Brussels police are protesting today in front of the police station in Rue des Palais . The action comes after it was announced that the officers would have to perform traffic duties from 1 September without the accompaniment of an armed colleague. Since the attacks on Charlie Hebdo in Paris and...

Silvio Aquino, one of the brothers at the head of what is alleged to be one of the country’s biggest crime families, was shot dead on Thursday on an industrial estate in Opglabbeek, Limburg, days before the trial against the family on drugs charges was due to resume in Hasselt. According to police...

A Belgian radio presenter is suspected of scamming more than 1,000 European hotels for a total of more than €400,000, report the Sudpresse newspapers. Rainer K. of Eupen, Liège province, phoned or emailed hotels with an interesting proposal: The hotels could advertise for free on his radio station...

An Antwerp diamond dealer defrauded KBC bank of €63 million, the bank has alleged. The man, Erez D, is now thought to be living in Israel. KBC made the complaint in a sworn statement delivered to the Israeli authorities. Starting in 1986, the statement alleged, Erez D built up debts worth €30...

On Brussels' Place Sainte-Catherine on Sunday, between 100 and 200 people gathered for a picnic protest against the new terraces there, reports brusselnieuws.be. The picnic was an initiative of the Free 54 movement, which aims to protect the public character of the square. The modest turnout was...

The Belgian music market grew considerably in the first six months of this year, by 5.8% to nearly €50 million, reports Het Laatste Nieuws based on a press release from the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA Music). The industry attributes the growth to the popularity of online music streaming...

As of 1 January this year, the Brussels-Capital Region counted 1,175,173 inhabitants, according to the most recent population census by the Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis (Bisa). The region welcomed about 11,700 new residents in 2014, an increase of 1% on the previous year. The City...

Coalition party CD&V have joined with federal opposition parties in rejecting a proposal by Antwerp mayor Bart De Wever to create a special social status for refugees. At present, a refugee granted asylum is entitled to income support, priority social housing and child allowance. “That’s hard...

Belgian actor Johan Heldenbergh of Broken Circle Breakdown fame has been cast as one of the leads in The Zookeeper’s Wife , a new Hollywood film about the Polish couple who saved 300 Jews from the gas chambers during the Second World War. The film is based on the 2007 book by American writer Diane...

Seven new wall murals are to brighten up the neighbourhood in Rue de Namur in Brussels. The murals are part of a street art-walk launched by culture minister Karine Lalieux, reports brusselnieuws.be. The seven participating artists, according to La Libre Belgique , are Spear, Eyes B, Parole,...