The Sonian Forest in Brussels has been added to the European Rewilding Network, a network that strives for more nature and wild animals in Europe, with an aim to support rewilding in Europe as a conservation tool. The recognition really puts the Sonian Forest on the map, according to a press...

In recent years, Kaaitheater’s Burning Ice festival has used art, performance and debate to explore how we can make the transition to a more sustainable society. But this year, for its ninth edition, it decided to sound an alarm. “We have this transition movement, there are a lot of good ideas, but...

Unions representing the federal police’s General Reserve have announced their intention to strike in protest at the government’s Canal Plan, drawn up by home affairs minister Jan Jambon to tackle radicalisation and terrorism in a number of Brussels municipalities. The strike is announced for the...

Delhaize may call its chocolate-flavoured spread “choco”, even though it contains no chocolate, a Brussels commercial court has ruled. The case was brought against the supermarket chain by Ferrero, the makers of Nutella. Ferrero complained that Delhaize was advertising the hazelnut spread as choco...

A photo by Belgian photographer Marijke Thoen was selected by the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) as the most beautiful birth photograph in the world, writes De Morgen . The annual IAPBP competition celebrates the beauty of birth and the skill of birth...

Brussels adds another name to its list of online marketplaces that connect travellers with local hosts, with the addition of Withlocals. The “marketplace for unique travel experiences with real locals” is now also available in Brussels, as it joins a growing list of Withlocals locations around the...

Pensions minister Daniel Bacquelaine is working on a bill that entitles workers in Belgium to receive a minimum pension after a career of 20 years, instead of the current 30 years. The plan would take effect from 2018, write De Tijd and L'Echo . The minimum pension in Belgium currently requires a...

50,000 tickets to this summer's Harry Potter exhibition in Brussels were sold immediately after ticket sales opened last Friday, writes Brusselnieuws. The exhibition runs from 30 June to 11 September at Brussels Expo. The enormous response from Harry Potter fans on Friday caused the server to go...

The first harvest of Rockit apples in Belgium is now available in supermarkets. About 50 tonnes of the specially bred miniature apple, originally from the east coast of New Zealand, were harvested this season from trees planted in Belgium in 2012. The fruit can now be found for the first time in...

Residents in Belgium who are vaccinated against the flu are better protected than people in neighbouring countries because of the quadrivalent, or four-strain, vaccination, which protects against four flu viruses, according to virologist Marc Van Ranst, who heads up the federal government’s flu...