The use of facilities for airlines at Brussels Airport is cheaper than its foreign competitors, according to a study commissioned by the Dutch government into the competitive position of Schiphol. The study looked at 11 major airports, including Gatwick, Charles de Gaulle and Madrid, and concluded...

Only 2.8% of staff at the Belgian rail company SNCB lives in Brussels, while this number is much higher at other Belgian companies such as bpost and Proximus (5.5% and 8.3%, respectively). Bert Anciaux, chairman of Brussels employment office Actiris, finds that public companies should actively...

There’s a lot to like about Belgian architecture: Bruges’ rows of stepped gables help make it a fairy-tale city, Brussels’ and Leuven’s city halls are marvels of the Gothic age, Antwerp’s central train station regularly makes it onto lists of the most beautiful stations in the world , even the...

The number of people applying for Belgian nationality has dropped off sharply due to tough new rules introduced in 2012 by the previous federal government. The number of application has plummeted in recent years, from 18,732 in 2013 to just 113 in 2014, according to figures published by Het Laatste...

The Belgian government will free up €10 million for development projects in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the cabinets of foreign affairs minister Didier Reynders ( pictured right ) and minister of development and co-operation Alexander De Croo ( left...

The BELvue Museum in Brussels ( pictured ), which recounts the history of Belgium, has launched a new project that will see its permanent exhibition completely altered. The museum will close this November, and reopen with the new look next year on 21 July, Belgium’s national day. The museum ,...

Ornithologists have counted 147 stork sightings in Brussels since mid-January. This week there was a peak in the number of the large black-and-white birds spotted in the European capital, as they make their way north from their wintering grounds in Africa, according to Brussel Deze Week. Witnesses...

The Paris branch of the Disneyland amusement park will hold a job day next month in Belgium to recruit employees in time for the upcoming theme park season, reports Het Laatste Nieuws . The park claims to have 8,000 vacancies to fill by summer. Disneyland Paris is hiring, but candidates need not...

Co-working has changed the concept of the traditional office space, and for freelancers and budding entrepreneurs it offers an alternative working lifestyle with shared ideas, energy and opportunities. In the past three years, co-working spaces have grown in popularity all around Belgium,...

The British School of Brussels (BSB) in Tervuren recently laid down the first symbolic stone for its new sports centre during a festive ceremony ( pictured ). The construction works on the school campus began last October and should finish by the spring of 2016. The construction work, which will...