The special investigations squad (ISI) of the federal tax authority has filed the biggest complaint in Belgian tax history. The complaint covers all cases of fiscal amnesty dealt with between 2004 and 2015, a total of 61,546 cases worth €36 billion. Fiscal amnesty was a technique used by the...

Members of the animal welfare committee in the Flemish parliament have postponed a vote on a proposal to ban slaughter of animals without stunning – the type of ritual slaughter carried out in the halal and kosher traditions. The vote was due to take place on Wednesday, but the committee said it...

Forget EU summits, the biggest political gathering on everyoneís lips is the upcoming US presidential election night on 8 November. While across the Atlantic, Clinton and Trump continue to battle it out in an increasingly testy campaign, Brussels gears up for its own election night extravaganza...

In 2018, a middle school for adolescents aged 10 to 14 will open its doors in Anderlecht, the first of its kind in Belgium which currently only has two school levels: primary and secondary, writes De Morgen. "One in seven students in Brussels gets held back in the first year of high school,” says...

The 22 March terror attacks in Belgium have so far cost the state about €322.7 million in compensation to victims and material damage, according to figures from federal deputy prime minister Kris Peeters, reports Le Soir . The attacks at Brussels Airport and Maelbeek metro station left 32 dead and...

Colruyt is again this year selected by consumer organisation Test-Achats as Belgium's most affordable supermarket, but the difference with the competition is getting smaller, as the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn closes the gap, writes De Morgen . Test-Achats today presented the results of...

The Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels has announced plans to create a new on-site museum. The Library of the Dukes of Burgundy will hold 300 rare illuminated manuscripts from the Burgundian period. Through multimedia displays, visitors will be immersed in the history of medieval Europe. The...

Austria's national day on 26 October is the anniversary of when the state regained its full status as an independent country after the Allies left its territory after the second world war. "It is a special day for us, related to political development after the war,” explains Jürgen Meindl, Austrian...

Every three days on average, thieves use stolen mail to rob thousands of euros from unsuspecting Belgians, according to new figures from the national postal service Bpost. The thieves remove bills containing money transfer requests from the many red public mailboxes scattered across the country,...

Supermarket chain Carrefour has launched a new type of supermarket – the Carrefour Easy, which will eventually see 100 locations across the country. Two Easy stores are already open: one in Antwerp and one in Lennik, Flemish Brabant. The new store is something in between the existing Express (up to...