Choosing a school in Belgium is an important step in setting up a life here for your family, whether it’s for one year or for twenty. But it is especially important for children and adolescents who require extra support or alternative approaches than the conventional school system. There are...

Federal home affairs minister Jan Jambon has set up a task force to address human trafficking, in an effort to avoid the creation of “a Belgian Calais,” he announced at the weekend. “Crime will always take the line of least resistance,” he said on VTM News. “If the authorities in Calais become...

Starting this week, Belgium will offer extra temporary housing for asylum seekers to handle the growing number of applicants, particularly from the war-torn Middle East. The plan, approved on Friday, calls for mobile housing units to be set up on sites operated by the Federal Agency for the...

Jean Lambrecks, whose daughter was kidnapped 20 years ago in Ostend and later found murdered by serial killer Marc Dutroux, has filed suit against the children of Dutroux and his ex-wife and accomplice Michelle Martin. Lambrecks is demanding a share of their grandmother’s estate as part of the...

A survey by the Association of Belgian Pharmacists has found that 1,200 patients a year are at risk because of the lack of availability of certain medicines, reported La Dernière Heure . In 35% of cases, the shortage can have a serious effect on the patient’s health. “Every year, it is worse and...

Six Belgians received Medaillons of Excellence at the WorldSkills Competition held in São Paulo, Brazil, where 1,189 contestants from 62 countries battledit out in 50 vocational and technical skills categories. The competition, held every two years, is the world’s largest vocational education and...

Brussels residents are proving hard core fans of spicy curries as literally thousands are descending on the Indian Food Festival this weekend at Cinquantenaire Park. On the menu is a feast of regional street food, curries, savoury, vegetarian and sweet snacks, accompanied by a diverse programme of...

Recently, supermarket chain Dehaize announced it would begin selling “ugly vegetable” boxes in certain stores as part of a 14-week pilot project, once again bringing the issue of food waste into focus. Ugly vegetables are vegetables that don’t conform aesthetically to food retailers’ strict...

The number or Belgian residents leaving the country to fight with Islamic State in Iraq or Syria has fallen sharply, according to figures reported in Le Soir . At most, five people each month are making the journey, compared to around 12 a month at the end of 2014. The figures, which must be...

Alternative taxi company Uber plans to launch a new service in Brussels, despite still being illegal in the capital. UberX uses professional drivers to provide a taxi service – the company uses the term “ride-sharing” – to users of the Uber smartphone app. At present the company offers its Uber POP...