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According to the Walloon Agency for Export and Foreign investment, Wallonia is marking a successful 2013 with a record number of foreign projects in the region.
Michael O’Leary, the CEO of discount airline Ryan Air, says that flights will continue to fly out of Charleroi Airport.
Federal finance minister Koen Geens has called on the board of directors of Dexia bank to review a reported 30% salary increase awarded to three of its executives.
Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo says that the country will meet the economic expectations set by the European Commission following its political crisis two years ago.
It may have taken more than five years after he landed the job, but if the French press agency AFP’s sources have it right, US President Barack Obama will make his first visit to Belgium in March.
The EU’s foreign ministers have agreed to proceed with a military mission to the Central African Republic by sending roughly 500 soldiers into the quickly deteriorating situation in the country.
The one-way fee to Brussels Airport is set to jump to € 5.07 on February 1, marking a 14% increase from the current supplement of € 4.44, after the decision was officially adopted by the federal g
Last year’s figures show a significant drop in the amount of stolen copper cable along Belgium’s rail system. Reports for 2013 indicate a drop of 40% over the 2012 numbers.
A new report has revealed the extent that some of Belgium’s wealthiest citizens have gone to avoid paying their taxes.







