The City of Brussels on Wednesday announced its plans for the 19th edition of the famous floral carpet on the Grand Place. This year’s edition, from August 14 to 17, celebrates 50 years of Turkish migration to Belgium by following the same pattern as traditional Turkish and Ottoman carpets. “This...

The lower court in Brussels has told authorities in the so-called facility municipalities in the Flemish periphery of Brussels, that they have to send out election summons to French-speaking residents in French. The court considered the issue after a complaint was lodged by four French-speaking...

Terminal operator at the Port of Antwerp, Adpo Group yesterday opened Belgium’s first LNG (liquid natural gas) terminal in Waaslandhaven, in Kallo. The construction of the terminal cost €1 million. LNG is liquefied natural gas that is cleaner than diesel and about a quarter of the price. Adpo...

LinkedIn claims to have reached the milestone of 2 million members in Belgium, putting Belgium among the top 10 countries in the world with the highest number of active LinkedIn users. "We don’t have official figures. A lot of users log on to LinkedIn via their mobile device,” said spokeswoman...

The city council of Antwerp has written to Flemish mobility minister Hilde Crevits requesting a study on the technical feasibility of covering the Antwerp Ring Road. The minister has agreed to further research the idea. The idea of enclosing parts of the Ring as part of the large-scale Oosterweel...

Belgium’s premier music event, the Queen Elisabeth Competition starts today, May 14, this year dedicated to the voice. After pre-selection and some withdrawals, 64 singers from around the world are pitched to perform in the marathon contest. The first rounds continue at Flagey until May 16, after...

EU Institutions hold an open-house this Saturday May 17th, 2014 The EU’s Open Doors Day this Saturday kills two birds with one stone. Conveniently scheduled two weeks in advance of the European Parliament elections on 25 May, the annual open-house event is at once an opportunity for the EU’s...

The Belgian Air Transport Association (Bata) has filed a complaint with the commercial tribunal of Brussels against Ryanair, alleging unfair competition. Bata represents Brussels Airlines (BA), Jetairfly and Thomas Cook Belgium. Ryanair’s Belgian hub is Charleroi Airport, but since February, the...

Belgium is, after the UK, the European country where the rights of gays and lesbians are most respected, according to a report from ILGA-Europe, the organisation that represents lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- and intersex people at the European level. "The political will to combat homophobia and...