The parliaments of Belgium agreed yesterday on the conditions for setting up a new centre to promote equal opportunities and fight discrimination and racism. The move comes as the government increases its efforts to comply with EU legislation that requires member states to treat all citizens...

The practice of having more than one spouse continues to occur in Belgium, despite the fact it has been prohibited since 2004. Although municipal records show that enrollment is falling dramatically since 2012, there were still 31 polygamous marriages registered across municipalities over the past...

Greenpeace launched a major operation yesterday at the oldest nuclear power plants in six European countries, including Belgium. Forty activists were able to climb onto one of the three reactors in Tihange, roughly 80km south of Brussels, where they unveiled a Greenpeace banner. The NGO is calling...

Antwerp University is becoming ever more popular; its student population has increased by 53.8% in the last decade, from 24,478 in 2004 to 37,656 this academic year. No other Belgian university can show similar figures. On average, the number of students in Dutch-speaking higher education...

The year is not even three months old, and already thousands of jobs have vanished. Three thousand jobs in Belgium have been lost due largely to company restructurings. But the main culprit has been bankruptcy, which has pushed the number up to 4,500. There is a chance that some of the jobs can be...

Two taxis belonging to the alternative cab firm Uber were seized in the Brussels district of Elsene on Monday for operating without a valid taxi licence, transport minister Brigitte Grouwels confirmed. Two weeks ago, Grouwels warned that the new service, by which members of the public can book a...

Becoming Belgian: there is a will… For some of us expats, the adventure of living in Belgium has been going on for some time now. And as days turn to months and years, we find ourselves thinking, speaking and acting more like Belgians than ever thought possible. So its not surprising then that,...

A major report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights is revealing that up to 36 percent of women in Belgium have been assaulted physically or sexually. The study saw more than 42,000 women between the ages of 18 and 74 throughout the EU interviewed. The results are startling. Across...

According to a new study, not only does Belgium top the list for worst vehicle traffic in Europe, it actually turns out to be a positive sign for the economy. Across Europe, car traffic is again on the rise for the first time in two years, which goes hand-and-hand with economic recovery, says the...