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From 1 October, tradespeople and professionals will be able to round up receipts to the nearest 0 or 5 euro cent in order to facilitate the gradual phasing out of 1 and 2 euro cent coins.
The Belgian fruit sector is being hard hit by the Russian import ban: due to a surplus of fruit on the European market, fruit farmers have seen the price of their apples and pears drop to half the
Yesterday’s police strike was a great success, according to the liberal public service union VSOA Politie. “On average, 55% of police employees are on strike,” said chair Vincent Gilles.
Outgoing Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo confirmed on Tuesday that Belgium had received a formal request from the US to take part in the military operation against Islamic State (IS), namely with the
Numerous Delhaize outlets around the country are set to shut up shop this Friday in protest at the management’s planned restructuring programme.
The City of Brussels has struck off two people who have gone to Syria to fight from the population register.
Each week around 100,000 glass bottles are recycled via bottle banks, container parks and on the curb, many of which were sold with a deposit of €.10 to €.30, reports the newspaper group Sudpresse
The American video-on-demand service Netflix became available to subscribers in Belgium and Luxembourg from midnight on Friday.
Belgium can deliver six F-16s and two C-130s as well as offer additional military support to the international coalition against Islamic State (IS), announced Defence Minister Pieter De Crem in pa
