Winter Wonders continues until 3 January - but there are plenty of smaller Christmas markets to enjoy in other neighbourhoods of Brussels. Saturday 12 December is the last day of the festivities at the Abbaye de Forest. The Finnish Church in Etterbeek has a Christmas market until Sunday. In Evère,...

Unions representing staff of the rail authority SNCB and rail infrastructure company Infrabel have announced plans for five days of industrial action in January. The plans include one 48-hour strike from 22.00 on 5 January to 22 on 7 January, and one 72-hour strike from 20 January to 23 January...

The number of bank branches in Belgium is rapidly declining. Between 2008 and 2014, 1,449 offices closed their doors, writes La Dernière Heure based on a report by the French NGO Financité. The basis of the downward trend is the increasing digitisation of banking services, according to the report...

Brussels adds another museum to its city fabric with the opening of a brand new museum today in the Trade Mart building, 100m away from the Atomium in the Heysel exhibition park north of the city. The official inauguration of the Art & Design Atomium Museum (ADAM) took place earlier this week...

Scientists from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), in collaboration with colleagues from Utrecht University, have developed a method to produce diesel fuel that would cause cars to emit far less CO2 and fine dust. Catalysts are used in the production of petrol to trigger the chemical reactions...

Despite the flurry of cancellations last month following the temporarily increased terror threat level across Belgium, Brussels Airlines booked 10.9% more passengers in November than in the same month last year, the company announced Wednesday in a press release. In total, 548,060 passengers...

KAA Gent became the first Belgian side in 15 years to reach the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League last night, after their 2-1 victory over Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg. A capacity crowd at the Ghelamco Arena watched the Flemish side, which won its first Belgian Pro League title last May...

Small businesses now have a tax deduction worth 13.5% of the cost of investments in digital technology, the government has decided. The measure should encourage the companies to invest more in, for example, a web shop or enhanced computer security. The deduction already exists for concrete...

The federal tax authority in Belgium has for the first time sold seized goods via auction site eBay, yielding a total of about €50,000 this year. Previously the state sold confiscated goods from its own store or through public auction, reports the VRT. When a court calls for the confiscation of...

According to YouTube's list of the most viewed videos of the past year, musical talent and humour proved most popular with Belgian viewers. More than half of Belgium's most watched videos in 2015 were posted by the official YouTube Creators channel. YouTube viewers in Belgium show an overwhelming...