The body of the average Belgian employee is 6.4 years biologically older than the person’s real age, according to research carried out at the request of insurer Delta Lloyd Life. It was the first such biological age study ever conducted in the country. Researchers took into account 26 factors...

The American Club of Brussels’ flagship event is now full. It is no longer possible to buy tickets online and there are no ticket sales at the door. A waiting list has been set up in the eventuality that the Marriott Hotel increases the number of guests allowed in the premises on the night. If you...

Belgium’s regional governments have agreed to a compromise in the EU-Canada free-trade agreement known as Ceta. The compromise follows several tense days of negotiations after Wallonia’s regional government unexpectedly blocked the approval of the trade agreement, which was meant to be signed on...

If you missed the kick-off to the 800th anniversary of Saint-Gilles you can still celebrate the occasion with the Saint-Gilles Fantastique! exhibition at the Museum of Fantastic Art . The museum put out a call to all artists for their phantasmagorical visions of the borough of Saint-Gilles and the...

On 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully and amicably dissolved into the Czech and Slovak Republics. However 28 October, the independence day of the former Czechoslovakia, is still celebrated today in the Czech Republic. “We still consider it our national holiday – the day when Czechoslovakia...

One of the perpetrators of the 22 March terror attacks was actively involved in the smuggling of works of art from Syria to Belgium, reveals Paris Match today based on French sources close to the investigation. The magazine does not name the offender. The International Criminal Police Organization...

The Belgian government this year shut down more than 2,100 'ghost companies', or registered businesses that failed to submit a financial statement in three or more years, writes De Tijd . As many as 2,130 ghost-, or shell companies, have been scrapped so far in 2016 from Belgium's Central...

The criminal court of Mechelen has found communications provider Skype guilty of refusing to cooperate in a judicial case. Skype would not agree to supply the court with information on calls made between users because it is technically impossible, according to the company. It must now pay a fine of...

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...