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EU slams financial pledges to GM Europe...from Spain, and Poland has offered tax breaks. Belgium offered up to 500 million euros ($A811.42 million) for the GM factory in Antwerp to stay open, but this was declined, the magazine reported. Verheugen said he wanted to "avoid putting... In this article: General Motors, EU, Sberbank, Magna International, Britain, US, Antwerp, and Berlin |
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L.A. Times - All The Rage | 1 day ago
Tolkowsky, king of the diamond cut
...carat and clarity. The Gabrielle collection is cut in Belgium, entirely by hand, adding to the gems' rarity. What Paris is to fashion, Antwerp is to diamonds, and that's where legendary diamond cutter Tolkowsky calls home. His job is more...
In this article: De Beers, Los Angeles Times, and Corona del Mar
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Florida-Times Union | 2 days ago
French game petanque welcomed in Fernandina Beach
...can change suddenly if the other team knocks out an opposing boule or changes the target ball's position. Boets, originally from Antwerp, Belgium, began playing petanque when he was young. When he later lived in Provence, France, he...
In this article: Fernandina Beach, Boule, France, United States, Europe, and Anise
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Reuters | 2 days ago
Cash strapped Petroplus may put buys on hold
...assets in Montreal, Canada, and Heide and Harburg in Germany are on the block, for example -- it has bought nothing this year and even sold an Antwerp bitumen plant. This inaction on the M&A front stands in stark contrast to Petroplus'...
In this article: Petroplus, Europe, Royal Dutch Shell, Cash flow, Recession, Lukoil, Northwest Europe, and First Reserve
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GlobalPost | 4 days ago
Video: Hunting pirates from the UK
...to get Iran to halt its nuclear program will require more than tone. David L. Stern and Miriam Elder - Russia and its neighbors - September 30, 2009 14:06 ET Belgium and the Netherlands tussle over a waterway vital to the port of Antwerp.
In this article: European Union, United Kingdom, Somalia, and International Chamber of Commerce
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PC World: Latest Technology News | 5 days ago
Thousands of IPhones Stolen From Belgian Warehouse
Antwerp, Belgium is well known as one of the diamond capitals of the world (host to at least one major heist in the past decade). But the latest place in the city to be pilfered wasn't a vault full of gems, but a warehouse full of iPhones.
In this article: Iphone, Mobistar, CEVA Logistics, Apple, Antwerp, Belgium, and Belgium
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Yahoo! News | 5 days ago
Thousands of iPhones stolen from Belgian warehouse (Macworld.com)
...of iPhones stolen from Belgian warehouse By Dan Moren - Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:35PM EST Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo! Antwerp, Belgium is well known as one of the diamond capitals of the world (host to at least one major...
In this article: Iphone, Mobistar, CEVA Logistics, Yahoo, and Apple
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CNN | 5 days ago
Great Belgian iPhone robbery
Mac news from outside the reality distortion field Burglars in Antwerp make off with $3 million worth of smartphones Over the weekend, someone used a fire ladder to climb to the roof of a huge warehouse in Willebroek, a Dutch-speaking...
In this article: Iphone, Apple, Nokia, Itunes, CEVA Logistics, EBay, and Twitter
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Just Jared Jr. | 6 days ago
Jonas Brothers: Rhine River Boat Ride
...the Rhine river in Cologne, Germany on Sunday afternoon (November 15). One fan writes to us about her recent JoBros concert in Antwerp, saying, "When JB came on it was AMAZING everybody was screaming the whole concert there was not one...
In this article: Jonas Brothers, Rhine River, Birthday cake, Sterling Knight, Jennifer Stone, and Erin Sanders
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Taipei Times | November 12, 2009
FEATURE : Lange Wapper bridge plan causing a flap in Antwerp
...sat at his kitchen table and angrily skimmed through the latest leaflet sent to households in Antwerp. "It is a dictat coming from outside Antwerp," said van Hees, one of the figureheads of the campaign against the bridge. He pointed to a...
In this article: Patrick Janssens, Europe, Brussels, Christian Democrats, Vinci, and Dexia
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Reuters | October 26, 2009
Petroplus to sell Antwerp refinery to Vitol
* Petroplus sells Antwerp facility * Disposal means $15 mln writedown, $55 mln capex saving ZURICH, Oct 26 (Reuters) -Petroplus <PPHN.VX>, Europe's largest independent refiner of crude oil, has agreed to sell its Antwerp crude processing...
In this article: Petroplus, Capital expenditure, Julius Baer, Balance sheet, Zurich, and Europe
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|thumb|260px|Foreground: Statue of the giant's hand being thrown into the Scheldt River. Background: Town hall
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|thumb|right|260px|The [[Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp)|Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral of our Lady) and the Scheldt river.]]
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Antwerp ([ˈæntwɜrp], Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntˌʋɛrpə(n)], French: Anvers) is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is 472,071 (as of 1 January 2008) and its total area is 204.51 km2, giving a population density of 2,308 inhabitants per km². The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1449 km2 with a total of 1,190,769 inhabitants as of 1 January 2008.
Antwerp has long been an important city in the nations of the Benelux both economically and culturally, especially before the Spanish Fury of the Dutch Revolt. It is located on the right bank of the river Scheldt, which is linked to the North Sea by the estuary Westerschelde.
- Name:
- Antwerp
- Arrondissment:
- Antwerp
- Mayor:
- Patrick Janssens (SP.A)
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