The results of a mass colon cancer screening in Flanders shows that slightly more than 10% of participants, who were aged 66 to 74, had irregular results. They were referred to specialists for further tests. The results of the population screening were announced by the region’s public health...

When I meet Sachli Gholamalizad in a diner in Antwerp, one of the first things she tells me is that, although A Reason To Talk tells the story of a young Iranian family finding their way in a small town in Belgium after fleeing the Iranian Revolution, she doesn’t want to be pushed into that little...

The federal prosecutor’s office is carrying out an investigation into claims that one of the men visible on the latest video released by the terrorist organisation IS is a man from Vilvoorde. Belgium’s state security services spotted the 28-year-old on the video, in which several beheadings are...

Belgian Prime minister Charles Michel (MR) will meet with Pope Francis next Tuesday, November 25 in Strasbourg, in the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of Europe. Since November 1, Belgium took over the six-month chairmanship of the Council of Europe. The Council brings together a...

Brussels Airlines this week launched a marketing campaign around its new b.gift, a holiday gift certificate good for a flight within Europe for up to four people. Each b.gift comes with a voucher worth €15 towards the cost of post-flight transport, to be used in conjuction with ride-share app Uber...

A major study on happiness carried out at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) demonstrates that tips on how to be happy actually have a positive effect on the average person’s level of happiness. The results are assembled and explained in the book Veel geluk (Good Luck). KU Leuven examined the...

An increasing number of Belgians suspect their neighbours of tax evasion, as evidenced by the fraud cases reported to the Federal Public Service Finance. In five years, the number of reports increased from 510 to 2,610 complaints in 2013. This year, already more than 2,000 new complaints have been...

While you might prefer to quietly sip your coffee in the wee hours of the last day of the work week, thousands of people in some 100 cities all over the world gather for CreativeMornings in their respective hometowns. Brussels recently joined the pack, and it is welcoming designer Alain Gilles at...

After Denmark, Belgium has the highest labour costs in the European Union, according to a study by the German Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK). The study shows that in 2013, the average private sector salary in Belgium was €41.2 per hour. The European Union average is less than €23.9 per hour...