Belgium is rich in the variety of beers on offer, but how’s a person to get around them all without ending up in a puddle on the floor? One answer is tasting small quantities of a wide selection. The Flemish beer association Zythos, which organises the country’s largest beer festival in Leuven in...

The Brussels region is home to 180 nationalities, with 108 different languages spoken, and more than 55% of residents were not born Belgian. These are some of the findings from a newly published report - the third edition of a major research project by the Brussels regional government and tourism...

After years of preparations, Mons can finally showcase itself as a European Capital of Culture . Apart from its cultural heritage, the city in Hainaut will emphasise its identity as a contemporary centre of digital innovation. The existence of two very different worlds in Mons is summarised in its...

While Belgium's health care system is generally lauded for its accessibility, Belgians still pay a large part of their health care costs themselves, according to a triennial report on the Belgian health system, published by the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), the National Institute for...

The Brussels-Capital Region on Monday issued a planning permit to the City of Brussels for the design of its pedestrian zone in the city centre. "Once all of the facilities are in place, the locals and tourists who visit Brussels daily will experience the city in a whole new way," Brussels minister...

About 200 people gathered on Brussels' Grand Place on Monday evening in a tribute to the deceased pop icon David Bowie. The event was an initiative of Brussels tourism minister Philippe Close, himself a huge fan of the British music legend, writes Brusselnieuws. The tribute featured a series of...

The 15 major shopping centres in Belgium saw their visitor numbers decrease by 2.7% in the last quarter of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. "The terror alert clearly played a role," says the Belgium Luxembourg Council of Shopping Centers (BLPR) in a press release, reports Het Laatste...

The Catholic education network is supporting schools with lots of Muslim pupils in the event they want to adjust their summer exam schedules to take Ramadan into account. The Islamic month of fasting takes place in June this year, which will make the exam period at the end of the school year harder...

The Belgian tax authorites have been ordered to reclaim about €700 million from 35 multinationals, after the European Commission ruled that Belgium granted the corporations a number of considerable tax benefits that are in breach of EU State aid rules, reports Het Laatste Nieuws . The ruling...

One of the brand’s main aims is to demonstrate Wallonia’s openness to the world, reaching out beyond its borders to promote the development of the region with an emphasis on its competitive strengths and its outstanding features in terms of economy, culture and tourism. It’s no surprise, then, that...