Only about one in 20 65- to 69-year-olds in Belgium still works, according to a study by the German statistical office Destatis. The figure puts Belgium in second-to-last place in the European Union for that age group's employment rate, writes De Morgen . In the 28 EU Member States combined, on...

A petition calling for the preservation of the large mural of a penis on the side of a building in the Brussels commune of Saint-Gilles has already collected more than 2,100 signatures. After 2,500 signatures, the initiators can take their plea to the aldermen of the municipality, writes Bruzz. A...

From snails to chips, Brussels’ snack bars are under threat as the city makes certain aesthetic demands. It started with the snail stall on Place de la Bourse in Brussels. The permit granted to the Chez Jef & Fils snail stall runs out at the end of December, ran a story on the Brussels news...

The Clear Channel animated billboards seen along many of Brussels' streets are illegal and should be removed, reads a statement from the Belgian Road Safety Institute (BRSI). The panels are unsafe because they can cause distraction among road users, writes Bruzz. The moving panels can be found...

The number of students pursuing a nursing degree from a Brussels institution has increased steadily in recent years, according to figures from the federal public health department. The course is particularly popular among women and non-locals, writes Bruzz. In the period between 2008 and 2015, the...

More than 18,000 federal employees in Belgium work from home one to three times a week, compared to 1,790 employees five years ago, writes La Dernière Heure . The increase is almost entirely due to a 2011 Royal Decree which made it possible for more federal employees to work from home on a regular...

As a teenager in Spa, I played the organ in church. An organ manufacturing company in Francorchamps was looking for an apprentice, and that’s how it started. I then specialised in barrel organs and mechanical instruments and went to work for the Invisible Musicians museum in Brussels. It was a...

Only about 37% of Belgian primary school students are taught a foreign language, according to a study by the Statistical Office of the European Union on the occasion of the European Day of Languages. Children across the country are therefore starting too late with learning a second language, write...

From next year, victims of sexual violence can turn to specialised centres, following a trial project launched by state secretary for equal opportunities Elke Sleurs and Ghent University (UGent). It is estimated that some 43,000 cases of sexual violence occur in Belgium each years, though only one...

The Flemish Community Commission (VGC), which represents Flemish people living and working in Brussels, has announced the introduction of a new subsidy to encourage ideas for “a better, prettier, smarter and more social Brussels”. Ideas for Bruss-it are invited from all sorts of groups –...