The New Flemish Alliance party (N-VA) and the Christian-Democratic party (CD&V) are calling for the establishment of a central database to manage the data from egg and sperm donors and for the abolishment of the donors’ right to anonymity. Abolishing anonymity would allow donor children to...

Could we meet in a little diner close to the Bourse in Brussels, Mario Barrantes Espinoza asks. His class has just finished and he’s on his way to a show at Bozar. “That’s one of the great things about Brussels,” he says. “There’s always something inspiring to do at night.” Espinoza is 23 and from...

Last week we told you about Brussels’ best terraces , but a sunny street front terrace is easy to stumble across as you galavant through the city. What about what’s going on behind the scenes? Hidden from street view, back gardens take some digging to find. By nature, they are more intimate affairs...

The capital is in party mode this weekend as the annual Iris Festival takes over city centre streets. Tune in to free concerts by Belgian artists (Place des Palais), enjoy urban street theatre and tuck in to some tasty snacks at the Brussels Food Truck Festival at Mont des Arts. The event coincides...

Planckendael’s latest addition to its elephant family, temporarily named Baby Q, has jaundice, according to a veterinary expert, the animal park has reported. Baby Q has had a seriously problematic entry into the world: Born two weeks ago at the animal park in Mechelen, the baby’s mother, May Tagu...

Alexander De Croo, federal minister for telecommunications and the post, is tabling a proposal today for the government to sell off its stakes in both postal service Bpost and the telecoms operator Proximus. Under current legislation, the Belgian government is required to retain a 50% share in each...

Belgian footballer Youri Tielemans this week signed a contract for five seasons with RSC Anderlecht in the Belgian pro league. The 18-year-old midfielder has grown in stature as a strong player for the Purple and White since breaking into the Anderlecht team last season and winning the young player...

A new diagnostic blood test to detect the early signs of osteoarthritis will become available by the end of this year in Belgium, according to an announcement made this week by University of Liège professor Yves Henrotin during the international conference of the Osteoarthritis Research Society...

The South American grain crop quinoa, cultivated last year for the first time on a limited scale in Wallonia, will this year grow on Flemish soil as well, reports Knack.be. The additional 20 hectares in Flanders bring the total area set aside for quinoa cultivation in Belgium up to 110 hectares,...

Many countries are taking a closer look at gluten, a protein found in certain grains, including wheat, barley and rye, ubiquitous in Western diets. In the US and the UK, the trend to eat less gluten has taken hold, with gluten-free or “GF” foods marked on every menu. Belgium, like much of Europe,...