Belgium’s best tourist attraction just got even better
By Martin Banks It is easily Belgium’s most popular tourist attraction … and has just got even better.
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July 10, 2026 Belgium to introduce new road tax in 2027 even for transiting drivers, regions say
According to the chairman of the liberal-conservative MR party, the government intends to offset the new toll by lowering other taxes for Belgians.
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June 18, 2026 Serving up success for Belgium
Never mind about the football World Cup… Belgium has crowned two champions already.
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June 18, 2026 Act of Remembrance honours war dead buried in Belgium
It isn’t for nothing that Belgium is, historically, known as the “battlefield of Europe” and a solemn and moving event this weekend highlights the shared sacrifices of the tens of thousands of war dead buried in Belgian soil.
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June 17, 2026 Going down a treat – that’s Belgian wine
By Martin Banks Belgium’s wine growing sector is blooming, says Marc Declerck, of the leading wine and restaurant guide Gault & Millau. He was speaking to this site at the launch of the fourth edition of the highly respected Gault & Millau Belgian wine guide. Awards were also presented to those Belgian wine growers who […]
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June 10, 2026 Belgium Military Wives Choir : a “lifeline” for women
By Martin Banks There’s more to life in the military than you might think. One of the less well publicised aspects of a career in the armed forces is the constant moving around it may involve. That is where a military choir really can come into its own…a lifeline for women who have had to […]
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April 14, 2026 May 8: Belgium’s Liberation Day
By Martin Banks Plans are in the pipeline to celebrate one of the most “joyous” days in the history of Belgium…. Liberation Day.
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April 10, 2026 Cheers: Belgium whisky goes down a treat
By Martin Banks Waterloo Whisky “Duke – Rum Cask” has been awarded World’s Best at the World Whiskies Awards in London, in the Single Cask – Single Grain category.
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March 18, 2026 Appeal goes out to commemorate upcoming historic WW1 milestone
By Martin Banks It was supposed to be the “war to end all wars” and a significant World War One landmark in Belgium is approaching.
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March 18, 2026 Going down a treat… that’s Belgium’s chocolatiers
By Martin Banks For one vital sector of the nation’s economy it is Belgium’s equivalent of the Oscars.
