The Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels plans to demolish part of the building it occupies on Miniemenstraat and undergo a remodel, the board announced at the weekend. The museum is scheduled to open again on September 14; it has been closed since the attack on May 24, when an armed man killed...

A plane en route from Brussels to Istanbul on Saturday made an emergency landing in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. It was feared that there might be explosives on board. An unattended laptop was the cause of suspicion. The laptop found on the Turkish Airlines flight appeared to belong to none of...

Last year, 126 of the 1,800 people over the age of 65 who participated in a driving test failed the test and had to hand in their license, or about 7 to 8%, writes De Tijd , according to the annual report of the Belgian Institute for Road Safety (BIVV). The driving test, which consists of...

The federal anti-terrorism agency OCAD has joined in an investigation of an oil leak at the nuclear power reactor Doel 4 in Beveren, East Flanders. Last week the agency for nuclear control (Fanc) said it was looking into allegations of sabotage. The reactor was shut down unexpectedly last week,...

There are not enough ambulances available during the weekend in Belgium, according to Antwerp emergency doctor Kevin Vereecken. The shortage means that it may take longer before help arrives at the scene of an emergency, which “could cost lives," Vereecken told Het Gazet van Antwerpen . "Due to...

Two organisation representing the Belgian agriculture industry – the Farmers’ Union and the General Union of Farmers (ABS) – have said that the ban on imports of a number of foodstuffs from the European Union will lead to economic damage and job losses for local farmers and fruit growers. The ban,...

The wealthiest 1% of Belgians own 17% of the country’s wealth, much more than the amount previously established in a large-scale survey by the European Central Bank (ECB), write De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad . New calculations by ECB economist Philip Vermeulen show that 1% of Belgians hold 17% of...

The Belgian national football team, the Red Devils, is scheduled to compete in a friendly match against Australia on September 4 at 20.45 CET in Standard Liège’s Sclessin stadium, announced the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) today. The Red Devils fan day, planned on September 6, will...

The Brussels-Capital Region is proposing a €3 million fine against Belgian airline Jetairfly for exceeding noise limits. The airline is refusing to pay the fines, because they are “fundamentally unjust”, the company’s chief executive Elie Bruyninckx told La Libre Belgique . The region is penalizing...

The activist organisation Ringland, launched to campaign for the enclosure of the Antwerp Ring, has lodged an official complaint against the regional planning order (GRUP) for the Oosterweel link. The link is intended to complete the circle of the Ring Road. According to Ringland, GRUP makes a...