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The civil list granted to the future King Philippe will be subject to VAT and excise duties, various Belgian media report today.
Last week marked the end of a very busy period for Ireland, as our six-month Presidency of the Council of the EU drew to a close.
Foreign affairs minister and deputy PM Didier Reynders is not in favour of abolishing the Royal Assent for laws and decrees, as suggested by several Flemish politicians.
Belgium said it would trim €750m from its budget through minor cuts across a broad swathe of areas of government and social security, as it responded to warnings from the European Union over
The federal government is considering banning the sale of alcohol to anyone under the age of 18,Flemish broadcaster VTM claimed yesterday.
Federal economy minister Johan Vande Lanotte is willing to scrap the Thalys service between Brussels and Ostend provided that the Walloon branch, which runs via Namur, suffers the same fate,
The secretary of state for public service, Hendrik Bogaert (pictured), wants overtime to be exempt from tax.
