VOLVO CARS TO TRIPLE ITS PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF ELECTRIC CARS IN BELGIUM

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• The company ‘Volvo’ is going to triple the production capacity of the electric car in Belgium
• The capacity of the company has been increased as the company has recorded total sales of the electric cars more than double in the y...

BELGIUM TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL 7.5 MILLION COVID-19 VACCINES OF PFIZER AND BIONTECH

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• The government of Belgium will be purchasing 7.5 million corona virus vaccine of Pfizer and BioNTech
• The 7.5 million vaccine doses will be a addition to the current agreement for the delivery of 5.1 million corona virus vaccine doses
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TRAFIGURA TO DEVELOP A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN BELGIUM

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• The company Trafigura have announced its plans for developing a battery energy storage system in Belgium
• An investment of around 30 million euros is going to be used for developing the battery energy storage systems in Belgium

ALL LEGAL RESIDENTS WILL GET COVID-19 VACCNATION IN BELGIUM

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• The government of Belgium have made a decision that all the residents in Belgium will be getting the covid-19 vaccine as long as they are legal
• The cabinet of the welfare minister said that, anyone who is a legal resident of Belgium ca be ...

BELGIUM TIGHTENS TRAVEL RULES FOR PEOPLE ARRIVING FROM CORONA VIRUS RED ZONES

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• The government of Belgium have been tightening the rules for travellers arriving from the corona virus red zones
• The Consultation Committee of Belgium have made a decision on the rules of travelling in a virtual meeting held on Wednesday

GOVERNMENT CATEGORISED BEER AND CHOCOLATE AS ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN BELGIUM

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• The government of Belgium have categorised that, beer and chocolate are the essential items in the country
• The chocolate produced in Belgium are world famous and the chocolate shops were open during the nationwide lockdown

TURKEY: AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY EXPORTS ITS FIRST SET OF ELECTRIC BUSES TO BELGIUM

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• The automotive manufacturing company based in Turkey have been exported the electric buses to Belgium
• The company has been successful in making its first delivery of four buses to Belgium

On Friday, Temsa, which is an aut...

BELGIUM: RWE SUPPLY & TRADING SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO SUPPLY ELECTRICTY TO INEOS TRADING

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• The company RWE Supply & Trading has officially signed a 10-year purchase agreement for supplying electricity to the company Ineos Trading
• RWE Supply & Trading is going to supply the electricity from the 219 megawatts Northwester 2...

EXPERTS: BELGIUM HAS NO SOLID PLAN FOR A THIRD WAVE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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• Infectious disease expert has given the warning that, Belgium has no solid plans for a third wave of the novel corona virus pandemic
• The expert said, there was no bigger plan, and it was not clear that who was the captain of the ship
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BELGIUM TO RE-OPEN SHOPS FROM 1ST DECEMBER 2020

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• The government of Belgium is going to allow the shops to reopen from 1st December 2020
• The prime minister of the Belgium said that, the covid-19 situation in the country is improving but it is very important to keep a lid on the things

BELGIUM AND GERMANY STARTED POWER LINK FOR HELPING OFFSET COAL AND NUCLEAR CLOSURES

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• Belgium and Germany have started the 1-gigawatt power link for helping the coal and nuclear closures
• The Van der Straeton described the cable as a historical milestone which will be strengthening the security of the energy

BELGIUM AND GREECE HAVE JOINED OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO IMPOSE LOCKDOWN AS COVID-19 CASES INCREASE

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• The continent of Europe has imposed more shutdowns as the novel corona virus cases increased
• Belgium and Greece have also joined the increasing number of the European countries, which have imposed new strict restrictions for stopping the s...

HOSPITAL STAFF INFECTED WITH COVID-19 CONTINUES TO WORK IN BELGIUM

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• The doctors and the nurses who have been infected by the novel corona virus have been continuing to work in the hospitals in Belgium
• The head of the Belgian Association of Medical Union said that, the infected staff of the hospital will be...

BELGIAN HEALTH MINISTER FEARS ‘TSUNAMI’ OF CORONAVIRUS IN BRUSSELS

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• Belgian health minister thinks that Brussels and Wallonia might witness a tsunami of coronavirus cases soon.
• He fears that situation may go out of control soon.

On Sunday, 18 OCT 2020, Public Health Minister Frank Vandenbr...

BELGIUM DID NOT ANNOUNCED ANOTHER LOCKDOWN BUT HAVE TIGHTENED OTHER MEASURES TO STOP COVID-19 SPREAD

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• Belgium to not announce another lockdown in the country for stopping the spread of the novel corona virus
• Steven Van Gucht said that, a new lock down will not be announced but the corona virus measures will be even more strict for several ...

NEW BELGIAN PRINCESS DELPHINE ARRIVES IN THE ROYAL CASTLE

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• After winning the title of Princess in court case, Delphine visited the royal castle for the first time.
• Delphine met her half-brother who is currently the king of Belgium.

On Thursday, 15 OCT 2020, the Royal Palace announ...

THE NETHERLANDS ALLOWING ONLY ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO BELGIUM

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• The Netherlands government has decided to allow only essential travel to Belgium.
• Coronavirus cases are increasing in Belgium.
• The Netherlands as changed Belgium‘s rating from yellow to orange.

According t...

NOKIA WINS 5G CONTRACT OVER HUAWEI IN BELGIUM

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• The Proximus and Orange companies in Belgium have given the 5G network contract to Nokia over Huawei
• The companies have turned to Nokia for an overhaul that will be leaving the systems of the Belgian companies free of the Chinese equipment...

VLAAMS BELANGS’ CALL FOR UNITED FRONT ALARMS N-VA

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• VB wants two nationalist political parties in Belgium to form a coalition.
• N-VA is upset with the call for this united front.
• A war of words has ensured between N-VA and VB.

The Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA) ha...

EXPERTS WARN INCREASE IN FATALITIES IN BELGIUM

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• Belgian experts are warning of an imminent increase in coronavirus deaths.
• In some cities of Belgium, coronavirus cases are increasing.
• Hospitalizations are increasing due to increasing number of people infected with coronavirus....