Employers use social network site Facebook to screen job applicants, according to results of research carried out by researchers at Ghent University (UGent). The team used 2,000 fictitious applications to compile the findings. Researchers did not include photographs with the CVs they sent. Each...

The Dutch government will for the first time carry out a joint inspection of the Doel nuclear power plant with the Belgian authorities on 20 January. The visit follows an incident with the Doel 1 reactor last week, which was shut down because of a faulty alternator. “Both governments had agreed...

Belgium's FPS Economy recently published a list of the country's 10 highest paying professions, starting with perhaps the most obvious, the CEO of a large company, write various Belgian media. The directors of large companies in Belgium come in first place in the rankings, according to the official...

One out of every 10 people in Belgium struggles with an alcohol addiction, according to a report by the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), writes Het Laatste Nieuws. The KCE is urging the various Belgian government parties to reach agreement on an alcohol plan for the country. The World...

Belgium's federal ministers for cooperation and foreign trade are visiting Guinea and Burkina Faso this week to "formalise a new partnership" with the two African nations. Burkina Faso had been a partner country of the Belgian Development Cooperation scheme until 2003. The Belgian foreign ministry...

The new year brings with it a raft of changes affecting everyday life in Belgium, from how much tax you pay to the cost of sending a letter. Here are some of the key changes affecting residents in areas from healthcare and business to benefits and property. Tax The "tax shift" - a rearrangement of...

A group of young men pushed a small car down the stairs of the Clemenceau metro station in Brussels on Thursday night. The station was closed following the incident, shortly after 20.00. According to a report by Brussels public transport authority STIB, the perpetrators may have acted in response...

More than 5,000 people joined in the annual New Year's dip in the North Sea at the weekend. Mayor of Ostend, Johan Vande Lanotte, kicked off the exceptionally warm 2016 edition, with a water temperature of more than 10°C, writes Het Laatste Nieuws . "The temperature made it perfect, especially for...

The 15th edition of Winter Wonders, the year-end event in the centre of Brussels, drew about 30% fewer visitors than last year, writes Knack. The decrease is mainly due to the number of foreign tourists who avoided the capital this year due to the raised terror alert level, says tourism alderman...

The popular Brussels English Comedy Night celebrates its first show of 2016 with a knee-slapping double feature. Headliner Tom Wrigglesworth hails from Sheffield, where his quirky appearance (he’s a dead ringer for Frank Zappa) and observational humour have earned him work as a stand-up comedian...