Parents of some of the children who died in the school bus crash in Switzerland three years ago this month have created a foundation to raise money for further investigations into the accident. The parents are not satisfied with the enquiry by Swiss authorities. “With the Stichting Busramp Sierre,...

Belgian rail company SNCB’s new ticket policy is not popular with the train attendants, who risk losing an average of €100 per month commission on the sale of tickets, reports Het Laatste Nieuws . Since 1 February, SNCB encourages travellers to buy a ticket before boarding the train, while those...

Between 5,000 and 10,000 trade unionists are expected to gather today from 11.00 to 13.00 in the centre of Brussels around Place de la Monnaie. Brussels police are therefore urging drivers to avoid the area around Place de la Monnaie, especially Rue du Fossé aux Loups and Rue de L'evêque, reports...

In 2014 in Belgium there were 25.2 organ donors per 1 million inhabitants, the second best score of the eight countries that are members of Eurotransplant, the international network for organ exchange, reports De Morgen . Only Croatia scores better with 33.9 donors, but Belgium scores much higher...

Chinese tour operator U-tour will offer charter flights from three cities to Liège Airport from 20 April. U-tour chose the airport in Liège over Brussels for its Chinese clients to start off on their tours of Europe. The airport is to be the first in Europe to receive charter flights from China,...

Shoe-shop chain Schoenen Torfs has once again been named Best Employer in Belgium in the category of 500 or more employees. The annual award is organised by Vlerick Business School in conjunction with Jobat and the Great Place to Work Institute Belgium. This is the sixth year that Torfs , named...

Police have arrested three youths suspected of planning an attack on the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) in Brussels in what is being described as “the robbery of the century”. The three, two aged 18 and one 19, were originally arrested in February on suspicion of taking part in the robbery of a...

SEGWAY TOUR Spice up your visit to Bruges by exploring it on a Segway – a motorised, upright scooter-type vehicle. If you’ve never been on one before, there’s even a little initiation included before the tour starts. It’s said to be a highly intuitive experience and most people enjoy the novel way...

The number of cyber incidents in Belgium last year more than doubled compared to 2013. In 2014, there were 822 incidents per month on average, compared with 339 in 2013. This is a sevenfold increase compared to 2010, when there were 116 incidents, writes Knack.be based on a report from the federal...