Drivers in Brussels may be surprised lately when they are flashed by speed cameras disguised as garbage bags. According to the Brussels-Capital Region/Ixelles police department, the guise has helped them catch nearly a third more speed demons, writes Het Nieuwsblad . The idea came to the police by...

Technical copywriter Hilde Van Goethem, from Edegem, Antwerp province talks about what she earns and how she spends it What do you do for a living? I work for Vision, a creative and dynamic team active in the fields of communication, e-learning and technical documentation. I am currently seconded,...

The sale of electric bicycles is increasing more quickly in Belgium than in most neighbouring countries. This year some 50,000 electric models are expected to be sold, or one bicycle in eight. And the market for electric bicycles will continue to grow until 2016, according to a recent press release...

While Belgium counted 25 five-star hotels in 2011, last year there were only 15, a decrease of about 40 percent, the FPS Economy reports today. Its figures show that the number of overnight stays in Belgium in 2012 remained more or less stable at 17.8 million, but show a different image depending...

Just before the end of the summer holiday, another ten Muslim youth from Vilvoorde have left for Syria. The group includes five minors, Mayor of Vilvoorde Hans Bonte (SP.A) told Het Laatste Nieuws . Fifteen other young people are also suspected to be en route to Syria, or about to leave, as they...

This year, an estimated 50,000 Belgians regularly use electronic cigarettes, or 2 percent of smokers. Last year, e-cigarette users accounted for just 0.2 percent of smokers, a ccording to figures from the Cancer Foundation. In Belgium, users of products containing nicotine must respect the law on...

The Belgian government asked Facebook 150 times during the first half of this year for information about users of the social networking site, according to Facebook's first 'Global Government Requests Report', published Tuesday. The 150 applications were all related to users in Belgium. Facebook is...

In a large-scale check on the use of seat belts and child seats in cars in the Brussels Region last Saturday between 10.00 and 18.00, police noted 732 cases of people using at least one of the two incorrectly. The checkpoint took place at 15 locations across the city and involved about 100 police...

A growing number of college students is signing up for teacher education, reports Flemish public broadcaster VRT. The number of registrations has gone up significantly compared to last year. Some schools saw the number of enrolments, especially for a Bachelor in primary education, rise by 20...

This year there are more people living together than are officially married. The first half of this year showed 32,510 Belgians register with the municipality as living together legally, while only 24,372 registered as married. It is the first time in Belgium that more people choose cohabitation...