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Celeb photography veteran Terry O'Neill displays his iconic shots in Brussels

One of the biggest names in contemporary photography, Terry O'Neill has snapped everyone from the Beatles and the Stones to the British Queen, Nelson Mandela, Amy Winehouse, Brigitte Bardot and every James Bond since Sean Connery. With 14 of his unique pics on display in Brussels, he reflects on an...

Brussels air pollution: Health organisations demand action

In an open letter to the Brussels regional government, a group of doctors and health organisations have asked for a more ambitious approach to the region's new Air Climate Energy Plan. Air pollution costs hundreds of lives in the region each year, according to the initiators. They are more...

The bank of the future in Belgium is hybrid, study shows

The retail bank of the future in Belgium will be digital but still maintain a branch network, according to a study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The hybrid model is the most profitable, the study concludes. While the digitisation of retail banking forms one of the biggest challenges for the...

SNCB sends €19,000 damage bill to dead girl's mother

A mother whose 12-year-old daughter was killed by a train while taking a selfie has received a €19,000 bill from the SNCB for damage caused to its infrastructure. Charlotte Nuñez was posing for a photo with friends on a rail station platform when she died in the freak accident in June 2014. "...

BBC World Service radio returns to Belgium

The BBC World Service will resume radio broadcasts in Belgium in November, four years after listeners stopped receiving the station. The English-language service will be available on DAB+ digital radio - a new platform that launched in Belgium earlier this year. "The BBC is one of the most...

Vlerick business school climbs nine places in top 100 ranking

For the third year in a row, Vlerick Business School has moved up in the annual Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking. The school, with locations in Leuven, Ghent and Brussels, has climbed from 82nd last year to 73rd this year. Antwerp Management School dropped in the list, from 59 last year to 67...

Tram 71 plan scrapped as Brussels unveils new transport map

A plan to turn Brussels' most overcrowded bus route, line 71, into a high-capacity tramline has been abandoned until at least 2025. The city's mobility minister Pascal Smet has unveiled a 10-year public transport plan that will see the creation of four new bus routes and changes to dozens of other...

Brussels Central Station gets flexible workspace

A new Regus Express Centre flexible workspace has opened up in Brussels Central Station, the result of a partnership between Belgium's rail authority SNCB and Regus, a multinational operator of serviced office spaces spanning more than 100 countries. The two parties have joined forces to provide...

One in eight Belgians does volunteer work

An estimated 1.16 million people in Belgium perform volunteer work, or 12.5% of the population, according to a study commissioned by the King Baudouin Foundation. In terms of hours, volunteers in Belgium work a total of about 221.2 million hours a year, or 4.1% of the time spent on salaried work...

Borremans is most expensive living Belgian artist

During a contemporary art auction at Sotheby's London, the oil painting 'Girl with duck' by Belgian painter Michaël Borremans was auctioned off for £2.04 million, or €2.7 million, the highest amount ever paid for a painting by the Ghent artist, reports De Tijd . Borremans' 'Girl with duck' (...

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