With Brussels in the news for the wrong reasons following the Paris terror attacks, it is perhaps timely that a new film released this week sets out to celebrate the city's multiculturalism and its uniqueness as a "city of foreigners". A recent study by the International Organisation for Migration...

With EUROPALIA celebrating its jubilee edition, artistic director Dirk Vermaelen outlines the festival’s mission and some of the diverse events being staged for four months until 31 January. For its 25th edition, in its 45th year of existence, the international arts biennial features Turkey as its...

Between 2,000 and 2,500 people gathered on Molenbeek's central square on Wednesday evening to show their solidarity with the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. The organisers wanted to show that Molenbeek is a warm town, and not the hotbed for radicalisation as it is portrayed in the...

Police raided seven properties in the Brussels region on Thursday morning and made one arrest in connection with the Paris terror attacks. The properties raided were in the north-west Brussels districts of Molenbeek and Jette, and the arrest was made in the nearby district of Laeken. RTBF said...

Consumer organisations worldwide, including Test-Achats, have sent a joint letter to fast food chains asking them to stop using meat that has been treated with antibiotics. The organisations are meeting in Brazil this week at an international congress. Test-Achats addressed the companies active in...

The average net annual income in Belgium was €17,019 in 2013, with residents of Wallonia and Brussels earning less than in Flanders. Average incomes vary greatly throughout the country, not only by region, but also by province and municipality. Moneytalk sought out which Belgian provinces are home...

Nowhere in Europe are so many tweets posted in favour of terror organisation IS as in Belgium, writes Die Welt , based on a wide-scale analysis of international Twitter updates. The study shows that one in three positive tweets about IS comes from a Belgian Twitter account. Outside of Europe, Qatar...

Belgian bicycle dealers will have sold about 450,000 bicycles by year-end, an increase of 3% compared to the previous year, when the sector grew by 7.5%. This year dealers can thank the success of the electric bicycle, or e-bike, for the increase, writes De Standaard . The figures come from a study...

Local environmental organisations Greenpeace and Bond Beter Leefmilieu have criticised the decision by the federal agency for nuclear safety (Fanc) to approve the re-opening of nuclear power reactors Doel 3 in Beveren, East Flanders, and Tihange 2 in Wallonia. “Fanc is ignoring the safety of the...

Recent years have seen more and more government initiatives aimed at harnessing citizens’ creativity for the common good. One politician is taking this strategy a step further with a programme that gives young people a voice in civic life. Last month, Brussels minister and Flemish Community...