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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with European leaders yesterday for an “EU-Russia Summit” that only lasted a few hours.
Belgium’s unemployment figures rose in 2013, the first time in two years. The jobless figures had previously been dropping since the end of 2010.
Researchers Alvin Lo and Han Remaut of Flemish life sciences research institute VIB have discovered a chemical substance with the potential to be a new treatment against bacterial infections.
Education minister Pascal Smet has announced that Friday, 27 June, will be the last day of school this year, granting students a holiday on the following Monday, which is 30 June, traditionally th
New figures show that Belgian cities of over 100,000 inhabitants spend more than three times more to finance police services and public welfare centres (CPAS or OCMW) than communities with less th
Police officers in training are now obliged to follow a series of classes offered by the Kazerne Dossin Memorial, Museum and Documentation Centre on Holocaust and Human Rights in Mechelen.
The Museum of the City of Brussels is preparing to launch an exhibition to mark the beginning of First World War, but with a different approach than other centenary events around Belgium, and Euro
Flanders’ diamond industry narrowly missed a record year of business in 2013, with $55 (€40.3) billion in trade, just short of the 2011 record of $56.5 (€41.4) billion.
The ski slopes of Botrange and Mount Rigi in Belgium’s south were opened for the first time Sunday, as temperatures finally reached winter-like conditions.
