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WEB2 days ago · Belgium ramps up health monitoring following Rwanda's Ebola-like virus outbreak. While the health risks in Belgium are currently low, the Risk Management Group calls for extra vigilance. The Brussels Times - News and analysis on politics, Brussels, EU Affairs, business, world, national news, and more.
Why Belgium has six governments (and not seven) - The Brussels …
WEBNov 6, 2022 · Belgium Unlocked. Why Belgium has six governments (and not seven) Sunday, 6 November 2022. By Maïthé Chini. Credit: Belga. To many, Belgium's fractured politics may seem impenetrable. Even those who have lived here all their lives can get lost on the intricacies of regional competencies, advising committees and federal legislators.
Manneken-Pis: The real story behind the iconic statue - The …
WEB2 days ago · At its origins, however, the famous Manneken-Pis is practical in purpose, with a little bit of whimsy thrown in for good measure. The statue of the “pissing boy,” as he is commonly called, has led a long and not always easy life, surviving the bombardment of Brussels in 1695 and various wear and tear over the centuries.
Athletics: Brussels hosts Van Damme Memorial on Friday with 12 …
WEBSep 8, 2023 · The Roi Baudouin stadium will host the 47th Van Damme Memorial on Friday night, with no fewer than twelve world athletics champions featured in this year's edition. Among the competing superstars, Brussels will welcome Greece’s Armand Duplantis (pole vault), Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson (200m), the Netherlands’ Femke Bol (400m hurdles ...
Exclusive interview with Hadja Lahbib: The outsider representing ...
WEB5 days ago · Exclusive interview with Hadja Lahbib: The outsider representing Belgium abroad. Hadja Lahbib was a surprise appointment as Belgium’s Foreign Minister in 2022: a former news anchor, never elected to public office, she is the daughter of Algerian immigrants who grew up in Belgium’s coal-mining country. Yet …
Belgium in the grip of second-biggest Covid-19 wave, but no new …
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Credit: Belga/Benoit Doppagne. With an "enormous" rise of Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, Belgium is currently experiencing its second-largest infection wave ever, according to tests on the country's sewage water conducted by the Rega Institute in Leuven. Now that extensive testing is no longer taking …
Brussels in September: events, festivities and ... - The Brussels Times
WEBSep 2, 2019 · For its eighth edition, the festival will see 31 of Brussels’ finest chefs accompanied by 5 Belgian cheesemakers, 4 Belgian pastry chefs and 50 winemakers and wine traders from Bordeaux come together for this annual celebration of food and drink. Open from 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM from the 5 to 8 …
Belgian politics for dummies: Who is in power where? - The …
WEBDec 12, 2022 · The government is led by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo – a member of the Flemish liberal Open VLD party – and took 494 days to form after the Belgian federal election of May 2019. In terms of political views, these elections split Belgium in two as Flanders voted overwhelmingly to the right while Wallonia voted strongly to the left.
The Dutroux case, and how it changed Belgium - The Brussels Times
WEBAug 15, 2021 · The Dutroux case, and how it changed Belgium. On 15 August 1996, 25 years ago today, convicted rapist Marc Dutroux gave the police information which resulted in the release of two young girls from a basement and the solving of other cases. His case held the nation in thrall from the disappearance of Julie and Mélissa in 1995 to the trial in ...
How NATO changed Belgium – and Belgium changed NATO - The …
WEBHow NATO changed Belgium – and Belgium changed NATO. NATO only set up its headquarters in Evere, outside Brussels, in 1967, after the alliance was effectively booted out of its previous base in Paris. But NATO settled to its new home, a military hospital, and grew into a cornerstone of security in the West. I first arrived at NATO in October ...