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- American ambassador in Exmar transfer Howard Gutman, the American ambassador to Belgium, is to join the Board of Directors of Exmar. This was announced by De Tijd, which cited Exmar CEO Nicolas Saverys. The ambassador will take up the...
- World War I commemorations in Liège, Ieper and Brussels The federal government announced that special ceremonies to commemorate World War I will be held in the cities of Liège, Ieper and Brussels in August, October and November next year. More details...
- Zulte Waregem fans in shock after Beerschot rumours The vice-champions in Belgian football, Zulte Waregem, are negotiating a transfer to Antwerp, some 80 kilometres away from their present location. The club's fans, who were celebrating an...
- Last residents return home after Wetteren train disaster All residents that had been evacuated after the Wetteren rail disaster, can return home. All but two, that is. Two residents lived so close to the scene of the accident, that a burning train wagon...
- Museum Prize nominees announced The nominees for this year’s Museum Prize are the Museum aan de Stroom (MAS) and the Fashion Museum (MoMu) in Antwerp; the Museum of Industrial Archaeology and...
- Handicap allowance proposed Flemish health minister Jo Vandeurzen has proposed that every person with a recognised handicap should receive an stipend to allow them to pay for their own care, in an effort to reduce the demand...
- Road delays “limited” during summer Traffic delays caused by roadworks in Brussels will be “limited” this summer, mobility and public works minister Brigitte Grouwels has promised, announcing the...
- Face of Flanders André Denys André Denys, the former governor of East Flanders province, died after a long illness. He was 65. Denys, who kept...
- The week in figures (22/05/2013) €45,000 paid by Antwerp city council to six residents who filed a lawsuit against the annual Sinksenfoor fair, to compensate them for their legal costs. The fair opened last weekend as planned...
- Concern over cultural subsidy for MVV Studio 100 says subsidy for Musical van Vlaanderen is distortion of competition Opposition party Open VLD has called on Flemish...
- Ghent University elects Anne De Paepe rector The election marks the first woman rector of a university in Flanders For the first time in its history, Ghent University has...
- Dedecker stripped of immunity, could face charges Jean-Marie Dedecker, the former national judo coach who is now the sole representative in the federal parliament of his self-named LDD party, had had his parliamentary immunity lifted by a vote of...
- Road deaths down, except for cyclists The cyclists’ federation Fietsersbond has called for additional research into accidents involving cyclists, after official figures showed there were fewer fatal accidents in total in Flanders in...
- News in brief (22/05/2013) Dimitri Bontinck came within three metres of his son Jejoen in Syria but was not allowed to see him, he said last week at a press conference on his return from the war-torn nation. Jejoen, 16,...
- Getting divorced... and then moving to the coast The coastal municipalities have the highest percentages of divorced men and women. In a list of municipalities with the highest number of divorced residents, the coastal towns seized 8 places in the...
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