American Embassy on the move

22/04/2016 • 13:34

The American Embassy in Brussel is to move from its current location on the Regentlaan in Central Brussels a building that is currently the headquarters of the bank and insurance company Axa on the southern edge of the city in Watermaal-Bosvoorde.

Suicide bomber was guard at IS “prison” in Syria

22/04/2016 • 14:45

Repair work at Zaventem partially complete

22/04/2016 • 18:00

Please mind the flowers!

22/04/2016 • 16:34

Doel 3 won't re-open until Saturday

22/04/2016 • 16:57

Parliamentary Commission members visit Maalbeek metro station

22/04/2016 • 17:02

The members of the Parliamentary Commission that is investigating the 22 March terror attacks walked from the Federal Parliament to the Maalbeek Metro station at 12 noon on Friday. The Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives Siegfried Bracke and the Chairman of the Commission Patrick Dewael laid wreaths in honour of those that had died.

Airport railway station reopening

22/04/2016 • 11:32

The station at Zavemtem Airport, near Brussels re-opened to passengers on Friday afternoon. This is a month to the day since suicide bombers caused death and destruction in the departure lounge at Belgium’s biggest airport.

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Maalbeek metro station re-opens on Monday

22/04/2016 • 11:01

The Maalbeek metro station that was the scene of one of the 22 March attacks will re-open to passengers again on Monday 25 April. The station was damaged when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the carriage of an underground railway train during the morning rush hour.

Stefania Tunnel won’t open before August

22/04/2016 • 14:11

The Stefania Tunnel that runs under the first part of the Louizalaan in Uptown Brussels will remain closed for at least another four months. Previously the Brussel Regional Transport Minister Pascal Smet (Flemish socialist) had suggested that work to stabilise the tunnel should be completed sometime in May.

Road sign artist at work in Aalst

22/04/2016 • 12:43

A road sign artist is secretly at work in and around the East Flemish city of Aalst. At a number of locations the figure of a man has been painted onto the road signs.

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AA Gent and Anderlecht share the points

22/04/2016 • 12:23

There was a lot at stake in Thursday evening’s Play-off I game between AA Gent and Sporting Anderlecht. Victory for the home side AA Gent would have seen them go second and move to within a point of the league-leaders Club Brugge, while a win for Sporting Anderlecht would have seen them go top.

Opel has cleaned up its act

21/04/2016 • 06:00

VRT’s Luc Pauwels has investigated the emissions of two identical Zafira models: one that was serviced before last year’s diesel scandal and one that was serviced afterwards. His conclusion is clear: only changes to the software can explain different emission levels.

Doel 3 reactor out of service

21/04/2016 • 17:28

The Doel 3 nuclear reactor has been unexpectedly taken out of service. The reactor has been out of action since 3.31pm on Thursday afternoon. The news that yet another Belgian nuclear reactors is not working appears on the website of the energy production and supply company Engie Electrabel.

King and Queen open Ghent Floraliën

21/04/2016 • 17:56

The 35th Ghent Flower Show, the Floraliën, was officially opened by King Filip and Queen Mathilde on Thursday morning. The opening ceremony took place at the Bijloke arts centre. It is the first time in 30 years that the Floraliën will be held in the centre of Ghent, at four different sites.

Banks must pass on detail of tax haven transactions

21/04/2016 • 17:45

In future banks will have to keep a record of all transactions between their customers and tax havens. The information will then have to be passed on to the Inland Revenues anti-money laundering cell.