The City of Brussels on Thursday will announce whether or not the annual event Winter Wonders will start on Friday as planned. Stallholders, meanwhile, are busy putting the finishing touches on their displays across the city centre. The fate of the 15th edition of Brussels' biggest Christmas and...

The Brussels metro partially reopens on Wednesday under the watchful eye of 200 Belgian soldiers. The military has been called in to secure the underground rail network together with the railway police and private security personnel. The metro will reopen gradually, as the Brussels region maintains...

A study published on Tuesday by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that 18% of the 25- to 34-year-olds in Belgium has no upper secondary, or high school diploma. According to the study Education at a Glance 2015 , Belgium scores below average compared to the 34...

The impact of the increased threat level in Brussels and the consequent closure of many cafés and restaurants across the city is a 'heavy blow' for the business owners, but there is a level of understanding for the measures, said Marc Van Muylders of Horeca Brussels on Radio 1 on behalf of the...

Most Volkswagen cars found to have been fitted with fraudulent software developed to pass all emissions tests will require only a software update to solve the problem, according to the German company’s sales director for south and west Europe, Sven Kunath. The quick fix can be carried out on about...

The Brussels region has maintained its terror alert at level 4, the highest level possible, Belgian prime minister Charles Michel announced at a government press conference on Monday. Schools in Brussels will reopen on Wednesday - as will the metro and underground tram system. The rest of Belgium...

The Paris attacks and their association with the Brussels commune of Molenbeek, has led to international criticism of Belgium’s security forces. One publication even took it as a sign that Belgium is a failed state. Assertions like these may have some truth to them, but they often get mixed up with...

While Belgium is one of the world's most densely populated countries, its residents live in some of the least densely populated households in Europe. The vast majority of homes in Belgium have plenty of living space for each family member. Only 2% of families in Belgium live in 'overcrowded'...

Following Sunday evening's large-scale anti-terror action, the Belgian police carried out another series of actions on Monday morning, including seven house searches. Five people were arrested, and €26,000 confiscated during the raids, which took place in the vicinity of Brussels and Liège. Anti-...

As anti-terrorism operations were conducted in a total of 19 raids in Brussels on Sunday night, Belgians spontaneously began sharing cat photos on Twitter, drawing international attention. Belgian police on Sunday sent out a request to the public for “radio silence on social media”, to avoid...