A government guarantee created by the former prime minister Yves Leterme to protect the savings of members of the Arco organisation is in breach of the constitution, according to a ruling of the Constitutional Court. The ruling is seen as a victory for a group of ordinary shareholders at the...

The city of Kortrijk will collect mobile phone data from visitors to the city through collaborations with telecoms operators, to allow it to make more targeted policy decisions. The city council approved a framework agreement on the topic on Monday. The operators will analyse the mobile phone...

In the five years from 2010 to 2015, malaria infections across the world dropped by 29%. Meanwhile the number of infected travellers coming back to Belgium – about 300 a year – is not decreasing. In fact it’s on the rise. Dr Ula Maniewski, from Antwerp’s Institute of Tropical Medicine, offers some...

Just about every product on the market is cheaper in Belgium's neighbouring countries, leading many Belgians to shop across the border, reports De Standaard based on new figures from Eurostat. The figures reveal that food and drink is, on average, more than 10% cheaper in the Netherlands than in...

The Brussels office for the homeless owes more than €2 million to its parent organisation, social aid agency CPAS, according to Bruzz. The whole Samusocial board stepped down this month over attendance fees paid to some board members, including Yvan Mayeur, who was forced to resign as Brussels...

The security checkpoint in the departure hall of Brussels Airport has reopened following a power failure, and is now allowing groups of 50 to 60 people to pass through security. The power was down for about five hours, leading to long queues. The power outage caused the departure hall to go dark...

Denise Baines is a teacher at the European School in Laeken and founded the Giraffe Project to help educate children in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The charity sponsors two primary schools and has its own secondary school, where they teach boys and girls the social and educational skills they need...

Mobile phone roaming charges now no longer apply in the European Union. The change also covers Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, and applies to making calls, sending text messages and using the internet. Users should no longer incur any extra costs for any of these activities, whether at home or...

The federal government has launched a tool to alert citizens automatically about emergency situations via SMS, mail and social media. People must register to use BE-Alert, which was tested in about 30 municipalities between 2014 and 2016. AUsers will receive specific instructions about precautions...

After ten years of debate, roaming charges have finally been dropped in all EU member states, write various media. Telecom operators can no longer charge additional roaming costs for surfing, calling or texting abroad. Thanks to the new European law, holiday goers need no longer fear a surprisingly...