There’s no better place to unwind and revive the senses than at the Belgian coast. With pristine sandy beaches and handsome seaside towns extending from Knokke-Heist in the northeast to De Panne in the southwest, the area offers something for everyone whatever the season – from thrill-seeking water...

Federal health minister Maggie De Block will cut next year’s health-care department budget by €408 million but insists patients won’t feel the cuts. The costs for patients are even expected to decrease by €18 million. The government will save €60 million on medicines that are no longer patented...

Brussels public transport authority STIB has received an award for its communication on social media during the IAB Marketing and Interactive Excellence (Mixx) Awards, a competition for the best online campaigns of the year in Belgium. The jury was won over by the STIB social media team's use of...

A new nationwide housing survey launched this week aims to find out what the Belgian public's attitude is towards renovations, new builds, home loans and tax. The study aims to anticipate future demand for construction projects and also identify the problems that people are facing getting their...

Rail services in Belgium are disrupted until the end of Tuesday evening because of regional strike action by SNCB train drivers and signal workers. The worst disruption on Monday will be in the south-east of the country, around Liège, Namur and Luxembourg provinces - although a knock-on effect is...

The Justice Palace in Brussels has been included in the 2016 World Monuments Watch, a list of 50 sites in 36 countries that are at risk from the forces of nature and the impact of social, political, and economic change. The World Monuments Fund (WMF) added the building to the list for its poor...

During the fourth Belgian Championship Poetry Slam on Saturday in Muntpunt, 17 Belgian poets competed for the title of Belgian champion. The participants, made up of both Dutch- and French-speaking poets, were each given three minutes to convince the jury of their poetic prowess, using only word...

Since the introduction of a one-off administrative fee of €215 for certain individuals who apply for regularisation in Belgium, the number of requests has decreased significantly. The number of foreigners trying to obtain a residence permit in Belgium has halved since the fee went into effect in...

According to the Better Life Index 2015 published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Belgian teens score below the European average when it comes to their general satisfaction with life. "The bar is set high in Belgium," writes Het Laatste Nieuws. The study asked...

In the past year in Belgium, nearly 47,500 mobile phones were reported stolen, or an average of 130 phones per day, writes La Dernière Heure . The number of mobile phone thefts in the past year is 7,000 higher than it was 10 years ago, the newspaper adds. Compared to two years ago, however, the...