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Doing business in Belgium

A guide to doing gaffe-free business here.

Belgium country factbook

Includes geography, people, government, economy and transnational issues.

Student accommodation in Belgium

Find an affordable roof over her head.

50 years on, Asterix still holding out

Heroic Gauls celebrate their half century.

The not-so-secret recipe for Belgian frites

Kimberley uncovers the sacred rituals of Frite Almighty.

How to repatriate successfully

Tips for managing a successful relocation back home.

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16/09/2009 Learning the language – Voice-box maintenance

Newly-arrived Katie Read is struggling to get her foreign voice box in gear but has some useful tips for keeping taxi fares low.

08/09/2009 Car maintenance Part II: A trip to the mechanic

Our practical French teacher give you some vocabulary for getting life's ordinary tasks done. Today's lesson fills in the blanks on basic...

31/08/2009 Car maintenance Part I: A simple oil change

Ever wanted to know how to say 'You've got traces of rust on your muffler'? Then this guide to routine car maintenance is for you....

01/07/2009 Thoughts on language and the 'Great Belgian Divide'

"Gradually, foreign sounds find nesting places in your vocabulary and once entrenched, it becomes hard to remember what it was like before...

01/06/2009 Latvia's tiny Livonian minority struggles to keep language alive

All living Livonians can fit into a single room...

12/02/2009 Practical French: I need a doctor!

Even fluent French speakers sometimes have to ask: Comment dit-on? We offer some practical vocabulary for every-day life.

12/09/2008 How to be a polyglot

Almost all the adults I know think that learning a foreign language in adulthood is impossible. “I’m terrible with languages,” they say....

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Looking for work in Belgium

Looking for work in Belgium

This handy guide from Expertise in Labour Mobility includes how to write a CV, application procedure, interview dos and don'ts, Belgian management culture.

Practical, easy-to-use, free and... in English

Practical, easy-to-use, free and... in English

Belgium’s first alternative directory assistance services - available through the shortcode 14-14 - can now be accessed on the internet.

Finding a rental home in Belgium

Finding a rental home in Belgium

Moving to Belgium presents a host of challenges to expats, not least of all finding the right home.

Learning to cope with life abroad

Learning to cope with life abroad

The psychological effects of global mobility can be physically painful.