Between 2016 and 2018, the Brussels Region is set to create 80km of new bicycle lanes in the capital set away from the traffic. The plan, put forward by Brussels mobility minister Pascal Smet (SP.A), will see the establishment of a large network of cycle lanes dedicated to bicycles only. Besides...

The state secretary for the fight against welfare fraud, Bart Tommelein (Open VLD), made clear his determination to step up the fight against fraud, by announcing on Monday the authorisation of unannounced inspections at the homes of individuals on unemployment benefit. Acccording to the current...

Belgium’s liberal parties Open Vld and MR have submitted a proposal to lower the age at which compulsory education begins to five. The measure in intended to increase the skill levels of children starting school. Current legislation states that education must start by six, the age at which children...

Name: Karen Boers Nationality: Belgian Age: 37 Location: Brussels Sector: Tech Karen Boers is changing the face of tech entrepreneurship in Belgium, one start-up at a time. She co-founded StartUps.be in 2013 to provide tech entrepreneurs with the resources, network and coaching they need to succeed...

While you may still be bundled in a jacket and scarf, the weather has warmed up enough to officially declare terrace season open. To keep warm in the spring breezes, you’ll want to seek out as much sun as you can. Try these eight sunny terraces in Brussels for refreshing drinks, good food and some...

If you’re a citizen of the European Union, the advantages to having Belgian nationality are few and far between – unless you have a particular love for the country, of course. Those select Belgian-only perks are the right – indeed the obligation – to vote and access to some government jobs. If you’...

The Belgian Foreign Affairs office was still without news as to the fate of seven Belgians following last Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal, according to a statement released on Wednesday evening. Earlier on Wednesday, the figure of missing Belgians had stood at 25, but the number was significantly...

Special panels installed at a Delhaize store in Brussels to drive away homeless people have been dismantled, following a compromise struck on Tuesday between local residents opposed to the idea and the Ixelles municipal authorities. Last week Delhaize had set up slanted panels to keep the homeless...

Koen Verlaeckt, secretary-general of the Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs, is traveling to the Canadian capital of Ottawa for the 3 May unveiling of a statue in honour of the Canadian doctor and soldier John McCrae. McCrae served in the trenches near Ypres during the First World War and...

A team of 20 people comprising Belgian and British archaeologists and British soldiers have been working since Monday on "the first serious archaelogical digs" to be conducted on the battlefields of Waterloo since the great battle took place. Work first started in earnest a few weeks ago when Marc...