3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (231+ words) Belga Share France remains favourite foreign destination for Belgians Belgians made 31.2 million trips involving at least one overnight stay last year, according to the final statistics published by the statistics agency Statbel on Thursday. A large majority of these trips…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (138+ words) Belga Share Prison guards once again on strike because of overcrowded prisons On Sunday evening, a five-day strike commenced in Belgian prisons. The unions had called for this action due to ongoing overcrowding, staff shortages, and infrastructure and safety issues....

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (409+ words) Belga Share Meeting records also mark second athletics competition evening in Brussels The second evening of the Diamond League meeting, Memorial Van Damme, was adorned on Saturday evening with eight meeting records. However, neither a new Belgian record nor an…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (327+ words) Belga Share Belgium and India strengthen their military ties Belgium and India are set to enhance their military cooperation. Defence minister Theo Francken and his Indian counterpart will sign a Letter of Intent on Thursday in New Delhi. Additionally, sector…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (156+ words) Belga Share Belgium misses EU deadline for nature restoration plan: Waiting for Wallonia and Brussels Belgium will not submit a national restoration plan to the European Commission on Tuesday, thereby missing the deadline set in the nature restoration law. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (277+ words) Belga Share Belgium and Japan intensify military cooperation Belgium and Japan aim to increase military collaboration. This ambition was expressed by Defence minister Theo Francken and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi on Monday during a meeting in Tokyo. The strengthened…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (108+ words) Belga Share Small majority for "no" in Iceland's EU accession referendum with nearly all votes counted The "no" vote is leading in the referendum held on Saturday in Iceland on the resumption of accession negotiations with the European Union, according…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (190+ words) Belga Share Belgian women win bronze medal in hockey and claim first World Cup medal since 1978 The Belgian women's hockey team secured the bronze medal on Saturday afternoon in Amstelveen, Netherlands. In the Wagener Stadium, the Red Panthers won the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (148+ words) Dormant balances are accounts on which no active transactions have occurred for 5 years. The bank must trace the account holders, but if that is unsuccessful, the balances are transferred to the Deposit and Consignment Fund (DCK). Once these balances are…...