Brussels-based Indian businessman intends to be India’s first ‘waste billionaire’, reports Business Line . So confident is Paresh Parekh, founder of a waste management company, of his ambitious plans that he would “create one million jobs and clean up India”, he told the paper’s Virendra Pandit. “...

The beloved blue creatures are one of Belgium's biggest exports - but when it came to planning a sequel to The Smurfs, producers decided to set the new film an hour away from Brussels - in the French capital, Paris, writes BBC News’ Emma Jones . The first film, starring Neil Patrick Harris and Hank...

Three Lycra-clad cyclists are preparing to pedal two gruelling rides for charity – tackling a Texan desert and a 150km-a-day slog from London to Brussels, writes Matt Reason . The trio will take on the 565km journey from England to Belgium on September 25, but before that, two of the intrepid team...

Belgium’s Prince Amedeo, the son of princess Astrid and archduke Lorenz of Austria, ranks among the world’s most eligible bachelor princes, according to The Independent . “ The heir to the House of Austria-Este is reputed to be serious, thoughtful and ambitious,” writes Alice-Azania Jarvis in an...

The recent no-holds-barred demolition job by Brussels-based French journalist Jean Quatremer about the quality (or lack thereof) of services in Brussels caused a stir among the capital's politicians. Whether what hurt more was the - apparent - cold-heartedness of the Libération correspondent's...

The recent reform of the stipend system for members of the royal family includes a code of conduct for their recipients - Albert, Fabiola, Astrid (pictured) and Laurent, Le Soir and De Standaard report. The bill, signed by the eight political parties involved in the most recent State reform, was...

Brussels’ 136 taxi ranks will soon be equipped with boards providing users with information on fares, and drivers’ obligations as well as telephone numbers for booking a taxi. In addition, the information provided inside taxis will be more complete, thanks to the mandatory posting of rates, basic...

A sanatorium will soon open at Brussels’ Saint-Pierre hospital, based on the model of ‘convalescent homes’ and sanatoriums that existed until the 80s , De Standaard reports today . The authorities have taken a series of measures aimed at fighting against tuberculosis. TB cases are on the rise in...

Delphine Boël, the Belgian artist who made headlines earlier this month when she demanded that Belgium’s royal family submit to DNA tests to confirm her claims that she is the illegitimate daughter of recently-abdicated King Albert II, is one of the brightest attractions at this week’s Art...

The Belgian Brewers' Federation has submitted an appeal to the European Commission, challenging the French government's decision to raise the tax on beer by 160% at the beginning of the year, writes Tax News’ Ulrika Lomas . The Brewers of Europe association has followed suit. The French government...