Jens Vandenberghe, 23, from Zwevegem, is starting early to save for his own house. What do you do for work? I work as a technician in the company JTI-Gryson in Wervik. In October 2013, I began at the company as a vacation job after I finished my studies. In December, I got the chance to join the...

After months of negotiations, the new Belgian government was sworn in by King Philippe over the weekend. The new prime minister, Charles Michel of the French-speaking liberals, takes over from French-speaking socialist Elio Di Rupo to lead a centre-right coalition government. Several key posts in...

Belgian cinema chain Kinepolis has launched a new type of cinema, opening this week in Antwerp and Brussels. Barco Escape, a joint venture with the Kortrijk-based digital imaging company Barco, combines three projectors with three screens, one directly in front and two angled to the sides, offering...

Antoine Lehebel, 32, of restaurant La Villa Lorraine in Uccle was voted best sommelier of Belgium on Sunday during the annual Sommelier of the Year competition, organised in Belgium since 1963. Finishing behind Lehebel in second and third place were Benoît Couderé of De Karmeliet in Bruges and...

Nearly 5,000 Belgians have asked Google to remove search results since the introduction of the 'Right to Be Forgotten' system in May, according to data from Google and a report in De Standaard . Since May, nearly 5,000 Belgians have requested that Google remove a total of 15,000 search results,...

There’s a feast of rock, reggae and soul in Flagey on Saturday night with Tournée Générale De Gaule . The Franco-Belgian music and food festival inhabits the square and its bars from 18.00-22.00. On the musical menu: young French talents We Are Enfant Terrible/Flavien Berge/69/Two Square Meter Of...

In more than half of the traffic accidents in Belgium with no witness and only minor damage to the vehicle(s), meaning scratches, scrapes or dings, the offender leaves the scene without identifying him- or herself, according to figures from the Belgian Road Safety Institute published in Het Laatste...

The new Belgian government has announced its intention to crack down on the possession and use of soft drugs, according to Belgian media. The government, under new Prime Minister Charles Michel, wants to put an end to what it sees as a “policy of tolerance”. Possession of all drugs is prohibited in...

The new centre-right federal government has announced big cuts in the number of civil servants, according to a report in the financial daily De Tijd . The Michel government hopes to book savings of €800 million in the personnel budget over the next five years by replacing only one in five of...

Belgium gets their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign under way tonight when they welcome Andorra to Brussels, before travelling to the Balkans to take on Bosnia-Herzegovina in Zenica on Monday. After reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil last summer, the Red Devils are favourites in...