In 2015, there were 755 traffic deaths on Belgian roads, an increase of 4% compared to the previous year, when there were 727 traffic fatalities, writes Het Laatste Nieuws. S everal factors played a role in the increase, according to experts, including unusually good weather, the revival of the...

Peter Vandenameele performs his job with great passion. He is very interested in the emergency services and is a collector of miniature ambulances. What is your job? I work in the emergency department of the Sint-Andries Hospital in Tielt, where I am an ambulance driver for the 112 emergency...

Brussels is full of job opportunities, but with a regular influx of enthusiastic new faces all looking to get on the ladder and further their careers, it can be hard to ensure you get the job you want. We speak to four recruitment experts about what’s needed to get ahead in Belgium. Alison Peever...

Unions representing rail staff will begin a 48-hour strike this evening at 22.00, following the breakdown of talks with federal mobility minister Jacqueline Galant. The strike is officially supported only by French-speaking unions, but the effects are expected to be felt nationwide. The unions had...

Employers use social network site Facebook to screen job applicants, according to results of research carried out by researchers at Ghent University (UGent). The team used 2,000 fictitious applications to compile the findings. Researchers did not include photographs with the CVs they sent. Each...

The Dutch government will for the first time carry out a joint inspection of the Doel nuclear power plant with the Belgian authorities on 20 January. The visit follows an incident with the Doel 1 reactor last week, which was shut down because of a faulty alternator. “Both governments had agreed...

Belgium's FPS Economy recently published a list of the country's 10 highest paying professions, starting with perhaps the most obvious, the CEO of a large company, write various Belgian media. The directors of large companies in Belgium come in first place in the rankings, according to the official...

One out of every 10 people in Belgium struggles with an alcohol addiction, according to a report by the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), writes Het Laatste Nieuws. The KCE is urging the various Belgian government parties to reach agreement on an alcohol plan for the country. The World...

Belgium's federal ministers for cooperation and foreign trade are visiting Guinea and Burkina Faso this week to "formalise a new partnership" with the two African nations. Burkina Faso had been a partner country of the Belgian Development Cooperation scheme until 2003. The Belgian foreign ministry...

The new year brings with it a raft of changes affecting everyday life in Belgium, from how much tax you pay to the cost of sending a letter. Here are some of the key changes affecting residents in areas from healthcare and business to benefits and property. Tax The "tax shift" - a rearrangement of...