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Belgium country factbook

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

Student accommodation in Belgium

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50 years on, Asterix still holding out

Heroic Gauls celebrate their half century.

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How to repatriate successfully

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21/11/2009 Belgian press proud but concerned as PM gets EU top job

The Belgian press unanimously hailed Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy's ascension to EU president as a national honour, but voiced concerns...

20/11/2009 Belgium's Haiku-composing leader set for EU presidency

More pensive poet than political pit-bull, Herman Van Rompuy, named the European Union's first president on Thursday, earned his stripes...

20/11/2009 EU gets new figurehead but could face old headaches

European leaders slapped themselves on the back after picking Belgian premier Herman Van Rompuy as the first EU president, but some doubted that...

20/11/2009 Commemoration for Mumbai victims in Brussels

The European Jewish Community held a memorial commemoration ceremony `YARTZHEIT' at its centre near the EU district in Brussels on November 18...

20/11/2009 Green light for Belgian buses

A hundred intersections in Brussels will be fitetd with special traffic lights.

20/11/2009 Call for investigation into abuse of prisoners

Belgium's prisons watchdog, the Commission for Surveillance of Prisons, is insisting on an independent investigation into allegations of abuse...

19/11/2009 NGOs build refugee tent city in Brussels

Five Belgian aid groups built Wednesday a refugee camp in the heart of Brussels to house asylum seekers forced to live in the streets due to a lack...

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Housing

Typical rent in Leuven center, by LuisF

Gay & Lesbian

Looking for other Lesbian or Bisexual Expats, by chalks

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Food in belgium, by joanne2009

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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.