In 2015, 92 trains on the Belgian rail network ran a red light, a sharp increase compared to 2014, writes Knack. The number is not only higher than last year, when 66 trains ran red lights, but it is also the worst result in five years, according to Belgian railway infrastructure manager Infrabel...

Personalised number plates are a huge success in Belgium, says mobility secretary Jacqueline Galant in De Zondag . Since the option was introduced five years ago, Belgium's transport ministry has sold €21.6 million in personalised plates. Until December last year, car owners paid €1,000 to put...

Brussels opposition parties N-VA and MR have called for a parliamentary commission to investigate the city’s tunnels, following news that the Stephanie tunnel under Place Louise must be closed for repairs for up to a year. According to N-VA and MR – both parties form part of the federal government...

More than 555,000 people attended this year's European Motor Show in Brussels Expo, about 4% less than in 2014, according to a first estimate by automobile federation Febiac, which organised the 94 th edition of the event. Febiac is pleased with the turnout, especially considering the event got off...

Brussels Airport should scan the faces of all passengers travelling to or from a country outside the Schengen zone, including the US, according to home affairs minister Jan Jambon. At present, systematic checks are only carried out on non-EU citizens. Jambon’s proposal, which he is due to present...

Belgium's prime minister Charles Michel last week became a father for the second time, to a baby girl named Jeanne, the prime minister announced via Facebook. Michel's partner Amélie Derbaudenghien and the newborn are doing well, report various media. Michel is the first Belgian prime minister to...

Bruges was, for the third year in a row, selected as the best destination in Belgium for a city trip, according to the Dutch web blog Zoover. The city in West Flanders won the annual Zoover Award competition with a score of 8.8, slightly higher than last year, when Bruges received a score of 8.6...

The Stephanie Tunnel in Brussels will remain closed for the rest of the year due to safety reasons, announced Brussels Mobility. The tunnel first closed on 12 January after concerns over its safety arose when cracks were discoverd in the concrete ceiling. After a thorough analysis last week by an...

While Molenbeek in Brussels has had its share of the international press’ worst headlines lately, it’s also an area that’s become fashionable among the capital’s Flemish community for its old industrial buildings, which can be transformed into working spaces or trendy residential lofts at low rents...

Brussels.be, the official website of the City of Brussels, attracted a fifth more visitors in 2015 than the year before. The website last year had an average of about 21,440 unique visitors per day, writes Brusselnieuws. There were three significant peaks in traffic to the site in 2015: Car-Free...