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Households made up of both migrants and natives make largest contribution to economy

According to a report by the OECD, the annual average net contribution of a mixed Belgian- and foreign-born household was €16,830 in 2013. That’s 83% more than the average net contribution made by a fully Belgian-born household (€9,159). The numbers come from the OECD report “International...

Belgian gas consumption dropped this winter by 14%

Another outcome of this winter's unusually mild temperatures that won’t have consumers complaining is low gas bills. According to Fluxys, the independent operator of Belgium’s natural gas system, consumption went down by 14% compared to last winter. The data, taken between December 1and February 17...

Limburg project helps migrant parents navigate education system

Since 2011, the socio-cultural organisation Internationaal Comité has been co-operating with dozens of cultural associations to set up info sessions, workshops and networking initiatives that helped parents from other countries to find their way in the Flemish education system. More than 300...

94km trail opens retracing Napoleon’s historic steps in Wallonia

The “Napoleon Trail in Wallonia” – a tourist trail retracing the steps of the Emperor in Belgium during his hundred days campaign in 1815 – was officially opened yesterday afternoon by the Walloon Minister for Tourism Paul Furlan. The trail, extending over 94 kilometres from Beaumont to Waterloo,...
Yvan Mayeur, the socialist mayor of Brussels, has banned a campaign planned by Flemish far-right party Vlaams Belang (VB) that involved mobile billboards inviting illegal immigrants to “go home or go to prison”.

Brussels mayor bans Vlaams Belang campaign

Yvan Mayeur, the socialist mayor of Brussels, has banned a campaign planned by Flemish far-right party Vlaams Belang (VB) that involved mobile billboards inviting illegal immigrants to “go home or go to prison” ( pictured ). “We fear a disturbance to the public order,” Mayeur’s office said. The VB...

Wallonia and Ghent make Financial Times’ exclusive shortlist

Wallonia and Ghent have made the Financial Times’ European Cities and Regions of the Future 2014/2015 list, the paper’s biennial shortlist of cities and regions holding high prospects for investment in the coming years. The Walloon region was placed 16th among the top European regions, while Ghent...

Russia considers denying adoption rights to Belgium due to euthanasia bill

Controversy over Belgium’s child euthanasia law has spread to Russia, where members of Duma, Russia’s parliament, have asked the foreign ministry to examine Belgium’s recently passed law to allow child euthanasia and decide if Belgian citizens should be legally banned from adopting Russian children...

Leuven researchers perform tests on wild baboons in Kenya

A team from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) led by gynaecologist Thomas D’Hooghe, is performing tests on 20 baboons at the Institute of Primate Research in Kenya. In a report, the Anti-Vivisection Coalition (ADC) pointed out that the baboons are caught in the wild, while the European...

Speed skater Bart Swings takes fourth in Sochi

The Belgian hopefuls in the Sochi winter Olympics have failed to seize any medals yet, although speed skater Bart Swings ( pictured ) came close with his fourth-place position. The chances of Olympic glory for Belgium were slim, with a contingent of just seven taking part in the games. Swings, 23,...

Trial phase of Brussels road fee project begins today

Starting today, more than 1,000 drivers begin participating in the trial phase of a kilometre tax for vehicles in the Brussels Regional Express Network Zone (Gewestelijk Expresnet or GEN zone in Dutch), the 30km zone in and around Brussels where a rapid public transit system is being built. The...

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