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Brussels´ Marché BIO markt

17.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Keen to know where to find fresh, organic and seasonal produce in Brussels? Try the market on Luxembourg Square! It’s True! Organic vegetables taste better! From now on & every Tuesday a new Bio Market will await you at Lux Square!

Brussels Spring Tones: inspired 100% by nature!

16.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Spring has sprung in Belgium and flowers and gardens are on the to-do list for many visitors in Belgium. Millions of tourists flock to the Netherlands each spring to take in the beauty of the tulips fields. Most have no idea that further south, Belgium is a garden lover’s paradise. For many people the most […]

Restaurant chain TGI Friday’s coming to Belgium

14.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

American restaurant chain TGI Friday’s wants to establish itself in Belgium, writes Brusselnieuws. The chain’s initial aim is to open four restaurants: in Brussels, Antwerp, Liège and possibly Namur, with the first openings expected in the second half of 2017. The exact location of the new Brussels restaurant is not yet known. “It is important […]

Belgium exports far more than just chips and chocolate

12.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

While ambassadors on foreign trade missions never fail to mention Belgium’s rich variety of beer, chips and chocolate, these delicacies are in fact not the country’s main export products, writes Het Nieuwsblad. According to the foreign trade agency, Belgium remains mainly an exporter of services and products, with cars, lorries and buses leading the top […]

Rue Dansaert retailers show love for Brussels with stickers

10.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Several shopkeepers in Rue Antoine Dansaert, one of Brussels’ busiest shopping streets, are showing their love for their city and refusal to succumb to the fear of terrorism, with heart stickers. The red ‘Love BXL’ stickers are popping up in window displays along the entire street. The sticker campaign is an initiative of shopkeepers Carine […]

Clowntown: Brussels is a mecca for the circus arts

09.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

With more than 50 circus arts schools, Belgium has a reputation as a go-to place for aspiring circus performers Did you know that all street performers in Brussels must pass an audition with the city to qualify to occupy a piece of pavement and entertain us? The competition is fierce as Belgium is home to […]

March against terror and hatred rescheduled for 17 April

07.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The Brussels ‘march against terror and hatred’ that was postponed on 27 March due to safety concerns will instead take place on 17 April, writes Brusselnieuws. The original event, planned for just five days after the terror attacks in the capital, was cancelled at the request of Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur and interior minister Jan […]

Brussels designer named creative director of Yves Saint Laurent

05.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Anthony Vaccarello of Brussels has been named the new creative director of the legendary fashion house Yves Saint Laurent. Vaccarello previously served in the same post at Versus, a label owned by Versace. The 36-year-old with Sicilian roots was born and raised in Brussels and studied fashion at the La Cambre school of art and […]

First flight departs from Brussels Airport

03.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The first passenger flight to operate from Brussels Airport since the deadly terror attacks there on 22 March departed this afternoon, the first of six return flights scheduled today from the airport. Another 20 flights are scheduled on Monday, writes VTM Nieuws. The Brussels Airlines flight SN1901 departed at 13.40 today with destination Faro, Portugal. […]

FBI to help Belgium with terror investigation, says White House

02.04.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Following last week’s terror attacks in Brussels, the United States has sent FBI teams to assist the Belgian authorities in the investigation into the attacks on 22 March, according to an announcement made today from the White House. Belgian and American officials are discussing the collaboration this week. “Belgium has accepted our assistance,” said Ben […]