More foreigners getting integration diploma
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VRT
More foreigners getting integration diploma
News - There has been a big increase in the number of foreigners who are obtaining an integration diploma after completing an integration course organised by the authorities. The number of people registering for such courses has stabilised after a big surge in 2010.
Sperm whale Theofiel cut to bits in Knokke
Sperm whale Theofiel cut to bits in Knokke
This Week's Video News - The operation to cut up the poor sperm whale that ended up on the beach outside Knokke on Wednesday attracted large crowds.
Banker KBC makes tidy profit
Banker KBC makes tidy profit
This Week's Video News - The banking group KBC made profits worth 13 million euros last year despite difficult market conditions. In January KBC repaid the treasury half a billion of the 7 billion that it received in state aid at the height of the financial crisis. Next year the bank will repay over 4 and a half billion euros.
Flemings still can’t skate to the Netherlands
Flemings still can’t skate to the Netherlands
This Week's Video News - Skating on the Damme canal outside Bruges remains banned. The ice is still not the necessary 11 centimetres thick. The canal that links Bruges with Sluis in the Netherlands is the most popular skating venue in Flanders.
Foreign investors are still picking Flanders
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Belga
Foreign investors are still picking Flanders
News - Last year 174 different foreign companies invested in Flanders. FIT, Flanders Investment and Trade, says that despite the global slowdown Flanders remains an attractive spot in which to invest.
Record number of Belgians reliant on food parcels
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VRT
Record number of Belgians reliant on food parcels
News - The number of people in Belgium who are dependent on food aid has reached alarming levels. Last December 117,440 Belgians were receiving food parcels. The figure is up 3,000 on the year.
Royal premises in social services controversy
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Belga
Royal premises in social services controversy
News - King Albert is receiving financial support from the social services for accommodating homeless people in his premises near the castle of Ciergnon, in Wallonia. Premier Elio Di Rupo is said to have confirmed the news, but the Royal family denies.
No right turn on red for cyclists (yet)
No right turn on red for cyclists (yet)
Videozone - 07/02/12 - Newly introduced traffic rules allow cyclist to make a right turn when the traffic light are on red in certain places, where special traffic signs have been put. However, the new rule cannot be applied.
Postmen braving the blistering cold
Postmen braving the blistering cold
Videozone - 07/02/11 - The freezing temperatures are bad news for a number of people, including postmen. A VRT team followed a local postman in Lennik, in the countryside west of Brussels. Jimmy Dejonghe was delivering the mail with his bare hands: "It's easier like that."
