One in three of all salaried employees in Belgium is suffering from symptoms of chronic stress, according to a study carried out by the University of Leuven for the social research institute Hiva. The study looked at 2,500 workers in 2015 and found that exactly 33% regularly suffered from stress...

Jazz, geek and pop culture, diversity and Europe are among the key themes being pursued this year by Visit Brussels, which has presented its action plan to attract more tourists to the city after a very difficult 2016. The capital lost business after the Paris attacks, the 22 March attacks here in...

The country’s top judge, Jean de Codt, has called for the removal of five tonnes of munitions stored beneath the Justice Palace in Brussels. De Codt, who is president of the Cassation Court, says the weapons are not being stocked according to regulations. Explosives, bullets, detonators and other...

Flemish minister-president Geert Bourgeois has issued a response to the speech given in London yesterday by British prime minister Theresa May, in which she laid out her government’s plans for negotiations over the departure of the UK from the European Union. May (pictured) made it clear that she...

Despite its name, Lunch with an Architect has little to do with the conventional midday meal. The series, which began in 2015 in Brussels, is actually a two-hour conference by a renowned architect, organised around noon. (But don’t worry: a meal, albeit small, is provided.) Taking place three times...

After a competition among about 30 artists, the federal government has announced which artist will sculpt a monument to remember the victims of the Brussels terror attacks last March. The chosen project is that of the Schaerbeek artist Jean-Henri Compère. The monument is planned to be in the...

Property sales in Belgium were up 8.2% in 2016 compared with the previous year, according to notaries' figures published on Tuesday. The average price for a house increased slightly over the past year, about 0.9%. Taking inflation of 1.7% into account house prices fell in real terms. However, the...

Thousands are expected to gather on Place de la Monnaie in central Brussels on Friday for the Lights for Rights event, which has been organised to coincide with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. The event is being organised by several non-profit groups...

Westland shopping centre in Anderlecht will remain closed until at least Friday, after a false ceiling collapsed on Saturday night. The centre's owner said no risks would be taken and work will be carried out to reopen the facility safely. The closure comes in the middle of the January sales, and...

The governments of Flanders and Wallonia have applied for Unesco world heritage status for 26 First World War cemeteries and other sites. The sites form part of a joint application for Unesco recognition submitted by Flanders, Wallonia and France. Flanders minister-president Geert Bourgeois said...