We may move a lot, but that doesn’t mean we’re good at it According to an internet survey , 53% of us move five times or more in our lifetime. As expats, this number is doubled, tripled – or perhaps you’ve just stopped counting. Still, no matter how many times we change addresses in life, the...

A controversial new child euthanasia law that has made headlines around the world was heavily debated for a final time yesterday in Belgium’s parliament. If passed today, the legal right to die, already an option for adults, will also extend to the country’s sick children. Much of the debate on...

For the first time ever, Belgian brewers have decided to launch an advertising campaign to promote all Belgian beers together. Yesterday in Brussels, the Belgian Brewers association presented its campaign slogan – Fier op ons bier (Proud of Our Beer) – and three TV ads, in which foreigners profess...

The Flemish Environment Agency has just completed one of the biggest floodwater holding basins to be constructed over the past decade. Located on the Herk river in Stevoort, a district of Hasselt, the new basin is designed to reduce the risk of flooding the region around the river Demer. “This...

Belgium’s rail network manager, Infrabel, along with SNCB/NMBS, says it will focus efforts in preventing suicides along Belgium’s rail lines. The announcement comes as a response to the 95 suicides committed and 69 attempted suicides along the rails in 2013. Infrabel has decided to dedicate two...

Proximus, the mobile phone operator owned by Belgacom, launched its 4G network of high-speed mobile data in Brussels yesterday. The first phase will reach about 20% of the population, and the company promised full coverage by the end of 2015. The next stage depends on the Brussels regional...

Few holidays can boast a kitsch factor as high as Valentine’s Day, which makes Neo Retro Agency the ideal party planner. The anything-but-subtle events team has risen to the occasion, putting on a host of very Valentine events across Belgium throughout the week. On the big day itself the Agency is...

To appreciate the number of Brussels’ bikes lost or stolen, all one needs to do is visit a warehouse in Schaerbeek where nearly a thousand bikes are waiting for be reunited with their owners. The capital’s location for wayward bikes is out of space, leaving officials scrambling to find alternatives...