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40th Anniversary of Brussels Metro

01.09.2016 - In category: others news

The first metro train drove through Brussels on 20 September, 1976, when there were only several metro stations on a single line. The Brussels public transport company STIB decided to organize a special celebration in occasion of 40 years of service. A number of artistic events will be presented in 15 of Brussels metro stations, […]

Former King Albert is Unhappy to Receive €900,000 Annually

30.08.2016 - In category: others news

Belgium’s King Albert II has abdicated in 2013 and now receives an annual grant of €923,000 from the federal state. The former King is is not amused with the amount because former prime minister Elio Di Rupo promised him €1.4 million, writes Knack. Di Rupo confirmed that he wanted to award King Albert with a […]

New Belgian Low-Cost Airline with Flights to Asia

25.08.2016 - In category: others news

New Belgian airline “Air Belgium” with launch date in early 2017 will focus on low-cost flights to Asia The main idea of new low-cost airline is to connect Belgium with Asia, especially with China and India, writes Bruzz. It will be a completely different company which has nothing to do with the defunct airline with […]

Job in Belgium: Junior 3D artist

20.08.2016 - In category: others news

Vincent, 26, from Lier talks about his job and wage – What is your job? – I work in an animation studio where I participate in making animation movies, animated series and special effects for live action films. My duties depend on the projects we work on. I have already a kind of experience with […]

Belgium wins second gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

16.08.2016 - In category: others news

On Saturday, Belgian heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam has won the second gold medal for Belgium at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She has got 142 points, which equated to around nine seconds. Nafissatou Thiam is a 21-year-old Belgian student who has beaten out Britain’s defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill Thiam has delivered Belgium its fourth […]

Brussels 20th Flower Carpet 2016

14.08.2016 - In category: others news

From Friday 12 of August to Monday 15 of August 2016 everybody can observe the construction of the 20th edition of Flower Carpet at the Grand-Place in Brussels. Every 2 years unique begonia flower carpet cover the world’s most beautiful central square. Nearly one million of begonias are used to make the carpet with dimensions […]

Symbolic Olympic torch paraded from Brussels to the Belgian coast

05.08.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

A delegation of runners took off from Brussels’ Rogier Tower on Thursday morning carrying a symbolic Olympic flame through the capital to mark the start of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, writes Bruzz. The group made its first pit stop at the famous statue of the Manneken Pis, which was dressed […]

Brussels government to invest heavily in metro renewal, safety

02.08.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

The Brussels public transport company STIB will purchase 43 new metro trains and renew the safety signals along the metro network. The Brussels government will invest €545 million in the modernisation project, according to Bruzz. The aim is to increase the frequency of the metros, and to give shape to the planned expansion of the […]

Belgian men are second tallest in the world

31.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Belgian men are the second tallest in the world, after the Dutch, and have grown by 15cm over the past century. The average Belgian male is 1.82m tall – a centimetre shorter than men from the Netherlands. This is an increase from an average 1.67m 100 years ago. The world’s shortest men can be found […]

Tablets to save Brussels city council 100,000 pages of printing each year

28.07.2016 - In category: Residence Permit EU

Each member of Brussels city council will be given a tablet computer as a way of making “savings on paper, ink, fuel and labour”, it has been announced. The initiative comes from the Brussels councillor in charge of technology, Mohamed Ouriaghli, who said: “This measure is part of the Smart City policy and fits in […]