Sven Gatz, the minister representing Brussels’ interests in the government of Flanders, plans a new citizens’ cabinet focused on the capital, following similar successful initiatives on youth and culture policy. This time the citizens’ cabinet is being organised with his Wallonian counterpart,...

Flemish paralympian Marieke Vervoort has said she is considering euthanasia when the Paralympic Games, currently under way in Rio, are over. The athlete was speaking in an interview with the French newspaper Le Parisien and made similar comments in an interview in De Morgen earlier this summer...

Brussels arts complex Flagey kicks off the new season with a weekend festival celebrating “sight and sound”. It’s filled with screen gems for cinephiles of all ages. Flagey’s Young Film Fans programme presents Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 comedy Modern Times. The weekend’s headline event, however, is a...

Nine in 10 drivers don’t respect the speed limit of 30 km/h in the area around schools, according to figures released by the Belgian Institute for Road Safety (IBSR). A majority of them drive between 40 and 60 km/h. Often the speed limit of 30 km/h is imposed when schools are in session in areas...

The failure of Optima Bank, based in Ghent, has left a debt of €115 million, according to Hans De Meyer, the lawyer appointed to handle the bankruptcy. But , he stressed, the taxpayer will not be responsible for paying the bills. Last week the former owner of the bank, Jeroen Piqueur, warned that...

A photo of a cat sitting on a Brussels terrace at dusk, with the accompanying text: "Quiet evening on the terrace..." appeared yesterday around 20.30 on the Twitter account of the Belgian Royal Palace, only to disappear immediately afterward, writes Knack. According to spokesman Pierre-Emmanuel De...

The Delhaize Boondael in the Brussels commune of Ixelles has plans to begin selling very locally grown organic vegetables, reports Bruzz. The supermarket installed a 320 square metre vegetable garden and greenhouse on its roof, which it plans to have operational by the summer of 2017. Half of the...

After Caterpillar last week announced it will cut 2,200 jobs in Belgium and insurer AXA announced it will lay off 650 employees, Le Soir reported on the total number of job losses so far in 2016. The newspaper found that 7,434 employees have been laid off in Belgium since January, a number that...

Despite recent reported figures for youth unemployment in Brussels dropping to 24%, its lowest figure since 1992 , young people unable to find work remains a critical issue. But there is one organisation that has been instrumental in tackling this problem in Brussels and across the EU. Junior...

Insurance company Axa Belgium has announced a restructure, with the loss of 650 of its 4,300 jobs. According to unions, staff that remain will see their pay cut. The job losses will take place over two years, the company said, with the first 300 gone by the end of this year. The reason for the...