Flanders’ government has approved an 11-point plan aimed at preventing young people from becoming indoctrinated by radical ideologies. The government began to evolve its strategy earlier this year following terrorist attacks in Paris and a foiled terror attack on Belgian soil. The main points in...

Online is where it’s happening. It’s become one of those tiresome catchphrases to punchily describe the strategic importance of the internet to all manner of professional activity. But as trite and obvious as it may sound, it also continues to be true. Whether you’re a small business owner, a...

The government should invest the income it receives from a new road toll in new roads and in maintenance, said the three regional Construction Federations in a joint statement. The new road toll comes into force next year and applies to vehicles larger than 3.5 tonnes. The measure has provoked...

An estimated 481 Belgian residents are involved in the conflict in Syria, 55 of whom have been killed, according to new figures from historian Pieter Van Ostaeyen, reports Het Laatste Nieuws . The Belgian authorities maintain a lower total, but admit that there are on average at least two Belgians...

Supermarket chain Delhaize has launched payments by smartphone, using the Bancontact app, the company announced. The system currently can only be used in one store – the Karreveld location in the Brussels commune of Molenbeek. Delhaize promises to have the system in operation in 15 stores by the...

There are currently about 100 families living in Belgium with 10 children or more, according to Famifed, the federal agency in charge of family allowances, writes Het Nieuwsblad . As a counterweight to the large amount of work and worry that comes with having a large family, the state provides some...

The 19th-century Belgian priest Joseph de Veuster, better known as Father Damien, who is venerated as a saint for his work with leprosy patients, is to have a street named after him in New York, writes the Los Angeles Times . Father Damien was canonised in 2009 for his work in the leper colonies of...

Belgium’s Special Tax Inspectorate of the FPS Finance will take a closer look at popular real estate websites in an attempt to tackle fraud in the sector, including unregistered sales and the evasion of income tax, VAT and registration fees, report L'Echo and De Tijd. "Real estate agencies and...

Belgium lost a remarkable person on Monday, with the death of 110-year-old Anna De Guchtenaere, its oldest resident, various Belgian media report. Coincidentally, the world’s oldest person, 116-year-old Gertrude Weaver, died the same day. De Guchtenaere (pictured), formerly the oldest inhabitant of...