Co-working has changed the concept of the traditional office space, and for freelancers and budding entrepreneurs it offers an alternative working lifestyle with shared ideas, energy and opportunities. In the past three years, co-working spaces have grown in popularity all around Belgium,...

The British School of Brussels (BSB) in Tervuren recently laid down the first symbolic stone for its new sports centre during a festive ceremony ( pictured ). The construction works on the school campus began last October and should finish by the spring of 2016. The construction work, which will...

The partial solar eclipse on 20 March could result in a loss of up to 1,300 MW of solar energy capacity in Belgium, according to power supply manager Elia, the company that operates, maintains and develops the country’s high-voltage grid, reports Het Laatste Nieuws . The partial eclipse will have a...

Vital Kamerhe ( pictured ), opposition leader and president of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) has requested Belgium’s help with the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scheduled for November 2016. "We ask that Belgium act as our Ambassador to the European Union,"...

Vital Kamerhe ( pictured ), opposition leader and president of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) has requested Belgium’s help with the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scheduled for November 2016. "We ask that Belgium act as our Ambassador to the European Union,"...

Flanders’ employment minister, Philippe Muyters, has been called on to clamp down on widespread discrimination against foreigners in the service cheques sector. According to research conducted by the Vlaams Minderhedenforum (Flemish Minority Forum), many companies in the sector follow clients’...

Did you know that internet giants like Amazon and Facebook update the software behind their websites every few seconds? Researchers from the universities of Antwerp (UA) and Brussels (VUB) have now developed a toolkit that prevents bugs slipping in during these continuous update cycles. By updating...

Wallonia supplies Flanders with about one-fifth of its total annual water demand. But according to Walloon environment minister Carlo Di Antonio (CDH), Flanders intends to become more independent of Walloon sources in the coming years, reports Knack . Wallonia supplies Flanders with about 80...

It’s the final weekend of the animation film festival Anima 2015 at Flagey with a full programme of screenings and events. They include the classic Les Moomins dur la Riviera, Bob L’eponge and Cartoon d’Or, five films nominated for the European award (in French with English subtitles) plus the...

Scouting is a popular activity for children in Belgium, as anyone who has been to a Brussels park on a sunny Saturday or Sunday can tell you. There you see them, dressed in brown or green or blue with cheerful bandanas tied loosely around their necks. They appear in hordes in tram and metro cars,...