Lifestyles have hardly changed over the past 15 years in Belgium, where traditional gender roles remain intact and television continues to be the entertainment of choice, according to the 'Time Use Survey 2013' released on Monday by the FPS Economy and TOR research group of the Free University of...

The British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium is hosting a free event on Tuesday 20 October from 18.30 to 20.30 looking at current international mobility challenges from a human resources and tax viewpoint. Sponsored by BDO and BNP Paribas, this event is for global management professionals, those who...

Labour costs in Belgium have "destroyed thousands of jobs and prevented the creation of thousands of others", prime minister Charles Michel has told parliament. In his state of the union address, Michel said more needed to be done to solve the "wage handicap" that made Belgian firms less...

With its picturesque medieval buildings and quaint cobbled streets, Ghent was once a busy medieval port city, and the second biggest city in northern Europe. Today it is anything but a boring relic. It’s a creative hub, teeming with rebellious and innovative energy. Ghent has been touted as the top...

The non-profit media group Vlaams-Brusselse Media (Flemish-Brussels Media), specialised in providing Dutch-language news and culture content in Brussels, will henceforth be known as Bruzz, the board of directors decided on Monday. The individual brands FM Brussel, tvbrussel, Brussel Deze Week,...

Amateur taxi app UberPop will stop operating in Brussels on Wednesday evening, after a court ruled that it was breaking the law by putting unlicensed drivers in contact with paying clients. Uber had until next Tuesday, 19 October, to comply with the ban or face a fine of €10,000 each time a driver...

The world's two largest brewers are about to become one, as Anglo-South African brewer SABMiller, the world number two, is being taken over by market leader Anheuser-Busch InBev. The Leuven-based brewery will have to come up with 44 pounds per share in order to buy out its biggest competitor. AB...

Farmers are planning to block traffic around the EU district of Brussels on Thursday, in the latest protest against transatlantic trade talks. Anti-austerity group Alliance D19-20 says 60 European farmers' associations are supporting the demonstration, which will take place between 12.00 and 17.00...

The Belgian government's new tax on soft drinks also applies to diet drinks and even sugar-free drinks, the Belgian media recently brought to light. It was not feasible to differentiate between the different soft drink categories in the short term, argues public health minister Maggie De Block. The...

On Saturday, 7 November, the first edition of the Brussels Canal Run will take place in the city's canal zone, with a choice of three distances: 4, 8 or 12 km. For children under 12, there is a 1 km run. Unlike most other Brussels running competitions, the canal route is completely flat, writes...