Last month in Belgium, 4,040 scheduled trains did not depart from the station or complete their journey, according to the monthly punctuality report of railway companies SNCB and Infrabel. Several strikes in October are largely responsible for the high number, writes De Standaard . Last year in...

Social network site Facebook has closed access to all pages to anyone without a Facebook profile. The move is the American company’s response to a court decision last month on protection of information and was immediately condemned by the privacy commission and by federal privacy secretary Bart...

Belgians spend an average of €350 million each year on gifts for the holiday of Saint Nicholas, writes De Morgen . The 6 December holiday is a big one for gift-giving in Belgium, according to figures from the West Flemish consultancy WES, which surveyed 2,000 Belgian adults and found that 58% of...

A photo of Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde relaxing at a spa in France's Brittany at the moment when the terror alert in Brussels was raised to maximum level 4, has caused a stir after it was published in the French satirical weekly Le Canard Enchainé . The royal couple responded to the...

Anyone who’s walked the streets of Bruges knows the feeling of being transported to a medieval Flemish city with its cobblestones, canals and... De Lijn buses? Unfortunately, the present has a way of intruding on even the most well-preserved historic locations. What history buff hasn’t wished for a...

The latest exhibition at Brussels’ Natural Science Museum is a no-holds-barred depiction of nature red in tooth and claw that marries stunning taxidermy with ingenious feats of engineering. Wonders of Wildlife is no Disney-fied depiction of cute animals all getting along together. Here the chase is...

Hasselt, the capital of Limburg province, is the smartest city in Belgium, according to a survey carried out by the technology industry federation Agoria. The survey looked at the number of digital companies, air quality and energy consumption, among other criteria. Hasselt finished with a score of...

Environmental organisation Greenpeace has begun a legal action before the Council of State against the decision by the federal government to extend the operations of nuclear reactors Doel 1 and 2 in Beveren, East Flanders, by 10 years. On Monday, the government announced that it had come to an...

The damage in lost revenue by the increased terror alert to the highest level in Brussels last week has risen to as much as €130,000 for the Ancienne Belgique (AB). The concert venue reopened on Monday for a concert by Trixie Whitley, yet 20% of the ticket holders did not show up. The AB closed for...

Brussels public transport company STIB has published a new metro map showing the estimated walking time between stations, which ranges from four to 15 minutes. The average distance between Brussels' metro stations is relatively small, making walking a viable alternative. With the new map , Brussels...