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In 1961 a Belgian diplomat launched a new language on the world; Colin Moors finds out what became of it

A new solution for reading problems involves no reading at all, reports Alan Hope

Belgium may have been spared a downgrade in its credit rating, but financial journalist Laura Cohn warns it is probably too early for investors to buy back into Belgian debt.

No stranger to public office, Elio Di Rupo took over as Prime Minister of Belgium late last year, ending a political vacuum that lasted 18 months. Profile by David Haworth

The European institutions have been introduced to a new healthy diet of a free orange and a copy of the latest edition of Together Magazine. The imaginative campaign was launched on Tuesday 28 February in conjunction with ING Bank.

 

A healthy diet for Europe...

The tax breaks offered to companies undertaking film productions in Belgium is reaping rewards and film output has tripled over the past nine years...

Tax breaks give boost to Belgian cinema

Visit the paranoid world of post-Cold War Europe as George Smiley (Gary Oldman) attempts to uncover a Russian mole within MI6 in the thrilling mystery film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Ricki Tarr (Tom Hardy) discovers that may be a high-ranking Soviet mole

The political parties in Belgium have agreed a shutdown of the country’s three oldest nuclear reactors by 2015. A complete exit by 2025 is planned conditional on finding enough energy from alternative sources to prevent any shortages.

Belgium has seven nuclear reactors generating more than half of its electricit

The Chinese Bank ICBC is to make major investments in the Antwerp diamond sector.  Long term, Chinese bankers want to provide 20% of the budget of the Antwerp diamond trade.

Sparkling success for Belgian trade mission to China

The Flemish Antarctic explorer Dixie Dansercoer intends to launch a new expedition to the South Pole in November. Using kites and sledges the expedition should be the longest unassisted journey of its kind.

Dixie Dansercoer goes to to the South Pole using kites and sledges
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A healthy diet for Europe...

A healthy diet for Europe...

The European institutions have been introduced to a new healthy diet of a free orange and a copy of the latest edition of Together Magazine. The imaginative campaign was launched on Tuesday 28 February in conjunction with ING Bank.

 

Belgium has seven nuclear reactors generating more than half of its electricit

Belgium agrees to nuclear shut down

The political parties in Belgium have agreed a shutdown of the country’s three oldest nuclear reactors by 2015. A complete exit by 2025 is planned conditional on finding enough energy from alternative sources to prevent any shortages.

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