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Brussels Games Festival

15.08.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

From 15 to 16 August 2015 at various places in Brussels. Festival about all sorts of (board) games. The Brussels Games Festival is the first summer festival in Brussels that is completely dedicated to games, for all audiences and every age. An event in the heart of Brusssels, 32 hours of non-stop madness and sharing. […]

The future belongs to Emma – the most popular names in Belgium

13.08.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Emma and Louis were the most popular names for newborn babies in Belgium in 2014, according to the latest figures from the government statistical service. This is the twelfth year that Emma has been top choice for girls, while Louis marks a second year as the most popular boy’s name. Things are slightly different if […]

Brussels region launches campaign against stereotyped career choices

11.08.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The secretary of state for equal opportunities and the regional business federation have joined forces to launch a programme aimed at tackling gender stereotypes in the workplace and encouraging young people to broaden their career choices Brussels region’s secretary of state for equal opportunities, Bianca Debaets, has joined with the regional business federation BECI to […]

Le Chat touille: cats bar in Brussels

08.08.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

A cats lover bar just opened its doors in the nice Saint-Gilles neighbourhood. Monika, the manager, wanted to offer the pets a warm and comfortable place to live, and (most important) the chance to find a family. Cats are all sterilised, vaccinated and ready for adoption! If you fall in love with one of them, […]

Belgians living 218 days longer

06.08.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The life expectancy of a person born in Belgium is 218 days longer than it was two years ago, the Federal Public Service Economy has announced. Today the average Belgian lives to be 81.07 years old, according to De Standaard. Over the past 20 years life expectancy has risen sharply in Belgium, on average growing […]

School days: Choosing a school in Belgium

23.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Moving to Belgium with a family is full of big decisions, but one of the most important decisions you’ll make is where to put your child into school. School attendance is required here for children from ages six to 18. But there is a wide variety of choices of the type of school in which […]

One in 10 independents in Belgium is foreign, says Unizo

21.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Employers’ organization Unizo announced an increase in the number of foreign independents in Belgium, with Romanians as the most strongly represented group. Unizo based its conclusion on figures from the National Institute for the Social Security of the Self-Employed (NISSE), which show that Belgium last year had 103,630 self-employed with a foreign nationality, or one […]

Belgian National Day

19.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Don’t miss the troops parading in front of the Nation. It’s also a chance for Belgians to reassert their national identity on 21 July! In Brussels there’ll be a varied programme of festivities, from the Place du Jeu de Balle to Brussels Park, taking in the various districts of Brussels. On the evening before, there’s […]

City of Brussels launches photo contest

10.07.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The City of Brussels has launched a photo contest around the theme of the new pedestrian zone, inviting amateur and professional photographers to send in their best shots of “life in central Brussels’ new pedestrian zone during the summer of 2015”, writes brusselnieuws.be. A jury will nominate the best 15 photos after 15 October, and […]

Nude cyclists demand better bike safety in Brussels

25.06.2015 - In category: Residence Permit EU

About 150 nude cyclists rode their bikes through Brussels on Saturday for the 11th edition of Cyclonudista. The cyclists aim to draw attention to their vulnerable position in city traffic and to demand political action be taken to make cycling in the city safer and more attractive. They also want to promote the bicycle as […]