Belgium’s largest entirely passive office building was inaugurated on Tuesday on the site of Tour & Taxis in Brussels. Fittingly nicknamed “the toaster” because of its unusual shape, the building is the new headquarters of Leefmilieu Brussel, the region’s environmental agency. The building is...

February 1 will see a number of changes in Belgium. They include: Beer The price of several beers brewed by Alken-Maes and InBev will go up on 1 February. Alken-Maes says its price increases will depend on the product and that it will be up to café owners and supermarkets to decide whether to pass...

Brussels mobility minister Pascal Smet wants cycling in Brussels to go up another gear and has doubled the budget for the construction of cycle paths from €6 to €12 million for 2015. The move comes in the wake of new figures which show that cycling is on the increase in Brussels. According to road...

Westvleteren 12 is no longer the best beer in the world, according to RateBeer, an international beer website. Westvleteren 12 has topped RateBeer’s list of the 100 best beers in the world for two years running but this time had to settle for second place. First place for 2015 went to the American...

Education is the one investment you can make that almost always appreciates with time. Improving your skills or learning new ones can make you more desirable to employers. Best yet, you might just find that your investment leads to more money in your pocket. Here is a selection of ways to continue...

Standard Liège fans yesterday defended the controversial banner they unfurled at the weekend match against Anderlecht, claiming the banner only had a "symbolic meaning". The banner depicts a masked man a knife holding the severed head of Anderlecht midfielder Steven Defour, who used to play for...

Twelve Belgian beers appear in the list of the hundred best beers in the world for 2015, compiled by the international beer website RateBeer. Belgian beers have secured two extra places in the top 100 since the 2013 list. The beers are presented in alphabetical order and Westvleteren 12, which has...

Nearly 10% of workers in Belgium suffer from genuine burnout, according to a study by HR specialists Securex and published on Tuesday. More than 95% of employers acknowledge that they bear a great responsibility towards solving the problem and most call for ‘tailor-made’ jobs that are adapted to...

Federal minister for consumer affairs Kris Peeters has announced that companies who do not use the country’s central register against cold calls will now face fines and possible prosecution. The digital register for people who don’t want to receive cold calls at home, “Ne m’appelez plus” (Don’t...

Water supply company Aquafin has called for clarity and legal regulations regarding what may be flushed down an ordinary household toilet. At present, customers flush all kinds of things down the toilet, including wet-wipes, disposable nappies, sanitary products and so-called flushable toilet rolls...