Brussels Airport is one of nine airports chosen to take part in an expansion of the US Customs and Border Protection department’s Preclearance programme, CEO Arnaud Feist has confirmed. The programme is already operational in Dublin and Shannon in Ireland, Aruba, Bermuda, Freeport and Nassau in the...

The Flemish government’s decision to cut the mortgage tax relief ( woonbonus ) for properties purchased after 1 Jantary 2015, resulted in an 'explosion' of real estate transactions in the last quarter of 2014. Remarkably, however, prices have remained stable, according to the Royal Federation of...

Lokeren’s Greg Van Avermaet claimed the 85th Tour of Belgium yesterday, winning the final stage of the five-day event by narrowly holding off second-placed Tiesj Benoot. Van Avermaet, 30, is a two-time runner-up in the Tour, a race that has long been dominated by Swiss time-trial specialist Tony...

The Belgian dairy industry last year produced 20% more milk than in 2013, reports Het Nieuwsblad based on figures from the FPS Economy. It is not yet clear whether the increase will affect dairy prices, writes the newspaper. The increase is especially noticeable in products such as butter, milk...

About 38,000 bicycles are stolen in Belgium every year, according to figures from the ministry for the interior. In addition, police and local authorities collect thousands of abandoned bicycles annually. Some bikes are returned to the owner immediately, especially those with the owner’s national...

In the theatre or open-air, in summer theatre abounds in Belgium. From classic theatre pieces to experimental performance arts, here’s a guide for the best of what’s on the Belgian stage this summer. Kunstenfestivaldesarts Make haste! You only have three days left to catch one of Belgium’s best...

When negotiators from the US arrive in July for the latest round of talks with the EU on the creation of a new free trade agreement between the two economic blocs, they will be arriving in a European capital that is largely opposed to the deal. This week the municipal council of Schaerbeek agreed...

The Belgian Travel Organisation (BTO), the federation for tour operators, has said it is investigating the possibility of a damages claim against air Belgocontrol. The air traffic control authority was responsible for the power outage at Brussels Airport earlier this week that left thousands of...

More than half of Belgians (56%) feel less safe at night than in 2010, while 40% feel the same level of safety as five years ago. That’s according to a survey of 2,800 Belgians by Test-Achats carried out between November 2014 and January 2015, reports De Morgen based on the results published in TA-...

By 2030, more than half of the residents of Belgium’s coastal municipalities will be older than 56, more than 8% more than at present, according to research commissioned by the Province of West Flanders. Nearly 43% of the coastal population is 56 years or older, and more than a quarter of them are...