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Increase in number of storks spotted in Brussels

Ornithologists have counted 147 stork sightings in Brussels since mid-January. This week there was a peak in the number of the large black-and-white birds spotted in the European capital, as they make their way north from their wintering grounds in Africa, according to Brussel Deze Week. Witnesses...

Disneyland Paris to recruit for jobs in Belgium

The Paris branch of the Disneyland amusement park will hold a job day next month in Belgium to recruit employees in time for the upcoming theme park season, reports Het Laatste Nieuws . The park claims to have 8,000 vacancies to fill by summer. Disneyland Paris is hiring, but candidates need not...

Share a space: Get the most out of co-working

Co-working has changed the concept of the traditional office space, and for freelancers and budding entrepreneurs it offers an alternative working lifestyle with shared ideas, energy and opportunities. In the past three years, co-working spaces have grown in popularity all around Belgium,...

International school lays first stone of new sports centre

The British School of Brussels (BSB) in Tervuren recently laid down the first symbolic stone for its new sports centre during a festive ceremony ( pictured ). The construction works on the school campus began last October and should finish by the spring of 2016. The construction work, which will...

Upcoming eclipse to decrease Belgium’s energy output

The partial solar eclipse on 20 March could result in a loss of up to 1,300 MW of solar energy capacity in Belgium, according to power supply manager Elia, the company that operates, maintains and develops the country’s high-voltage grid, reports Het Laatste Nieuws . The partial eclipse will have a...

Congolese opposition looks to Belgium for support in elections

Vital Kamerhe ( pictured ), opposition leader and president of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) has requested Belgium’s help with the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scheduled for November 2016. "We ask that Belgium act as our Ambassador to the European Union,"...

Congolese opposition looks to Belgium for support in elections

Vital Kamerhe ( pictured ), opposition leader and president of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) has requested Belgium’s help with the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scheduled for November 2016. "We ask that Belgium act as our Ambassador to the European Union,"...

Watchdog uncovers discrimination in service cheques sector

Flanders’ employment minister, Philippe Muyters, has been called on to clamp down on widespread discrimination against foreigners in the service cheques sector. According to research conducted by the Vlaams Minderhedenforum (Flemish Minority Forum), many companies in the sector follow clients’...

New software toolkit offer ultra-fast debugging

Did you know that internet giants like Amazon and Facebook update the software behind their websites every few seconds? Researchers from the universities of Antwerp (UA) and Brussels (VUB) have now developed a toolkit that prevents bugs slipping in during these continuous update cycles. By updating...

Wallonia provides one-fifth of Flanders’ water supply

Wallonia supplies Flanders with about one-fifth of its total annual water demand. But according to Walloon environment minister Carlo Di Antonio (CDH), Flanders intends to become more independent of Walloon sources in the coming years, reports Knack . Wallonia supplies Flanders with about 80...

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