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Dog Elvis wins Most Beautiful Zinneke contest

A dog named Elvis ( pictured ) was elected Brussels' 'Most Beautiful Zinneke of 2015' on Saturday in the third edition of the contest organised by the Prince Laurent Foundation and merchants from the Marché aux Poissons. The name of the contest refers to the Zinneke Pis, a statue of a urinating dog...

Culture beat: 9 October

Music With Europalia Turkey now underway, one of the first musical events of the four-month festival is an evening dedicated to two masters of traditional folk this evening (Friday). La Nuit du Kemençe presents two international musicians, the Turk Derya Turkan and Sokratis Sinopoulos from Greece...

Brussels bus rides to become smoother and greener

Bus drivers in Brussels are being trained to adopt a smoother and more environmentally friendly driving style, with a new on-board device that measures the way they accelerate, brake and handle corners. The system, called EcoDrive, has allowed metro trains to cut their energy consumption by 15%...

18 Belgian company types should be reduced to four, says minister

The number of different company structures available in Belgium needs to be reduced from 18 to just four, according to federal justice minister Koen Geens. The minister intends to submit a proposal, first launched by the Belgian Centre for Company Law, to the council of federal ministers. The...

Europalia cultural exchange shines a light on Turkey with 200 events

The multidisciplinary arts biennial Europalia opened this week, and runs until the end of January, with Turkey as its guest country. About 200 events that shine a spotlight on the country’s heritage and contemporary arts scene are being staged around the country. Forming the backbone of the...

Rail strike affecting SNCB, Eurostar and Thalys services

A rail strike in the Brussels region is affecting trains across Belgium, as well as international services to London, Paris, Amsterdam and Cologne. The walkout by drivers at Belgian rail operator SNCB began at 22.00 on Thursday and runs until the end of Friday evening. There are no Eurostar...

Pencils forbidden in Brussels' Magritte Museum

Visitors to the Magritte Museum, located in the heart of Brussels, can expect to be checked for possession of pencils upon entry. La Libre Belgique calls it "Belgian surrealism" and says the measure is to do with funding cuts to Brussels arts and cultural organisations. "We simply do not have...

Colorectal cancer deaths down 30% in Belgium

In the last 20 years in Belgium, the colorectal cancer mortality rate has declined by nearly 30%, as it has done in more European countries, such as Austria, Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Ireland. In the Netherlands and Sweden, colorectal cancer mortality rates...

Belgium and the Netherlands team up to buy guided bombs

Belgium and the Netherlands, together with a number of other NATO countries, are planning to pool their resources to jointly purchase precision-guided munition, writes Het Laatste Nieuws . Defence minister Steven Vandeput and his Dutch counterpart Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert finalized the agreement...

Six Belgian theme parks named among Europe's best

Belgian amusement parks on Tuesday took home six prizes during the 4 th European Star Awards. The event is an initiative of the leading European trade magazine Kirmes & Park Revue , writes Het Laatste Nieuws. Three Plopsa parks were among the winners. The European Star Awards are given out...

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