With mental illnesses the primary cause of invalidity in Belgium and 27% of long-term absenteeism related to mental health issues, mental healthcare should be a priority. One in three Belgians will be confronted with a mental health problem during their lifetime, according to independent Brussels...

The SNCB is providing free car-parking and extra trains to encourage drivers to avoid the E411 entry into Brussels, which has been closed at the Herrmann-Debroux viaduct. Some 2,200 free parking spaces are available at Louvain-la-Neuve station, with extra trains to Brussels in rush hour. Off-peak...

Brussels' public transport network will be "heavily disrupted" on Tuesday as a strike by the CGSP trade union affects public services from schools to mail delivery. The union is protesting against a range of federal government policies, which it says include budget cuts, reduced investments and...

The Botanic Garden Meise, just outside Brussels in Flemish Brabant, has opened its majestic new Plant Palace following nearly 20 years of renovations. The greenhouse complex houses 10,000 varieties of tropical and sub-tropical plants, including a unique collection of Central African varieties. The...

Following the discovery of a weakness in its concrete structure, Brussels mobility decided to close part of the viaduct on Saturday morning. The busy access route into the city will remain closed to traffic until Wednesday, awaiting a more detailed study of its safety. The damage concerns a 10-...

A Brussels start-up has developed an app that allows users to warn each other when parking enforcement officers are in the neighbourhood. The start-up behind cPark has been accepted into the start it@KBC programme, which offers coaching, office space and help with a business plan. cPark informs...

A collection of 3,245 photographs of Belgium’s royal family that dates back to 1934 are being auctioned next week by Henri Godts auctioneers in Brussels. The collection will be sold as a whole and is estimated to be worth between €1,500 and €1,800. The auction house has not shared where the...

‘Financial affairs’ is a broad term, but the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium tends to hear the same kinds of questions from expats over and over: How do I get a loan to buy property? Will I have enough pension savings? That’s why these two topics are central to the agenda of Expat Financial...

Belgium's federal government will announce on Friday that the 21% "tampon tax" on sanitary products will be cut to 6%, after a long campaign by consumer and women's rights groups. Le Soir reports that ministers are expected to confirm the VAT cut - which in theory makes tampons, sanitary towels and...

Brewing giant AB InBev has come top in a league table of Belgian corporate tax avoidance, paying nothing in Belgium on its €6.7 billion profit last year, according to research by far-left workers' party PTB. The party's eighth annual ranking of firms paying little or no Belgian tax found that...