Delhaize will this week become the first supermarket chain in Belgium to launch a range of products based on insect protein. The chain will offer two sorts of savoury spread, branded Green Bugs, both containing mealworms. The spreads, despite clearly stating their origin on the label, contain no...

Thousands of police officers are expected to march through the streets of Brussels today, Thursday, in protest at the lack of a solution concerning early retirement pensions for police officers. Unions say that nearly 10,000 officers will take part in the march, a number not seen since the...

The inhabitants of Flanders are five times more likely to take to their bike than the residents of Wallonia and four times more likely to cycle than the residents of Brussels, a study by SPF Mobilité/FOD Mobiliteit has found. Twenty percent of Flanders’ residents get on their bicycle at least five...

The recently passed Belgian law on burnout is raising questions over whether European employers, including the European Commission, are doing enough to prevent their employees from succumbing to this debilitating psychological condition, linked to prolonged exposure to stress in the workplace. As...

Police have ruled out in principle a terrorist attack on a synagogue in Anderlecht, after a fire broke out there early on Tuesday morning. The perpetrator(s) of the crime have not yet been identified and the reason behind the fire remains unexplained. A call to put out the fire, which broke out on...

Kris Peeters has called on the Flemish and French-speaking liberal parties to put forward a possible candidate to serve as prime minister as soon as possible. Peeters (CD&V) is one of two senior politicians steering the delicate negotiations to form a federal coalition government. Who will...

Negotiators who are working on the formation of a new federal government succeeded in reaching agreements on energy issues, noise pollution linked to air traffic and radicalism. As a result of these agreements, the nuclear power plants Doel 1 and Doel 2 are now expected to be kept going for a...

Belgium is one of the most egalitarian countries in Europe but only manages a very average rating when it comes to integrating the poor, the unemployed and children into its society, a study by the German think-tank Bertelsmann Stiftung has found. Scandinavian countries scored top marks for...

In the build-up to its Climate Summit in New York on 23 September, the United Nations is calling attention to the climate issue around the world with fake weather reports. “Temperatures between eight and nine degrees. A fickle day with periods of rain and hail, and even thunderstorms. And be...