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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- [VIDEO] - Anderlecht players received in town hall 21/05/13 - Players, staff and management of football champions Anderlecht have been received at the Anderlecht town hall. The players cherished this special moment, although many of them hadn't had a...
- [VIDEO] - Brussels plan to tackle unemployment among youngsters 21/05/13 - The new Brussels Prime Minister, Rudi Vervoort (Francophone socialist), has a plan ready to tackle unemployment among young people in Brussels. The Brussels government has earmarked 10...
- [VIDEO] - Brussels museum boasts 4.5 billion year-old meteorite 21/05/13 - The Brussels Museum of Natural Sciences has a meteorite on display. Not just any meteorite: this one is exceptionally big, almost the size of a basketball. Belgian and Japanese scientists...
- White rabbit trick to solve Antwerp's problem? The city of Antwerp, the largest in the Flemish region, is left without a team in the top flight of the Belgian football league. Beerschot was relegated, and to make matters worse, the club also went...
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