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L'Echo is a Belgian newspaper, published by Mediafin and mainly distributed in Wallonia and Brussels. It is the French counterpart of the Flemish daily De Tijd. Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne, Dutch: Waals Gewest) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 797 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ... The word Flemish has two meanings: a linguistic one (the language of the Flemings), and a social/political one (everything that refers to Flanders or to one or more individual Flemish people or organisations). ... De Tijd, formerly De financieel-economische Tijd, is a Belgian newspaper with much content on economics and business. ...


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The Belgian newspapers
Dutch: De Morgen | De Standaard | De Tijd | Gazet van Antwerpen | Het Belang van Limburg | Het Laatste Nieuws | Het Nieuwsblad | Het Volk
French: L'Echo | La Capitale | La Dernière Heure | La Libre Belgique | Le Soir | Vers L'Avenir
German: Grenz-Echo

 

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