After discussions with Flemish sports minister Philippe Muyters, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has changed its guidelines for the testing of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), the minister has announced. Muyters approached WADA after Belgian decathlete Thomas Van der Plaetsen ( pictured )...

The numbers of plaice in the North Sea have never been as high as they are now, according to figures from the International Council of the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), the world’s oldest environmental organisation. Based in Copenhagen, ICES credited EU fishing quotas with the recovery of plaice...

The operators of attractions at the annual Sinksenfoor fair in Antwerp are reporting as much as 40% less income this year compared to last year. The fair was previously staged in the giant Zuiderdokken parking area near the waterfront before moving to its new location at the former railyard Park...

The Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) has stated in a report that citizens have to be better protected against unsafe or dysfunctional implants and similar medical devices. The European regulations for hip prostheses, pacemakers and stents, said the federal agency, are more relaxed than...

Sustainable energy solutions company Amaay!, located in the Bastion Tower ( pictured ) at Brussels’ Porte de Namur, has submitted a planning application for the integration of three city windmills and one wind turbine in and around its central offices, reports brusselnieuws.be. "We are very hopeful...

The number of tourists from China who visit Brussels is on the rise, reports Brussel Deze Week based on preliminary figures from 2014 and confirmed by tourism and convention bureau VisitBrussels. The months of July and August are especially popular for Chinese tourists coming to Brussels. In 2013,...

In Brussels Expo yesterday, about 5,000 candidates took part in the entrance examination for medical studies to become a doctor or dentist. That's about three times as many as a decade ago, said Jan Eggermont, president of the exam organising committee, in De Standaard . While certain medical...

What do you do for work and how much do you earn? I’m a mechanic in a garage. I change brakes, do maintenance, replace tyres, etc. My day is very varied. I earn €1550 net per month. Do you enjoy your work? Very much! I like tinkering with cars and I love working with my hands. Definitely after a...

A decision on the method to carry out the works on the Leopold II tunnel in Brussels will be taken in September, Pascal Smet, mobility minister in the Brussels regional government, told the parliament’s infrastructure committee. Plans for the renovation of the country’s longest tunnel had been...

The mayors of the municipalities along the Belgian coast have asked the train drivers’ union ASTB to lift their threat to strike every Saturday during the summer holiday period. ASTB drivers are planning the day-long strikes – on 18 and 25 July and every Saturday in August – because their ongoing...