The spontaneous strike by French-speaking rail personnel that broke out on Wednesday will continue into Friday as no agreement on the labour conditions was reached between the unions and rail companies SNCB and Infrabel. The workers are protesting a decision by management to change how it...

The smell of freshly baked bread, be it Italian focaccia, crusty French baguette or Irish soda bread, is enough to encourage a stampede among salivating foodies. This will be the expected scene this Saturday, 28 May, in the heart of the EU quarter at the Schuman roundabout - which plays host the...

The head of the customs services at Brussels Airport has been transferred to another job and refused entry to the airport after several days of allegations and controversy. Customs officers have been ordered to hand over their service weapons after a quarrel, and it emerged that the husband of the...

In 2014 and 2015, about 8,000 cases of violence were registered against police officers in Belgium, writes La Libre Belgique . The agents say they are increasingly faced with violent behaviour, and that the violence is more and more brutal. Of the 8,000 registered cases of violence over the last...

The train network in Wallonia is at a standstill today due to the unannounced strike action of the French rail unions CSC Transcom and CGSP Cheminots. In Flanders, on average about 80% of the trains are still riding. However, some trains are so crowded that passengers are forced to sit in the...

The Grand Place in Brussels was selected as one of the most beautiful landmarks in the world, according to users of the popular travel website TripAdvisor. The majestic medieval square came in 13th place in the category Top 25 Landmarks of the 2016 Travellers' Choice Awards, writes De Standaard ...

Brussels-based non-profit Child Focus has launched its first Coin of Hope (pictured), a €2 piece bearing the likeness of a missing child. The first coin features Liam Vanden Branden, a two-year-old who disappeared near Mechelen 20 years ago this month. Liam was the youngest child ever to disappear...

The 20km of Brussels is back for a 37th year, with 40,000 runners and more than 100 different nationalities pounding the city's streets. The route has been slightly altered to accommodate for the closed Stéphanie and Montgomery tunnels. The race still starts at Cinquantenaire in the direction of...

The federal government, in close collaboration with the regional governments, is working on the creation of a joint marketing campaign aimed at polishing up Belgium's image abroad. The total cost of the campaign is estimated at €4 million, writes Bruzz. The consultation on Wednesday came to a close...

Employees of Belgium's national railway company SNCB this morning spontaneously stopped working at stations in Brussels and Wallonia, and some of their colleagues in Mechelen, Ostend, Kortrijk and Merelbeke quickly followed suit. The action could cause major disturbances to this evening's rush hour...