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History of Belgium: Part 1

A small country with no obvious start or finish.

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Sunbeams' guide to the white, blue, green, yellow...

Belgian healthcare system

One of the best healthcare systems in the world.

Cycling in Brussels

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Women expats happier at work

Expat women in Belgium and France most satisfied.

The pieces that simply will not fit

A moving piece about a 'school refuser' son.

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29/06/2009 Australia's disenfranchised expats remain voteless

The Southern Cross Group say several hundred thousand disenfranchised Australian expatriates living around the globe have received a kick in the teeth from the Australian Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters.

24/06/2009 Norway's fish farms thrive under ecologists' watchful eye

A recent Swedish documentary created a stir in Scandinavia when it accused Norwegian fish farms of emptying the oceans.

22/06/2009 Crisis-hit Hungary: the worst is yet to come

The economic crisis is spreading through Hungary from the financial sector to manufacturing industries and services.

15/06/2009 In troubled times, Americans keep station wagons rolling

US car giants General Motors and Chrysler might be sputtering through bankruptcy, but one of the most iconic American-made cars is refusing to be backed down the cul-de-sac of oblivion.

10/06/2009 L'Oreal, hair and sun-cream pioneer, hits 100 as world leader

The market for L'Oreal expanded from "gay Paris" in the early years to the globalised world of supermarkets and glamour: a story of the consumer society.

08/06/2009 Sweden poised to bury nuclear waste for 100,000 years

Sweden aims to become the first country in the world to bury spent nuclear fuel for hundreds of thousands of years.

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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.