The majority parties in the federal parliament have reached an agreement on a bill to make squatting illegal. The agreement follows widespread reports of a house in Ghent that has been taken over by a Roma community in the absence of the owners who are currently abroad. The squatters have been...

Starting in 2018, registration in Dutch-speaking secondary education in Brussels will no longer be organised via a first-come, first-served basis. Instead, a lottery is being introduced. In the current system, parents sign their kids up online immediately once registrations are open, hurrying to...

Ghent’s renowned theatre company Ontroerend Goed c elebrates its 15th anniversary with The Infinite Trilogy , in English three days in a row. First, presented with the Sydney Theatre Company, is The History of Everything, based partially on Richard Dawkins' work and covering everything from now...

Belgian dignitaries will take place in commemoration ceremonies in three locations next Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport and Maelbeek metro station. The attacks on 22 March 2016 killed 32 people and injured more than 300. That morning, three men...

E-commerce in Belgium grew by 10% last year, for a total sales volume of €9.1 billion, a new record, according to BeCommerce whose annual figures reveal that 8.4 million Belgians made a total of 85 million purchases online in 2016, or slightly less than one order per person per month. The figures...

The Brussels parliament today discusses the majority proposal to organise compulsory integration courses for newcomers, writes De Standaard . Flanders made the courses compulsory 13 years ago. Wallonia recently developed its own integration courses, and now the Brussels-Capital Region may follow...

Shopkeepers in Brussels city centre with a book on display titled Mon projet pour Bruxelles ( My Brussels Project ), supposedly written by mayor Yvan Mayeur, are taking part in a satirical protest, writes La Libre Belgique . A quick browse through the book will tell readers it is a joke, as all the...

Ireland joined the European Union in 1973 and the Irish embassy estimates that there are between 10,000 and 15,000 Irish people living in Belgium. "Being an island it was a really good way for Ireland to connect with the rest of Europe, so our European Union membership is very important to us and...

Outside, it's a pretty château in the Prince d'Orange neighbourhood of chic Uccle, on the edge of the Sonian Forest. But explore inside and you'll find a vast, state-of-the-art and prestigious sports complex dedicated to fitness and well-being, from aerobics to zumba. David Lloyd Leisure provides...

The Brussels Intermunicipal Transport Company (Stib) has announced that renovation works in the premetro (tram) stations Bourse and De Brouckère will start on 20 April. In addition to improved safety and cleanliness, the renovation promises more accessibility and comfort for travellers, writes...