Westvleteren 12 is no longer the best beer in the world, according to RateBeer, an international beer website. Westvleteren 12 has topped RateBeer’s list of the 100 best beers in the world for two years running but this time had to settle for second place. First place for 2015 went to the American...

Education is the one investment you can make that almost always appreciates with time. Improving your skills or learning new ones can make you more desirable to employers. Best yet, you might just find that your investment leads to more money in your pocket. Here is a selection of ways to continue...

Standard Liège fans yesterday defended the controversial banner they unfurled at the weekend match against Anderlecht, claiming the banner only had a "symbolic meaning". The banner depicts a masked man a knife holding the severed head of Anderlecht midfielder Steven Defour, who used to play for...

Twelve Belgian beers appear in the list of the hundred best beers in the world for 2015, compiled by the international beer website RateBeer. Belgian beers have secured two extra places in the top 100 since the 2013 list. The beers are presented in alphabetical order and Westvleteren 12, which has...

Nearly 10% of workers in Belgium suffer from genuine burnout, according to a study by HR specialists Securex and published on Tuesday. More than 95% of employers acknowledge that they bear a great responsibility towards solving the problem and most call for ‘tailor-made’ jobs that are adapted to...

Federal minister for consumer affairs Kris Peeters has announced that companies who do not use the country’s central register against cold calls will now face fines and possible prosecution. The digital register for people who don’t want to receive cold calls at home, “Ne m’appelez plus” (Don’t...

Water supply company Aquafin has called for clarity and legal regulations regarding what may be flushed down an ordinary household toilet. At present, customers flush all kinds of things down the toilet, including wet-wipes, disposable nappies, sanitary products and so-called flushable toilet rolls...

The first important international art meet of the year is the Brussels Antiques and Fine Art Fair, Brafa at Tour & Taxis from January 25 to February 2. After a record 48,000 visitors last year, the event, one of the longest running in the world, is hoping to attract more than 50,000 for the...

The Brussels Motor Show closed out its 93rd edition yesterday with an estimated 427,000 visitors, a record for the ‘small’ show which features light commercial, recreational vehicles and motorcycles, announced Joost Kaesemans of organiser FEBIAC. The previous record dates back to 2013, when 385,000...

Theo Francken, state secretary for asylum and migration, will table a bill in parliament this week aimed at preventing potential terrorists returning to Belgium from Syria. Francken (N-VA) wants to remove the right to return from those who had earlier been granted asylum status. The decision to ban...