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Mayor of Ghent elected president of European city network

Mayor of Ghent Mathias De Clercq was on Friday in the Portuguese city Braga elected as president of Eurocities, the network of 222 cities in 38 countries. As an umbrella organisation, Eurocities

4 weeks ago

Famous Ghent building gets renovation permit it did not request

The city of Ghent has approved replacing the well-known facade of the VOKA building with flower boxes with geraniums. But the employer’s organisation itself did not ask for the permit: it was

1 month ago

Opinion

Jazz in ’t Park has played its final concert as Ghent ends structural support

After 31 editions, the beloved free festival Jazz in ’t Park will no longer take place in its current form. The city of Ghent has announced it will end structural support for

2 months ago

Arts & Entertainment·Society

New AI hub ‘The Brain’ to open in Ghent in 2027

The construction of “The Brain – AI Tech Hub Ghent” has started on Monday. The AI hub, set up at Ghent University’s Ardoyen campus in Zwijnaarde, should help to make Flanders a

2 months ago

Innovations

Up to 140 jobs at risk at ArcelorMittal Belgium

Up to 140 jobs are at risk at ArcelorMittal’s Belgian operations as the steelmaker plans to relocate certain activities to Poland or India. The plans would mainly affect white-collar workers at the

2 months ago

Society

Overcrowding reaches alarming levels in Ghent prison

Overcrowding in Ghent prison reached alarming proportions in 2024, according to a new report by the Inspection Committee. The number of complaints from inmates about living conditions in the prison has risen

2 months ago

Society

Art Against Violence aims to give voices to women who have been silenced

A powerful new art and awareness project, Art Against Violence, brings the often-hidden realities of violence against women into public view through deeply personal and confronting works of art. The exhibition begins

3 months ago

Arts & Entertainment

Ghent rector voices support for Harvard as Trump administration threatens funding

The rector of Ghent University has expressed support for Harvard University after the US Department of Education announced it would freeze 2.3 billion USD in federal funding if the White House’s demands

3 months ago

Politics

Delhaize set to turn Ghent church into supermarket, wine bar and restaurant

The Delhaize supermarket chain is set to begin renovating the Sint-Anna church in Ghent, to turn it into a shop, restaurant and wine bar. The work should be finished by the autumn

3 months ago

Society

Tourism in Flanders hits record high with nearly 15 million visitors

Flanders attracted nearly 15 million tourists in 2024, marking a 3 per cent increase from the previous year, according to figures from Visit Flanders. The rise was largely driven by international visitors, whose

3 months ago

Society

Ghent

Mayor of Ghent elected president of European city network

Famous Ghent building gets renovation permit it did not request

Jazz in ’t Park has played its final concert as Ghent ends structural support

New AI hub ‘The Brain’ to open in Ghent in 2027

Up to 140 jobs at risk at ArcelorMittal Belgium

Overcrowding reaches alarming levels in Ghent prison

Art Against Violence aims to give voices to women who have been silenced

Ghent rector voices support for Harvard as Trump administration threatens funding

Delhaize set to turn Ghent church into supermarket, wine bar and restaurant

Tourism in Flanders hits record high with nearly 15 million visitors

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