Belgian air traffic controllers (ATC) have received widespread criticism for a protest action this week that has led to hundreds of flight cancellations to and from airports across the country. The action comes just days after the airline industry was getting back to normal following the 22 March...

The German airline Lufthansa will announce on 27 April whether it plans to acquire the remaining share in Brussels Airlines. Lufthansa owns 45% of the airline and is expected to bid for the remainder, according to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. Lufthansa took an option to buy the shares when...

Inviting strangers into your home is something AirBnB and BookaLokal have turned into a business. Now a Brussels start-up is extending the concept to international house parties. Tribes.City aims to provide a more personal alternative to meet-ups in bars and clubs, by offering an online platform...

During a city council meeting on Monday, Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur publicly apologised for a statement he made about Flanders following the hooligan rally in Brussels. He also commended the police for their work during the incident, writes Brusselnieuws. About 50 police officers attended the...

Before the end of his academic leave as rector of the Free University of Brussels (VUB), Paul De Knop is in the process of launching a new corporate identity for the school. But his ideas have met with criticism from students and staff, including the two candidates to succeed him as rector, writes...

Just a week after Brussels Airport reopened following the terror attacks on 22 March, air traffic on Wednesday came to a near standstill after a spontaneous action by air traffic controllers, write various media. A number of Belgocontrol air traffic controllers had called in “sick” since Tuesday...

The Royal Society for Zoology Antwerp, which manages Antwerp Zoo and animal park Planckendael in Mechelen, has announced the introduction of a no-kill policy. This means that healthy animals that the parks nevertheless have no space for will not be euthanised. The agreement was made in co-operation...

Unions representing prison officers at the Forest correctional facility in Brussels have complained that the building is not suitable for the detention of terrorist suspects. The prison is currently home to 10 such suspects, including alleged airport bomber Mohamed Abrini and Osama Krayem, thought...

The digital condolence register that was placed online after the March terror attacks in Brussels has been signed by nearly 4,000 people. The majority of the people who visited the site to express their sympathy are foreigners, says Didier Vanderhasselt, the spokesperson for foreign affairs. There...

After weeks of discussion, the federal government has reached an agreement on its budget for 2016. The main groups affected are civil servants, drivers of diesel vehicles and smokers. The negotiations started with a deficit of €2.2 billion to fill. The costs of security following the Paris attacks...