The number of accommodations listed on the website Airbnb.com in Belgium increased from 3,000 to 5,000 in the past year. In Brussels, the number of accommodations increased by 174% in 2014, reports Le Soir . Airbnb, the website where individuals can offer a house or room for rent to tourists, has...

Agriculture Minister Joke Schauvliege has announced a new measure for the protection of purebred dogs. As of January, breeders of pedigree dogs will be required to register their dogs and carry out a mandatory blood test on the animals, in order to prevent the breeding of sick animals, report Het...

Belfast punk-rock band Stiff Little Fingers make an appearance at Magasin 4 tonight (Saturday) with latest album No Going Back. Originally formed in 1977, the band broke up in 1982 before getting back together in 1987. There have been a few changes in the line-up, but the present foursome includes...

Rail unions have expressed anger over Belgian rail boss Jo Cornu’s letter to staff, which threatened them with privatisation if the company’s financial situation doesn’t improve. Cornu had written to staff informing them that the NMBS was in a “perilous state” and that the government might have to...

The federal minister of health, Maggie De Block, is working on a decree that would enable the sale of medicinal cannabis in chemists across the country. Currently, the only cannabinoid medicine available in Belgium is Sativex, which is only prescribed to patients with muscle spasticity due to...

Belgium’s national football team remains fourth in the Fifa world ranking published on Thursday. With 1,417 points, the Red Devils had a chance to overtake Colombia (1,450) for third place, but would have needed a victory in the European Championship qualifier against Wales, which ended in a...

The Belgian government is considering taking measures to save energy this winter, including making it mandatory to shut off the lights at public buildings in the evening. As the country faces possible power outages this winter, the government is urging both businesses and individuals to leave the...

Flemish culture minister Sven Gatz is to free up €12 million for renovation works to the castle in Gaasbeek, located just outside of Brussels, reports brusselnieuws.be. The entire 50-hectare site around the castle will undergo a makeover, including various buildings and pavilions dating from the...

What kind of meal would it take to get you out of Brussels? A culinary voyage of adventure, daring and delight at one of Belgium’s newest, most cutting-edge restaurants? Perhaps the chance to sit down to a tasting menu at Peter Goossen’s famous three-star Hof van Cleve , which is regularly listed...

December 6 is quickly approaching. For those who have been in Belgium a while, you know what that means: present wish lists being perfected, a bright gleam of expectation in children’s eyes, and news media erupting with cries of racism, outrage and intolerance. This is the holiday of Sinterklaas,...