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Brussels residents boost image with online video

With the internet hit ‘Nous sommes Bruxellois – Wij zijn Brusselaars’ (We are from Brussels), a number of Brussels residents aim to restore the city’s image after it was damaged by various international media following the increased terror threat of recent months. The video features locals talking about life in the capital, writes Brusselnieuws. A […]

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New Year’s dip draws 5,000 participants to Belgian coast

More than 5,000 people joined in the annual New Year’s dip in the North Sea at the weekend. Mayor of Ostend, Johan Vande Lanotte, kicked off the exceptionally warm 2016 edition, with a water temperature of more than 10°C, writes Het Laatste Nieuws. “The temperature made it perfect, especially for those participing for the first […]

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This was 2015 !

The best moments of the Year 2015 in Brussels

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New Year’s Eve fireworks 2016

New Year’s Eve fireworks 2016 will take place at midnight on the pedestrian zone ! Come between Place de Brouckère and the stock market (La Bourse) at 23.00 to welcome together 2016. A large LED screen was installed on the pedestrian side of the Place de Brouckère. It will broadcast among others practical information about […]

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Merry Christmas!

To Our Dear Friends, Followers and Everyone! Merry Christmas! Be Happy! Thank you for reading our news, hope to be in touch with you next year as well!

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Brussels Airport closes out another record year

More than 23 million passengers have passed through Brussels Airport already this year, an absolute record. To celebrate, the airport today treated all passengers to Belgian chocolates. “We would like to say thank you to all passengers for deciding on Brussels Airport to jet off on holiday or for business travel,” said CEO Arnaud Feist. […]

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Nike to create 539 jobs in Belgium

American sportswear giant Nike has announced it will recruit 539 new employees for its Belgian distribution centres and one new store, due to open in mid-2016. The growth is mainly due to increasing interest in running and running shoes, report various Belgian media. Nike’s four European distribution centres in Belgium are “bursting at the seams”, […]

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Free wifi at Bourse and Flagey

The Brussels-Capital Region this week adds two new free public wifi locations to its list of ‘hotspots’: Place Flagey and Place de la Bourse. That brings the total number of free wifi zones in the region up to 44. The two new hotspots go live on Friday, announced state secretary for digitisation Bianca Debaets. The […]

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Music and humour top Belgium’s 10 most watched YouTube videos

According to YouTube’s list of the most viewed videos of the past year, musical talent and humour proved most popular with Belgian viewers. More than half of Belgium’s most watched videos in 2015 were posted by the official YouTube Creators channel. YouTube viewers in Belgium show an overwhelming preference for comedy and homegrown music. French-speaking […]

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Ice Sculpture Festival

The Snow & Ice Sculpture Festival has become another wonderful Christmas tradition in Bruges. The sculptures bring a magical world of snow, ice and light to the square just in front of the city’s train station. Hundreds of tonnes of ice and snow are cut, shaped, carved and polished into amazingly detailed figures that all […]

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