Economics Antwerp Province Jobs search: try your luck as a diamond cutter? The sector is now offering free training courses for people who pass an entrance test. Sat 20 Apr 10:56 Economy Pear growers in crisis Belgian pear-growers are encountering difficult times and last year’s drought has proved detrimental to the quality of some of the pears grown. Fri 19 Apr 11:09 Economy Belgian rail drops plans for trains without conductors Belgium’s state owned rail company, the NMBS, has shelved plans to operate trains without conductors for an indefinite period. The company says that both te... Thu 18 Apr 11:48 Economy Military to replace sick air traffic controllers? Flemish mobility minister Ben Weyts (Flemish nationalist) has suggested that military air traffic controllers should be used when too many civilian air traff... Thu 18 Apr 11:27 Belga Economy Insulation material has never been cheaper Once again it has become cheaper to buy insulation material for your home. Tue 16 Apr 13:48 Economy No aircraft will be able to take of or land in Belgium on Friday night Once again a large number of air traffic controllers have reported sick. Fri 12 Apr 17:05 America Annemie Economy Middle class people bearing the brunt of taxation A fresh report from the OECD, the club of the world's richest nations, criticises the tax burden on Belgium's middle classes. In Belgium, the OECD report wr... Thu 11 Apr 11:23 West Flanders Flats on the coast cheaper 10/4/19 - For the first time since 2014 the price of flats on the coast has fallen. Last year the average flat between Knokke and De Panne cost 260,000 euro... Wed 10 Apr 14:55 Economy National Bank of Belgium says “impact of no-deal Brexit won’t be catastrophic” According to a study carried out on by of the National Bank of Belgium the results of a no-deal Brexit won’t be catastrophic for the Belgian economy. Tue 09 Apr 16:03 Jonas Hamers / ImageGlobe Economy Sustainable bond issue raises 750 million euro in one day for the Flemish exchequer. Last week the sustainable bond issue by the Flemish Government appears to have been a great success Tue 09 Apr 11:39 East Flanders Farmers stage protest alongside Tour of Flanders route The farming organisation Algemeen Boerensysndicaat has staged a number of small-scale protests along the route on the Tour of Flanders cycle race. Sun 07 Apr 16:04 Jasper Jacobs Economy Auditors’ Court says “registered till system” is too complex and difficult to enforce The system was introduced on 1 July 2016 after years of preparation and consultation. Sat 06 Apr 11:45 West Flanders 1.3 million day trippers expected at the coast during the Easter holidays The West Flemish tourist board Westtoer has set it sites high. Fri 05 Apr 13:03 West Flanders Bruges chocolatier to open chocolate factory in DR Congo The renowned Bruges chocolatier Dominique Persoone is to build a chocolate factory in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mon 01 Apr 16:36 Economy Belgian airspace closed for three hours on Sunday night The company in charge of Belgium’s air traffic control Skeyes reports that a number of air traffic controllers had call in sick and replacements could not be... Mon 01 Apr 11:57 Economy Is Belgium ready for a No Deal? 28/3/19 - Belgian lawmakers are passing legislation to prepare for Brexit. 250 measures are in the pipeline. Thu 28 Mar 15:18 Flemish Brabant Government steps in to defuse air traffic control dispute Labour minister Kris Peeters has appointed not one, but two social mediators to unblock the conflict. Thu 28 Mar 12:34 Economy Jobs bloodbath at steel wire producer Bekaert Steel wire manufacturer Bekaert has announced the axing of 281 jobs and the closure of its plant in Moen (West Flanders). Production is being shifted to the... Thu 28 Mar 10:52 West Flanders Construction of casino in Middelkerke to be delayed A controversial contract with a construction company to build the casino has been annulled and a new call to tender will have to be launched. Wed 27 Mar 16:13 Economy Temping agency paints gloomy picture of the Belgian labour market When compared to our European neighbouring we are doing worse when it comes to, for example the average number of years spent working and productivity. Wed 27 Mar 11:09
Antwerp Province Jobs search: try your luck as a diamond cutter? The sector is now offering free training courses for people who pass an entrance test. Sat 20 Apr 10:56
Economy Pear growers in crisis Belgian pear-growers are encountering difficult times and last year’s drought has proved detrimental to the quality of some of the pears grown. Fri 19 Apr 11:09
Economy Belgian rail drops plans for trains without conductors Belgium’s state owned rail company, the NMBS, has shelved plans to operate trains without conductors for an indefinite period. The company says that both te... Thu 18 Apr 11:48
Economy Military to replace sick air traffic controllers? Flemish mobility minister Ben Weyts (Flemish nationalist) has suggested that military air traffic controllers should be used when too many civilian air traff... Thu 18 Apr 11:27
Belga Economy Insulation material has never been cheaper Once again it has become cheaper to buy insulation material for your home. Tue 16 Apr 13:48
Economy No aircraft will be able to take of or land in Belgium on Friday night Once again a large number of air traffic controllers have reported sick. Fri 12 Apr 17:05
America Annemie Economy Middle class people bearing the brunt of taxation A fresh report from the OECD, the club of the world's richest nations, criticises the tax burden on Belgium's middle classes. In Belgium, the OECD report wr... Thu 11 Apr 11:23
West Flanders Flats on the coast cheaper 10/4/19 - For the first time since 2014 the price of flats on the coast has fallen. Last year the average flat between Knokke and De Panne cost 260,000 euro... Wed 10 Apr 14:55
Economy National Bank of Belgium says “impact of no-deal Brexit won’t be catastrophic” According to a study carried out on by of the National Bank of Belgium the results of a no-deal Brexit won’t be catastrophic for the Belgian economy. Tue 09 Apr 16:03
Jonas Hamers / ImageGlobe Economy Sustainable bond issue raises 750 million euro in one day for the Flemish exchequer. Last week the sustainable bond issue by the Flemish Government appears to have been a great success Tue 09 Apr 11:39
East Flanders Farmers stage protest alongside Tour of Flanders route The farming organisation Algemeen Boerensysndicaat has staged a number of small-scale protests along the route on the Tour of Flanders cycle race. Sun 07 Apr 16:04
Jasper Jacobs Economy Auditors’ Court says “registered till system” is too complex and difficult to enforce The system was introduced on 1 July 2016 after years of preparation and consultation. Sat 06 Apr 11:45
West Flanders 1.3 million day trippers expected at the coast during the Easter holidays The West Flemish tourist board Westtoer has set it sites high. Fri 05 Apr 13:03
West Flanders Bruges chocolatier to open chocolate factory in DR Congo The renowned Bruges chocolatier Dominique Persoone is to build a chocolate factory in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mon 01 Apr 16:36
Economy Belgian airspace closed for three hours on Sunday night The company in charge of Belgium’s air traffic control Skeyes reports that a number of air traffic controllers had call in sick and replacements could not be... Mon 01 Apr 11:57
Economy Is Belgium ready for a No Deal? 28/3/19 - Belgian lawmakers are passing legislation to prepare for Brexit. 250 measures are in the pipeline. Thu 28 Mar 15:18
Flemish Brabant Government steps in to defuse air traffic control dispute Labour minister Kris Peeters has appointed not one, but two social mediators to unblock the conflict. Thu 28 Mar 12:34
Economy Jobs bloodbath at steel wire producer Bekaert Steel wire manufacturer Bekaert has announced the axing of 281 jobs and the closure of its plant in Moen (West Flanders). Production is being shifted to the... Thu 28 Mar 10:52
West Flanders Construction of casino in Middelkerke to be delayed A controversial contract with a construction company to build the casino has been annulled and a new call to tender will have to be launched. Wed 27 Mar 16:13
Economy Temping agency paints gloomy picture of the Belgian labour market When compared to our European neighbouring we are doing worse when it comes to, for example the average number of years spent working and productivity. Wed 27 Mar 11:09
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