Brussels’ two-star Michelin restaurant Bon-Bon is number one in the country, the esteemed restaurant review guide Gault Millau announced on Monday in the 12th edition of its guide for Belgium and Luxembourg, reports De Standaard . For the first time in 10 years, chef Christophe Hardiquest has...

In Ypres yesterday, a special edition of the daily Last Post ceremony was held to mark the 96th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Flemish minister-president Geert Bourgeois laid a wreath under the Menin Gate, in the company of West Flanders governor Carl Decaluwé, Ypres mayor Jan...

Unions are not planning a demonstration in Antwerp, a socialist union spokesperson has said in response to rumours that Antwerp dock workers were planning violent protests on the provincial day of action planned for November 24. Some sources blame Antwerp dockers for the violence that erupted...

In the fourth edition of the Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) released today, Belgium moved up from 13th to ninth place, reports metrotime.be. The EF EPI examines the English language skills of 750,000 adults from 63 countries, revealing wide gaps in English skills across the...

In 1964, a small group of expatriate parents living and working in Belgium approached an order of Catholic sisters and asked them to help them build a school. The idea was to provide their children with an education in English. St John’s International School was born. What began as a small band of...

Seven out of 10 people in Belgium show up to work even when they are ill or injured, according to a survey by HR specialist company Securex. Young, highly educated employees and executives are most likely to work when they are not feeling well. Some do it because they enjoy their work, but others...

Visitors to the regular market on the grounds of the slaughterhouses of the Brussels commune of Anderlecht will soon be able to enjoy the view out over the local farm, and even dine in a restaurant amid the fresh produce being served on their plates. The canal zone is one of the most industrial...

Flemish mobility minister Ben Weyts has criticised a proposal from his federal counterpart, Jacqueline Galant, to close down unprofitable rail routes and replace them with buses. Weyts said he was fully in favour of more collaboration between rail authority NMBS/SNCB and Flemish public transport...

Federal interior minister Jan Jambon has ordered an investigation into claims that Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur (pictured) ordered police not to go to the assistance of colleagues in difficulties during last Thursday’s anti-government demonstration in Brussels. The accusation was made in the Flemish...

One in 30 babies in Belgium is born to parents who have undergone some form of fertility treatment. That's the highest rate in Europe, and on par with Scandinavian countries, reports Gazet van Antwerpen . "The longer you wait to try for a baby, the harder it gets. That is well known, but still...