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Belgian government races against the clock to reach summer deal
Belga News Agency
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July 16, 2025
As the clock ticks down to the national holiday on 21 July, prime minister Bart De Wever’s coalition is racing to finalise a summer deal that ties together several sensitive reform dossiers. But key stumbling blocks still remain. Just days before...
Statistics show that seven in ten Flemish residents took a holiday in 2024
Belga News Agency
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July 16, 2025
In 2024, 73 per cent of Flemish residents took a trip that included at least one overnight stay, according to new figures released Wednesday by Statistics Flanders. That share is similar to 2023 (72.2 per cent) and slightly above the pre-pandemic...
Experience A Day In The Life Of A Smurf In The Magical Belgian Woods!
iRadio
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July 16, 2025
Life as a Smurf has never looked so wholesome! This summer, in celebration of the upcoming release of Smurfs, from Paramount Animation, Airbnb is inviting two families to become three apples tall and experience life as a Smurf for the day in the...
'Not every story is a fairytale' - Inside the Cofidis team car on France's national holiday
The New York Times
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July 16, 2025
The wooded slopes of the Col de la Croix Saint-Robert are lined with polka dots and screaming fans. Camper vans are parked nose to tail; a washing line stretches from the roof of one to a nearby tree branch. Three T-shirts are drying in the...
France’s Holiday Wars: A Nation Clings to Its Sacred Downtime as Bayrou’s Axe Looms
EUToday
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July 16, 2025
27The French cherish many things—long lunches, fine wine, and a passionate argument over politics, but nothing strikes more deeply at the heart of the national soul than the public holiday. So when Prime Minister François Bayrou announced a plan...
Local woman seeks public support to fund service dog, travel expenses
The Andalusia Star-News - Alabama
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July 15, 2025
Published 2:45 pm Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Tiffany Worley, a Red Oak community resident, is reaching out to the public for help in raising funds to acquire a service dog that will provide crucial support for her mental and physical health...
Will The Big Beautiful Bill Impact Travel? Here’s What To Know
Travel Noire
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July 14, 2025
The Trump administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” will impact travel and tourism, from costs to transportation and hospitality. In the air travel sector, the Big Beautiful Bill promises an allotment of $12.5 billion toward modernizing America’s air...
UK holidaymakers warned of disposable vape crackdowns in popular tourists hotspots
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 15, 2025
With Scotland's disposable vape ban now in full effect, users heading on holiday this summer are being urged to double-check the laws in their holiday destination. Dozens of countries now prohibit the use, sale, or import of disposable vaping...
Med Sea heatwave might feel nice for holiday swimming but there's a catch
BBC
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Mark Poynting and Erwan RivaultBBC Climate & Data teams ShareSave Shading from the midday Sun during a recent heatwave in southern France Warmer water at the seaside might sound appealing for your holiday dip, but a recent ocean heatwave in the...
British holidaymakers issued three-month warning as new travel system approved
Chronicle Live
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July 15, 2025
A major overhaul of border procedures has finally been approved by the European Parliament, meaning British travellers going on holiday can expect to see significant changes at the airport in just three months' time. The new Entry/Exit System, or...
What is Bastille Day? What to know about the French holiday and why it is celebrated
NBC Connecticut
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July 14, 2025
Swooping warplanes, axe-carrying warriors, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in nearly every French town — it must be Bastille Day. France celebrated its biggest holiday Monday with 7,000 people marching, on horseback or...
New EU visa policy eases Indonesians' travel access
Antara
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July 14, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The European Union (EU) has announced a new visa policy for Indonesian nationals, making them eligible for a multi-entry Schengen visa upon their second entry into EU countries. European Commission President Ursula von der...
Foreign Office issue urgent updates for Brits travelling to three European countries
Daily Star
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July 15, 2025
Dan Taylor, Adam Cailler Senior reporter and Reddit team lead and Ryan Paton 06:32, 15 Jul 2025Updated 06:32, 15 Jul 2025 The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCO) has announced revised travel guidance for British nationals visiting...
UK Foreign Office issues travel update for people visiting three European countries
Chronicle Live
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July 15, 2025
Ryan Paton SEO Writer and Dan Taylor 05:30, 15 Jul 2025 The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCO) has released fresh travel advice for UK residents planning trips to Germany, Poland, and Lithuania. Around six million Brits a year head...
Tearful Amanda Anisimova thanks mom who travelled for Wimbledon final: ‘Most selfless person I know’
The Indian Express
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July 13, 2025
Amanda Anisimova kept apologizing to the spectators at Centre Court — for her performance in a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final and for the emotions that made it hard to deliver a speech afterward. Through it all, Anisimova, a...
Q&A: Arte unveils innovative wallcovering collections
Sleeper
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July 16, 2025
16 July 2025 Looking back over Arte’s history, from the success of his grandfather’s initial venture to the techniques, materials and designs that define Arte today, Managing Director Philippe Desart discusses how the company’s most recent...
ETC: Greece a Top Summer 2025 Pick, Draws First-Time Visitors
Greek Travel Pages
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July 16, 2025
Photo source: Visit Greece Greece remains one of the most appealing destinations for Europeans planning to travel this summer, ranking fourth in the latest European Travel Commission (ETC) sentiment study. According to the ETC’s “Monitoring...
Josh Rock and Mike de Decker make World Series debut in Australia and New Zealand as field confirmed for double header
Yardbarker
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July 16, 2025
Mike De Decker and Josh Rock will make their first appearances on the World Series of Darts stage Down Under in August. The Belgian has been invited by the PDC to participate in both the Australian Darts Masters and the New Zealand Darts Masters....
Update: Brinnon fire dropped to Level 1 evacuation
Port Townsend Leader - Washington State
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By Alex Frick Update: As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, the Brinnon Fire Department, with help from regional partners, stopped the forward progress of the Belgian Fire. Power has been restored to all areas, and residents may return home. Level 1...
Belgian man dies after fall in Austrian alps
Belga News Agency
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July 11, 2025
A 22-year-old Belgian hiker has died following a fall in the Austrian Alps, local rescue services have confirmed. The man had been hiking with a relative in the mountains near Saalbach-Hinterglemm on Wednesday. At around 2:30 p.m., the pair...