Dancer Tommy Gryson, 26, from Kortrijk, West Flanders province talks about what he earns and how he spends it What do you do for a living? I am a full-time self-employed dancer. I teach two days a week; the rest of the time I do freelance assignments as a performing dancer or choreographer...

The civil list granted to the future King Philippe will be subject to VAT and excise duties, various Belgian media report today. The amount will be identical to that of Albert II’s civil list, the prime minister and his deputies in the federal government decided last night. The restricted council...

A low-tech, simplified form of IVF currently being tested in Belgium uses baking soda, and has the potential to slash the cost of assisted conception, reports Reuters’ Ben Hischler . The process could bring IVF within reach of millions more childless couples around the world. The technique...

Belgium's three main trade unions - CNE, SETCa and CGSLB - have warned of the major impact of government plans to increase the tax on savings deposits in Belgian banks, writes Tax News’ Ulrika Lomas . As part of efforts to consolidate the budget in 2013 and 2014, the federal government unveiled...

The BBC has announced the commission of a brand new series, Escape to the Continent, a brand extension of BBC One’s popular daytime show Escape to the Country, and its makers are looking for British people looking to move to Belgium. Escape to the Continent will offer an insight into life living...

The official website of the Belgian film industry has undergone a significant revamp coinciding with the recent Belgian economic mission to the United States. Using the tagline “Beyond expectations”, the site provides an overview of the strengths of the Belgian film industry: a tax shelter,...

It’s every parent’s nightmare. Well maybe not the worst, but it fills them with dread all the same. The children come back from a summer festival and, not content with having lived for several days on burgers, beer and very little sleep, they proudly announce that… yes, they are going to form a...

"We notice a growing distaste for the institution of marriage , e specially among women, " says sociologist Dimitri Mortelmans of the University of Antwerp . "They see it as something from past generations , which calls to mind an image of power imbalance that is to their disadvantage ." Also...

A liter of diesel is expected to increase by 3.1 cents from Tuesday to €1.488 per liter . The price of Super 95, meanwhile, is set to go up by 4.1 cents , to €1.67 per liter, while S uper 98 will cost up to as much as €1,727 per liter , an increase of 4.2 cents . The price increases are due to the...

If approved, the law would require providers such as Belgacom and Telenet to keep track of residents' email messages and i nternet usage , according to reports today by newspapers De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad . The intention is to give State Security access to valuable information that can be...