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Soon locals and visitors alike will experience improved public transport on the Belgian coast, as well as in Flanders’ two largest cities – Ghent and Antwerp.
It was not Christmas as usual in Ghent, but one that many will remember after an unexploded Second World War bomb was discovered in a residential garden.
Flemish transport minister Hilde Crevits officially opened the new visitors centre for the port of Ghent yesterday. The centre is located on the Rigakaai north of the city centre.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was in Ghent on Saturday to attend the state funeral of former Belgian prime minister Wilfried Martens.
Swedish truck builder Volvo plans to invest “several million” euros in its factory in Ghent, in a move designed to turn the site into the company’s largest for trucks over 16 tonnes.
