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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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20/11/2009 Unknown duo chosen as new faces of Europe

Two virtual unknowns have been chosen as the new faces of Europe: the Belgian Prime Minister and a British Commissioner clinched the prized two top...

19/11/2009 The Belgian anti-hero who is set for European stardom

One is a dynamic, young hero with a blond quiff who travels the globe in search of adventure. The other is diminutive politician-poet with a bald...

11/11/2009 1989: The year East Germans discovered Western sex

In communist East Germany, pornography and sex work were serious taboos.

04/11/2009 World's most prosperous nations are in Europe

The latest Legatum Prosperity Index has been released, with the old continent once more coming out on top but there are signs of potential weakness...

02/11/2009 'Peace cotton' smoothes its way into Benin

Organically grown cotton offers health and economic benefits to Beninese farmers.

01/11/2009 In Poland, honey grows on trees

A group of Polish enthusiasts are reviving a form of beekeeping that stretches back thousands of years but was abandoned more than a century ago:...

26/10/2009 Parents, care groups venture into children's digital limbo

Twenty years after the international community expanded the frontiers of protection for children, child carers and officialdom are slowly venturing...

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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.