Train drivers’ union SACT is to reconsider its plan to strike every Saturday during the summer, following the minimal impact of the first strike at the weekend. “We may have to look at our approach again,” one representative told the VRT. On the first day of the seven planned strikes, only about...

Belgium celebrates its National Day on Tuesday 21 July with a public holiday, festivities and fireworks across the country. The party starts on Monday evening with numerous local and regional events, including the Bal national 2015 in the Place du Jeu de Balle at 19.30. In the capital there’s the...

What’s your line of work? I work as a salesperson an interior design shop. I work the curtains and paints departments and I make €1500 net per month. Do you like your job? Absolutely! It’s a nice, varied job. Thanks to the contact with the clients, every day is something new. My colleagues are...

Last year in Flanders, 46,894 people signed a statement of legal cohabitation, a slight increase compared to 2013. But at the same time there was also a sharp increase in the number of cohabitation terminations, up to 24,434 in 2014, or 3,000 more than the previous year, according to figures...

When the weather heats up, Brusselaers , new and native, flock to the nearest of the city’s many great terraces for a cool pintje or a couple of vin blanc . Those looking to be more discrete, might also seeking out a cosy back garden to wile away their summer afternoon. But maybe you want to rise...

Electricity provider Electrabel is to build more than 100 wind turbines between now and 2020, doubling its existing capacity in Belgium, the company said. At present, Electrabel has 94 turbines in operation in 26 locations. They have a capacity of 175 megawatts (MW) and produce enough electricity...

Police will take part in the traditional military parade in front of the palace on National Day next Tuesday as usual, despite a call from unions to cancel their appearance, federal interior minister Jan Jambon has said. Police unions had called for their section of the parade to be cancelled,...

Moving to Belgium with a family is full of big decisions, but one of the most important decisions you’ll make is where to put your child into school. School attendance is required here for children from ages six to 18. But there is a wide variety of choices of the type of school in which you enrol...

Belgium has risen from the 12 th to the 10 th place in an international ranking of the most reputable countries. "Belgium is mainly seen as a safe and ethical country," the study concludes. According to the results of the 2015 Country RepTrak study by the Reputation Institute, Canada, Norway,...

The Brussels police want to see 2,900 security cameras installed on Brussels streets by 2018. "You can’t put a police agent on every corner," explains commanding officer Johan De Becker in Le Peuple . "There are already test cameras operational in the communes west of Brussels since April." Exactly...