A Belgian man on Monday was trampled to death by an elephant in the famous national reserve Masai Mara in Kenya. The 68-year-old retired teacher from Namur, Henry Duchenne, was on his daily walk through the park, which he considered his second home, when “he suddenly came face to face with a...

After more than two decades, a group of about 1,300 people who were infected by a blood transfusion with HIV or hepatitis C is still waiting to receive compensation from the Belgian government. At the request of public health minister Maggie De Block today, the Federal Health Care Knowledge Centre...

The Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels is launching a crowdfunding campaign today to finance the restoration of “The Portrait of Suzanne Bambridge” by Paul Gauguin. It is the first time the institution has turned to the public to fund the restoration of an artwork. Gauguin painted “Suzanne...

The Brussels-Capital regional government has reached an agreement on its budget for 2017. The details will be announced today in the Brussels parliament. The agreement covers both the regional government and the community commissions for matters pertaining to Flemish and French-speaking...

The man who on Tuesday held at least 15 people hostage at a Carrefour supermarket in Forest is the son of an alderman of the Brussels municipality, reports Knack. The young man suffers with psychological problems, according to his father. In a statement to the Sudpresse newspapers on Tuesday, Ahmed...

Belgium is the only EU Member State still left to make a decision regarding the signing of the EU-Canada trade agreement CETA. "As of today, I can say that 27, or let's say 27.5 Member States agree," said Belgium's foreign minister Didier Reynders on Tuesday following a meeting with his European...

Despite a total ban on satellite dishes, the City of Brussels does not generally issue fines for the offense. The fines can reach up to €100,000 for a violation, but the City usually gives only a warning. "We want to be more strict, but it is not a priority right now," said Geoffroy Coomans de...

Belgian apple and pear growers are being forced to destroy part of their harvest this year due to the Russian embargo on agricultural products, report various media. The embargo has increased pressure on the fruit market elsewhere in Europe, as well, especially in other major apple-producing...

The deadline is looming for organisations to submit their candidacy for the Mixity Awards, organised by visit.brussels as a way to honour the Capital-Region's best associative, cultural, and sporting initiatives that contribute to the national and international reputation of Brussels, writes Bruzz...

Belgium's military unions find the proposals put forth under the federal government's new budget agreement “far from acceptable”, especially the adjustment to the pension scheme of the defence department. The changes are too much, too fast, say the unions, according to Knack. "The proposals include...