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English second language in Brussels.
A study by the University of Louvain has revealed that English is now the second language after French in Brussels and Wallonia, taking the place of Dutch. French remains the second language after Dut...
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Brussels transport fares going up.
Tram, bus and metro fares in the Belgian capital go up as of 1 February 2008, although prices for the Noctis night bus service and the Brussels-Zaventem airport link will remain unvaried. Single
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Brussels airport: Brussels to get low-cost terminal.
A new pier and air terminal serving budget flights is to be built at Brussels airport at Zaventem. The decision by the Brussels airport authority comes on the heels of a record summer at the airport,...
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Brussels historic monuments: Listing for Brussels swimming pool.
The municipal swimming pool in the southern Brussels district of Ixelles has been classed as a listed monument, the first in the Belgian capital to receive such recognition. Inaugurated on 16 May 1904...
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Brussels to get summer clean-up.
Sixteen zones in the centre of Brussels are to be cleaned more thoroughly over summer as part of the regional government
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Security at Brussels metro station improved.
Public assistance points have been installed at the De Brouck
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Guided tours of Brussels airport.
It is possible to visit the airport at Zaventem every Weds, Sat and Sun afternoon from 1 July to 29 August 2007. For a fee of
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Free public transport on high pollution days.
Brussels' public transport company MIVB has signed a five-year contract with the regional government which includes offering free transport on buses and trams on days when pollution in the capital exc...
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Brussels gets first Cycle Point.
A one-stop bicycle hire and repair facility has been inaugurated outside Brussels North railway station as part of a planned network of eight Cycle Points in the Belgian capital. The facility is the f...
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Brussels night bus service expanded.
New night bus routes are to come into operation in the Belgian capital on Fridays and Saturdays between midnight and 03.00 as of 20 April. The majority of the new
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New Cambio car-sharing station opens.
The opening of the latest Cambio station on Place du Conseil in Anderlecht brings the total number of car-sharing points in the Brussels region to 21 across nine communes. Operating in partnership wit...
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Smoking banned in Belgian schools.
The partial smoking ban currently operating in Belgian schools is to become total as of 1 Sept 2008, with the banning of smoking in the playground. Smoking is currently banned in all school buildings,...
