Police patrolling in certain areas of Brussels and Antwerp will be joined by colleagues from Morocco next year, federal home affairs minister Jan Jambon has announced. In return, Belgian police will go on secondment to Morocco. Jambon described the programme as “a sort of Erasmus for police...

Seat belt use in the car has improved in Belgium in recent years, rising to 92.2% in the front seat, compared with 84.6% in 2012. In the back seat, however, a quarter of Belgian passengers do not wear a seat belt, according to a study by the Belgian Institute for Road Safety (IBSR). The institute...

The number of trains running between Brussels' north and south stations could be increased by almost a third under new plans to invest in better signalling software. Belgium's federal transport minister Jacqueline Galant said the technology could provide a cheaper alternative to digging new tunnels...

Brussels public transportation network STIB expects Wednesday's national demonstration to block access to Central Station, especially between 12.00 and 17.00. Access to the stations Bruxelles-Chapelle and Congrès will also be limited. Belgian rail company SNCB will add extra trains to bring...

More than 80% of adolescents in Belgium between the ages of 13 and 16 own a smartphone. Nearly half of the parents keep an eye on the monthly data usage, reports DataNews.be, based on a study by French smartphone brand Wiko and online research company iVox. The survey interviewed 2,687 Belgians...

Toyota will launch its new Mirai fuel cell model in Belgium at the beginning of next year, the company announced. The special five-door vehicle is powered by a fuel cell that runs on hydrogen, and emits only water vapour. Belgium will be the fourth country in Europe where the Mirai is on sale,...

Organisations representing Turkish minorities have held protests at the arrival of Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan on a three-day visit to Brussels. The visit comes less than a month before a snap election called in Turkey for 1 November. Erdogan, as a visiting head of state, is due to meet the...

During a VRT talk show on Sunday morning, deputy prime minister Alexander De Croo ( pictured ) reopened the discussion about company cars, and called for a revision of the system. We can do something about the tax benefit on company cars, but first there needs to be an increase in net income, he...

About 26.8% of Belgian teaching staff are over the age of 50, according to figures from Eurostat, reports Het Nieuwsblad . Belgium falls below the European average of 35.9%, making Belgian teachers some of the youngest in Europe. The figures could change significantly in the coming years, however,...

Opticians across Belgium are offering free eye tests until 17 October, in a nationwide initiative encouraging more people to take care of their eyesight. Some 500 specialists - about a third of all Belgian opticians - are taking part in the 11th edition of Vision Week (Semaine de la Vision/Week van...