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Prodecor goes solar in Brussels

Tuesday, February 9th 2010

The single biggest unit of solar production has been installed in Brussels, according to the city’s environment agency, indicating, it says, the city’s increasing awareness of the need for green electricity. Five hundred solar panels covering 2,500 square meters, with...

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Brussels recycling gets tough

Tuesday, January 19th 2010

Brussels residents have a new band of investigators on their tail who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty. From 1 January it has been obligatory to sort all household rubbish in Brussels for recycling and a brigade of 25...

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Brussels Molenbeek on tourist route

Sunday, January 10th 2010

City authorities in one of Brussels most deprived areas have invited tourist sightseeing bus tours to include the area of Molenbeek – known for its mass social housing, poverty and street crime – in their classic tours of the Belgian...

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Brussels burn centre

Sunday, January 3rd 2010

One of Europe’s biggest and most technologically advanced treatment centres for burns has officially opened in Brussels. The 10,000 square metre burns unit at Brussels’ Hôpital Militaire Reine Astrid has been enlarged and redesigned to house has 26 beds of...

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Ciamberlani building restored

Saturday, December 12th 2009

The renovation of one of Brussels' most important Art Nouveau buildings has finally been completed after five years of work. The privately owned Ciamberlani building is considered a masterpiece of Belgian architect Paul Hankar, who was a contemporary of the...

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Brussels fare dodgers go free

Saturday, December 12th 2009

Brussels public transport company STIB has found itself in a tight spot after it was told by the Brussels police at the start of its anti-fare evasion campaign that it cannot demand the identity of people who are caught trying...

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