Last year in Flanders, 46,894 people signed a statement of legal cohabitation, a slight increase compared to 2013. But at the same time there was also a sharp increase in the number of cohabitation terminations, up to 24,434 in 2014, or 3,000 more than the previous year, according to figures...

When the weather heats up, Brusselaers , new and native, flock to the nearest of the city’s many great terraces for a cool pintje or a couple of vin blanc . Those looking to be more discrete, might also seeking out a cosy back garden to wile away their summer afternoon. But maybe you want to rise...

Electricity provider Electrabel is to build more than 100 wind turbines between now and 2020, doubling its existing capacity in Belgium, the company said. At present, Electrabel has 94 turbines in operation in 26 locations. They have a capacity of 175 megawatts (MW) and produce enough electricity...

Police will take part in the traditional military parade in front of the palace on National Day next Tuesday as usual, despite a call from unions to cancel their appearance, federal interior minister Jan Jambon has said. Police unions had called for their section of the parade to be cancelled,...

Moving to Belgium with a family is full of big decisions, but one of the most important decisions you’ll make is where to put your child into school. School attendance is required here for children from ages six to 18. But there is a wide variety of choices of the type of school in which you enrol...

Belgium has risen from the 12 th to the 10 th place in an international ranking of the most reputable countries. "Belgium is mainly seen as a safe and ethical country," the study concludes. According to the results of the 2015 Country RepTrak study by the Reputation Institute, Canada, Norway,...

The Brussels police want to see 2,900 security cameras installed on Brussels streets by 2018. "You can’t put a police agent on every corner," explains commanding officer Johan De Becker in Le Peuple . "There are already test cameras operational in the communes west of Brussels since April." Exactly...

Brussels’ Place Sainte-Catherine on Wednesday inaugurated 10 new terraces, putting an end to the “no man’s land” in front of the church, according to Brussels minister Marion Lemesre. Not everybody is pleased with the addition, however, including a campaign group set up on Facebook to protest...

Federal MP Nele Lijnen (Open VLD) plans to propose a bill banning the use of trans-fats in all foodstuffs in Belgium, following the US example. Trans-fats are unsaturated fats of animal or vegetable origin that have been partially hydrogenated – treated with hydrogen – to make them solid or semi-...

A plan by Flemish public transport authority De Lijn to scrap the night bus service between Anderlecht in Brussels and Brussels Airport in Zaventem is “a bad idea,” according to Paul Delva, fraction leader for CD&V in the Brussels parliament. Line 620 runs from Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht...