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Ikea to introduce online sales in Belgium

The Swedish furniture giant Ikea offers its products online in many countries, and next year Belgium will join the list. The company announced that it will launch a new online shop for Belgian consumers in 2017 in an overall effort to expand its web business into all markets, writes De Tijd. The biggest news to […]

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Belgian café voted world’s best pub

The small, folksy café In de Verzekering tegen de Grote Dorst (In the Insurance against Great Thirst), located outside of Brussels in the village of Eizeringen in Lennik, Flemish Brabant, was selected as the best pub and the second best beer destination in the world, according to the leading international beer website RateBeer. On Sunday, […]

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Personalised number plates are big business in Belgium

Personalised number plates are a huge success in Belgium, says mobility secretary Jacqueline Galant in De Zondag. Since the option was introduced five years ago, Belgium’s transport ministry has sold €21.6 million in personalised plates. Until December last year, car owners paid €1,000 to put together their own unique combination of letters and numbers. The […]

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Brussels resident wins 2016 European Pastry Cup

Nicolas Arnaud, a French pastry chef based in Brussels, was selected as this year’s European pastry art champion this week when his team won the gold medal at the bi-annual competition in Geneva. Arnaud will go on to represent Belgium at next year’s World Pastry Cup in Lyon. Arnaud’s patisserie is located in Rue Américaine […]

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BRUSSELS’ COLOURS

This Saturday come to La Bourse & let´s celebrate Brussels’ Colours like there´s no tomorrow! Brussels’ Colours is an exceptional, free, ambitious and colourful event that will take place at the Bourse of Brussels, this Saturday! Timing: 16:30 > 18:00: Ketjes Colours Disco – kids disco @ Beursschouwburg 17:30: Stoemp-Saucisse proposed by Comme Chez Soi, […]

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Belgium’s prime minister Charles Michel welcomes baby girl

Belgium’s prime minister Charles Michel last week became a father for the second time, to a baby girl named Jeanne, the prime minister announced via Facebook. Michel’s partner Amélie Derbaudenghien and the newborn are doing well, report various media. Michel is the first Belgian prime minister to become a father during his tenure. In order […]

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Brussels nominated for European Best Destination award

Brussels is in the running to win the title of Best European Destination, the seventh edition of the competition organised by a European organisation for the promotion of culture and tourism in Europe. Brussels is one of 20 destinations vying for a chance to win the coveted title, from Edinburgh to Nicosia. Bordeaux won the […]

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The Netherlands remains top tourist destination for Belgians

In 2015, nearly 15 million international tourists visited the Netherlands, an increase of 7% compared to the previous year, according to a report that NBTC Holland Marketing released on Tuesday. Nearly 2 million tourists to the Netherlands last year came from Belgium, which puts the country in second place, writes De Standaard. The majority of […]

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Brussels to show Euro 2016 matches on big screen

The City of Brussels this summer will show the Euro 2016 matches of the Red Devils on a big screen at Place de la Bourse. In the event that the Belgian national team makes it to the semifinals, the City will also provide big screens to air matches at the King Baudouin Stadium, reports Brusselnieuws. […]

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More and more films shot in Brussels

Never before were so many films shot in Brussels as in 2015, with a total of 331 productions made in the region, an increase of 57% in the past five years. Brussels is an especially popular location for commercials and television programmes, but there were also 37 feature films shot there last year, including The […]

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