministers gave its green light for the new country programs for Senegal and Rwanda, two partner
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Belgium’s birth rate declines for seventh consecutive year
Belgium’s birth rate has declined for a seventh consecutive year, according to figures released by Belgium’s statistical office, Statbel. Data
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