The share of high- and low-paid jobs in the Belgian labour market is growing, resulting in a slowly shrinking middle class, reports De Standaard based on research published in the journal American Economic Review . The labour market in Belgium is polarising, with low-paid jobs and jobs at the top...

Marianne Thyssen (CD&V) has been given the post of European commissioner for work, social affairs, skills and labour mobility. The appointment was announced yesterday by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, along with the other portfolios in the Commission. The post is seen as...

In the most recent interim evaluation of the 19 candidate host countries for football's European Championships in 2020 (Euro 2020), European football's governing body, Uefa, gave Brussels good marks for experience in hosting major events and for public transport. On September 19, Uefa will announce...

The federal and local police have announced that there will be a second speed check campaign on Belgian roads in October. The campaign, an initiative of the police and the Belgian Road Safety Institute (IBSR/BIVV) intended to curb excessive speeding, calls for the installation of additional speed...

A 250-kilogram bomb dating from the Second World War was uncovered in Lokeren, East Flanders, during digging work in a field, police said. The bomb ( pictured ) is an American munition and was still intact, presenting a danger of explosion. The army bomb disposal unit Dovo was called to the scene...

The Jewish Museum of Belgium will re-open its doors on Sunday, almost four months after a terrorist attack in which four people were killed. The re-opening of the museum in downtown Brussels ( pictured ) follows the introduction of a number of security measures. Police will now be posted at the...

The Olympic flame touched down at Brussels Airport yesterday and is now on its way to Antwerp for the start of the Special Olympics European Summer Games, which take place in the port city from September 13 to 20. The “Flame of Hope” arrived at Zaventem at 11.30, accompanied by the Greek delegation...

The majority of Belgians wait until they are around the age of 50 before going to the doctor for a check-up of their heart and arteries. That’s 30 years too late, according to the Belgian Cardiological League, which says that high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol cannot be detected early...

The coastal town of De Haan this week hosts the ITTF World Tour, a series of table tennis tournaments introduced by the International Table Tennis Federation. The tournament takes place from Wednesday through Saturday. About 150 international table tennis players are in De Haan to contend for the...