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Breastfeeding-friendly cafes in Brussels

  Cafes, bars and restaurants in Brussels are invited to show their support to breastfeeding mothers. It’s necessary to register on new website breastfriends.brussels and to get a free baby changing table and nursing pillow to make available to their customers. The site currently lists about 20 breastfeeding-friendly venues. Most of them are in downtown […]

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Leuven and Antwerp can become European Capital of Innovation

  Leuven and Antwerp are participating in the competition to be named European Capital of Innovation in 2018. The winning city will get a prize of €1 million, and five other cities will receive €100,000 each. The other contenders this year are Aarhus, Athens, Bristol, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Lisbon, Madrid, Toulouse, Umeå, and Vienna. Applications are […]

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Fifth European school in the Brussels region

  €70 million will be released by Belgian federal government for the construction of a fifth European school in Evere. It will be built on the former Nato’s site in Evere and will open its doors for 2,500 pupils in September 2019. According to De Morgen, the plans have been approved by Belgian interior minister […]

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5G mobile internet in Brussels from 2020

Brussels region’s government has signed an agreement with telecoms operators introducing 5G mobile internet from 2020. Brussels will become the first Belgian city that will implement the ultra-fast technology, told a spokesman for Brussels minister-president Rudi Vervoort. Mobile operators have signed the memorandum of understanding and committed to finding the most efficient way of introducing […]

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Supermarkets in Belgium will be allowed to sell medical supplies

  According to the information from health minister – supermarkets in Belgium could soon be allowed to sell medical supplies such as sterile dressings, etc. It’s a part of new plan that would rid pharmacies of their monopoly. Health minister Maggie De Block proposed royal decree that would make it possible to buy such medical […]

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Meet Red Devils back in Brussels this Sunday

The Red Devils will return to Belgium on Sunday and will pass at the open-top bus through Brussels, finishing with a big celebration in the Grand-Place. Belgian World Cup squad will play against England on Saturday afternoon to decide who comes third in the 2018 World Cup. On Sunday afternoon Red Devils will meet King […]

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Brussels Airport celebrates its 60th birthday

This year Brussels Airport celebrates its 60th anniversary. On this occasion, last week, 60 free cakes were given to passengers and staff. The airport has been officially opened on July 5, 1958. Currently, Brussels Airport serves 238 destinations, sends and receives about 650 planes every day. Throughout the years, the airport has undergone extensive change […]

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The lowest unemployment rate in Brussels

The study conducted by Actiris, jobs and training agency, showed that unemployment rate in Brussels is at its lowest point in 15 years. The rate has been declining steadily for the last 3.5 years. At the end of June, 88,541 people were registered as unemployed. That brings the unemployment rate to 15.8%. That is 19,200 […]

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Patrice Lumumba square unveiled in Brussels

A square next to Porte de Namur has been officially renamed in honour Patrice Lumumba, the assassinated former Congolese prime minister. Earlier this year the City of Brussels voted to name a square in the politican’s honour and place a commemorative plaque at the site, which is a stone’s throw from the Matonge district. A […]

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Belgium’s Red Devils defeat England 1-0 at the World Cup

Belgian national team has become the winner in the third and final match of their group stage on Monday evening It was a worthy result for the Red Devils who carried more of a threat throughout the match. Next Monday Red Devils will face Japan in the knockout stage of the World Cup. Belgium has […]

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