Brussels finance minister Guy Vanhengel (Open VLD) wants to abolish the mortgage tax break in the Brussels-Capital Region in exchange for a substantial lowering of the registration fees, report De Tijd and L'Echo. Getting rid of the mortgage relief system is just one of the proposals Vanhengel has...

A plan to offer temporary accommodation to asylum-seekers waiting to be processed has met with little response, a result, said federal migration minister Theo Francken of the overwhelming success of the tent camps in local parks. The federal government has opened up floors of the WTC-III tower in...

Belgium's Prince Laurent needs to come up with €3 million by the end of the month if he is to save the future of his real estate companies, write Het Nieuwsblad and the Sudpresse newspapers on Tuesday. The board of directors of Cerbux Invest and Rec Arlon 67 sounded the alarm when both companies,...

Teleworking is on the rise in Belgium, as more and more employees occasionally work from home. That's on par with a worldwide trend which shows that more than half of employees also have a professional home office. Yet only one-third of their employers (33%) contribute to the cost of the home...

Unions representing staff at the Flemish public broadcaster VRT have vowed to fight the plan to cut 286 full-time jobs, after details of the restructuring of the organisation were leaked. The broadcaster’s goal is to save €25 million by 2020. “In five years’ time, 286 jobs have to go,” said one...

Forensic biomedical scientists from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) have developed a test to estimate a person’s age through samples of their blood or from their teeth. The test could help to track down criminals or identify dead bodies. Currently, DNA profiles are used to identify criminals...

If you’re looking for answers to a financial or administrative problem, register now for the third edition of this day-long seminar. Especially designed for expats living in Belgium, it offers workshops and presentations by expert speakers. Sponsors and participating companies will welcome visitors...

According to the EU quota system, each member state has a certain amount of renewable energy to produce based on the country's size and population. The combined effort is expected to have a positive impact on the environment. The situation in Belgium, however, is not optimal, writes De Morgen...

As expected, more than 4,800 farmers with 1,000 tractors arrived in Brussels yesterday to demonstrate during a meeting of EU agriculture ministers. As well as the anticipated traffic chaos, the demonstration led to clashes with police. The day began with loud chants and firecrackers, but, as the...

More than half of the refugees seeking asylum in Belgium are families, and one in three is a minor, according to figures from Fedasil, the federal agency for the reception of asylum seekers. There are currently 19,117 asylum seekers in Belgium, 5% of whom are unaccompanied minors. That equates to...