The Benelux Parliament has proposed the idea of combining the railways of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg into one “domestic” network. It also calls for the creation of a Benelux rail agenda, which would contain a number of concrete initiatives to improve the eastern and western railway...

The average Belgian underestimates the risks of some basic causes of cancer and overestimates others, according to the Foundation against Cancer’s latest Cancer Barometer. The foundation questioned 1,000 people between 16 and 70 years old. When asked to rank the causes of cancer in order from the...

The Belgian automobile federations are sponsoring the new chair Company Mobility and Taxation at the Brussels Studies Institute (BSI). The purpose is to provide statistics on company cars, which are currently the subject of a major political debate. Automotive federations Renta, Febiac and Traxio...

Electric mega-buses that hold almost 200 passengers in comfort. Wifi and phone charging points at every tram stop and on every tram. Paying for tickets with a swipe of your smartphone. It’s already becoming reality in cities around the world, and Brussels is eyeing up the future of its own public...

Tourists from 30 different countries, including Belgium, are no longer required to obtain a visa to enter Indonesia. The tourists are now allowed to travel to the country for 30 days without the document, report various Belgian media based on an announcement made by the Indonesian government on...

Brussels Airport this week opened a new reception hall for dignitaries, such as members of royal families and government leaders. For a certain fee, the terminal will also be available to other travellers by the end of this year, reports De Standaard . The extra services for dignitaries at Brussels...

The Belgian tax authorities have turned their attention to the thousands of Belgians offering housing via the online holiday rental platform Airbnb. The authorities aim to ensure that the hosts are reporting the income and paying taxes on it, reports De Morgen . Airbnb is an American internet...

Belgium’s Privacy Commission, which is responsible for policing data protection laws, has filed for an interim judgement against Facebook. The action alleges Facebook is in breach of Belgium’s data protection laws. The complaint refers to Facebook’s latest privacy policy. The suit claims that the...

In Belgian prisons, according to De Standaard in 2012, 3,665 of the 11,100 prisoners worked jobs. Altogether, those prisoners who worked earned about €600,000 a month, roughly €163 per prisoner. The 2,000 prisoners who do household work such as cleaning, cooking and laundry get paid an average of €...

For the second summer in a row, Brussels police are maintaining a strong presence in the city centre. By patrolling the major nightlife hotspots, the police aim to combat noise nuisance in the ‘pentagon’ area, or city centre. Last year, the police handed out 65 fines for noise nuisance in the...