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Calm at Calais on first working day after Brexit takes effect

The port of Calais has remained quiet following the first working day of the UK exiting the European Union, with hauliers staying clear.

Belgium

Brussels says new city-wide 30 km/h speed limit will increase safety

City officials say the limit will be enforced by police and speed cameras nearly everywhere in the Belgian capital.

Belgium

Belgium pledges €200,000 to make period products more accessible

The decision, announced on Tuesday, follows on from the landmark decision in Scotland last month to make period products free for all.

Belgium

'I feel 30 years younger': Man, 96, first to get COVID jab in Belgium

"I'm 96 years old and I've been through a lot," Jos Hermans told reporters just before receiving the injection on Monday.

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Red cross sees surge in volunteers globally due to pandemic, but drop

There has been a massive surge in Red Cross volunteer numbers worldwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in Belgium the amount has dropped.

World

European companies ramp up Brexit preparations

As Brexit talks continue, European companies are ramping up preparations for a possible no-deal outcome.

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Belgium may use 17th-century charter to keep British fishing rights

The charter was issued by Charles II following his exile to Europe after his father, Charles I, was executed in 1649.

Travel News

Beer and bikes: A Brit's guide to Belgium

Andrew Greaves had never thought his annual trips to Belgium were particularly unusual, until the Belgians told him otherwise.

Belgium

Coronavirus: New businesses thriving in Flanders despite pandemic

Almost 2,000 new businesses opened up in the second quarter of the year in Brussels as well as 11,000 in Flanders.

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Nurses pick up European prize for efforts during COVID-19 pandemic

"They have been beyond heroic and selfless and committed to delivering healthcare to every citizen across Europe who needed their help,” said Elizabeth Adams, President of the European Federation of Nurses Associations.

Belgium

Police officer on trial over fatal shooting of two-year-old migrant

A Belgian police officer is on trial for the fatal shooting of a Kurdish migrant child during a police chase in 2018.

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Belgian businesses look for new opportunities amid pandemic

Belgian companies are having to find new opportunities during the pandemic in order to stay afloat.

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Brussels looks to empty hotels to help homeless during pandemic

Nine hoteliers have so far transferred over the management of their businesses, in exchange for compensation.

Business

EU must reform to act faster in 'geopolitical world', Belgium PM says

Belgian PM Alexander De Croo says Europe needs to 'play its role in a much faster way', in a nod to calls to remove the member state veto in foreign policy

Belgium

Belgian pigeon sells for €1.6m at high-stakes bird auction

Sunday's bid was proof again that the once-quaint sport, which seemed destined to decline only a few years back, now has a new, elitist foreign lease on life.

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Spéculoos: How Belgium’s beloved biscuit is unifying a divided nation

When the CEO of Lotus Bakeries recently announced plans to axe the speculoos — Belgium's national biscuit — name from branding on its biscuit packs, there were howls of discontent on social media and angry calls for a boycott.

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Belgian chocolatiers struggling to stay afloat, amid pandemic

The coronavirus has hit everyone hard, crippling economies across Europe, but the renowned chocolate industry in Belgium is facing a particularly tough time, as world famous pastry chef, Pierre Marcolini, explains.

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US election: What would a Biden or Trump win mean for NATO?

NATO, the organisation set up to counter Soviet power and influence, has been described by Donald Trump as "obsolete". Would Joe Biden have a different approach?

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Nurses with COVID-19 asked to carry on working at Belgian hospital

"There's nothing but bad solutions because that's the point we are reaching now," said Dr Alexander Ghuysen, head of the emergency department at the hospital in Liege.

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Belgian region of Flanders sees COVID-era boom in homeschooling

Although schools remain open in Belgium, some parents have decided to home-school as a way to spend more quality time with their children and get out into nature.