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Single-parent families more vulnerable to poverty

More than one-third of the single-parent families in Belgium are living below the poverty line, according to a study by the non-profit Institute for Sustainable Development (IDD). Since 1991, the number of single-parent families in Belgium has increased by 51%, reports De Morgen . There are...

School in Mechelen prohibits the wearing of long skirts

The Catholic school of Ursulinen Mechelen has prohibited the wearing of long skirts, according to the intercultural association Kif Kif. According to the Antwerp association, the measure is directed at Muslim girls, who are asked to roll up their skirts when they arrive at school. Headscarves were...

Exhibition explores flight and surveillance in East and West

Artists have been quick to make the connection between drones, the remote-controlled flying machines that haunt the skies of the Middle East, and the flying carpets in tales dating back to the Arabian Nights. Taking this work as a starting point, the Boghossian Foundation in Brussels has put...

Brussels Police to demonstrate on 24 April

Police unions in Brussels are planning a general demonstration on Friday, 24 April, the unions announced today at a press conference. The unions are protesting against the government’s taking too long to make a decision on the retirement plan for the city’s police officers. "If the interior...

Pensions minister pelted with eggs and ketchup

In Eupen yesterday evening, in the Belgian province of Liège, union activists threw eggs and ketchup at Belgium’s pensions minister Daniel Bacquelaine. The minister was in Eupen to attend a conference in the context of "liberal week", where he was met by 200 militant members of the Francophone...

Brussels parks closed due to high winds

Parks and cemeteries across the Brussels-Capital region are closed today for fear of falling branches and trees, as forecasters expect gusts of more than 90km per hour. The city’s parks will remain inaccessible until at least Tuesday evening, reports brusselnieuws.be The region recommends avoiding...

Thalys becomes independent company

The French and Belgian railway authorities, SNCF and NMBS, have completed the formalities to hive off the high-speed train service Thalys as a separate and independent company. The two authorities will continue to own the service, 40% to the NMBS and 60% to SNCF. The goal of the move is to allow...

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker receives Venice’s Golden Lion

Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has been awarded a Golden Lion career prize by the Venice Biennale. The lifetime achievement trophy Leone d’oro alla carriera per la danza was awarded to De Keersmaeker for the “original synthesis between formal rigour and pathos” embodied, said the...

Reports of animal cruelty continue to rise

The number of reports of animal cruelty received by Flanders’ animal welfare service hotline (02.524.74.11) continues to rise. In 2014, there were 956 reports of animal abuse, or nearly 87% on a total of 1,102 calls, reports De Zondag based on figures from the environmental administration of the...

Brussels metros and trams at half capacity due to union action

Brussels’ public transportation network is severely disrupted today as trade unions carry out a demonstration in Brussels and Flemish Brabant. In Brussels, only about half of the metros and trams are running normally, as many of the employees of transport company STIB take part in the regional...

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