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////Mediators to meet De Wever and Di Rupo
Danny Pieters and André Flahaut want to bring the two party chiefs together around the negotiating table.
Flemish eggs in Poznan
A monumental work by the artist Koen Vanmechelen is on display at the Polish city’s biennial.
[VIDEO] - Donovan gets a warm welcome in Antwerp
The sixties legend Donovan played to an enthusiastic crowd at the Roma Hall in the Antwerp district of Borgerhout on Thursday’s evening.
Flemish Monument Day
On Sunday 12 September hundreds of interesting sites across the region will open their doors to the general public.
Brussels hopes to reduce car traffic
The Greater Brussels Regional Government has reached an accord on the future of transport policy in the capital.
Church Commission delivers report
The Adriaenssens Commission looked into sexual abuse by members of the clergy.
Belgium popular among asylum-seekers
Many potential migrants have a rose-tinted view of what life will be like once they arrive here.
[VIDEO] - Referees of the World unite
The English football referee Howard Webb joined his friend and fellow referee, the Fleming Franck De Bleeckere, on the sofa at ‘De laatste show’. Howard Webb officiated at this year’s World Cup final in South Africa.
[VIDEO] - Cleese doesn't mention the war
The British actor John Cleese was a guest in the VRT's television chat show 'De laatste show’ on Thursday evening. The man famous for Basil Fawlty and silly walks is in Brussels to give a talk on creativity.
Flemish girls' choir off to Scandinavia and Russia
The Scala choir from Aarschot in Flemish Brabant will also tour the United States next year.
[VIDEO] - A cultural beacon for Genk
The new C-Mine arts' centre in the Limburg town of Genk opened its door to the public on Wednesday. The centre is housed in the former power station at the now defunct Winterslag coal mine.
[VIDEO] - Happy birthday Samson!
Flanders' most famous dog is celebrating 21 years on the small screen.
[VIDEO] - More Flemings taking out mortgages
The number of Flemings requesting mortgages is on the rise. At this branch of the Argenta bank in the Flemish Brabant village of Zellik mortgage requests are up by 50% compared with last year.
Seized documents must be returned
All the documents that were taken by detectives during a search of the Archbishop’s Palace and the home of Cardinal Danneels must be returned.
Fraudsters on the phone
The Federal Police has warned people to be on their guard against a new form of fraud.
"Vangheluwe should leave the monastery”
The Bruges Diocese has said that it would be best if the disgraced former Bishop of Bruges Roger Vangheluwe were to leave the Westvletteren Monastery in West-Flanders.
Streets under water after heavy rain
The areas around Oudenaarde and to the south of Antwerp were hardest hit.
NATO asks Belgium for more troops
General Patraeus wants Belgium to send around 50 extra soldiers to Afghanistan.
[VIDEO] - Mediators look for way out of impasse
The Royal Mediators André Flahaut and Danny Pieters met with party on Wednesday.
[VIDEO] - Internet pirates face gaol
08/09 - The Federal Police has taken part in a Europe-wide operation against internet piracy. The operation targeted so-called torrent sites that offer illegal downloads of films and games.
