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Belgium’s forgotten wartime mutiny - The Brussels Times
1 day ago · After 18 days of fighting in which Belgium’s outnumbered and ill-equipped forces were pushed back into the north-west corner of the country, King Leopold III ordered the army to surrender – without bothering to consult the government.
Belgium in the grip of second-biggest Covid-19 wave, but no new …
Dec 19, 2023 · 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.
Sinterklaas is coming to town: Sint announces arrival date in Belgium
Nov 2, 2024 · At around 14:00, the saintly man will moor his steamer along the Scheldt quays, near the pontoon on Steenplein. Upon disembarking, he will be welcomed by Antwerp Mayor Bart De Wever (N-VA) and hoards of excited children, before starting a procession through the centre to the Grote Markt.
Local elections 2024: Who's running in the City of Brussels?
Belgium's 2024 local elections are around the corner. Brussels residents will vote to elect their local council on Sunday 13 October, and indirectly, their new mayor (bourgmestre in French or burgemeester in Dutch).Knowing how the local election list system works is …
Now what? How Belgium's government formation works - The …
1 day ago · Now that all votes have been cast and counted, Belgium's government formation process can start. The notoriously long negotiations that take place after general elections are evidenced by Belgium holding the world record for the longest period without a …
Why did Brussels become the capital of the EU ... - The Brussels …
Mar 13, 2024 · At the December 1992 summit held in Edinburgh, the “provisional” character of the seats was finally lifted. Brussels was confirmed as the official seat of the Commission, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, and Strasbourg as the official seat of …
Remembering the Belgian Resistance in WW2 - The Brussels Times
3 days ago · A young Jewish doctor in occupied Belgium set out with two comrades to wait for a train. It is 19 April 1943, and these men in their twenties are quietly waiting for the 20th Jewish transport from Mechelen to Auschwitz.
Belgium's Breaking Bad: Can Netflix make a grassroots production?
5 days ago · But if anyone arriving at the film set in Herselt were looking for the standard icons of Hollywood glamour such as personalised dressing-room trailers, an army of personal attendants and on-demand shrimp scampi, they’d drive right past the small site where the Belgian-Dutch film crew has set up camp in an old dance hall.
Pope's visit raises questions about Catholicism in modern Belgium
A steady decline in Belgium. A report issued by the Catholic Church in 2023 found that 50% of Belgium’s roughly 12 million population identified as Catholic in 2022 — down from 53% in 2017.