An estimated 184,700 people used the services of public transport company De Lijn while celebrating New Year’s Eve, 8% more than the previous year, reports Knack based on figures from De Lijn. No major incidents were reported. About 400 De Lijn employees worked on the holiday, providing extra...

Ultraviolet radiation from tanning machines is cancer-causing, according to dermatologists, and the machines are hardly monitored in Belgium. Cancer and skin specialists in Belgium are drawing attention to the problem, motivated by Australia's recent ban on the use of tanning beds, reports Het...

As you prepare to greet 2015 tomorrow with a smile (and maybe an aspirin), you likely have a fistful of good intentions that you have resolved to make a reality in the coming year. The trick to sticking with a resolution is to make it achievable. So whether you want to be thinner, spend less time...

It is estimated that 20,809 foreign executives, researchers and specialised professionals benefit from a particularly favourable tax regime in Belgium, while avoiding paying taxes in their home country, De Standaard reports. Under the regime, certain expats are required to pay very little income...

The largest snowman ever built in Belgium is in Kalmthout, Antwerp province. Built by teenage siblings Kevin, Stefan and Kim Ysenbaardt, the snowman stands 7.5 metres tall. "Several years ago, I looked up how big Belgium’s largest snowman was," Kevin told various Belgian media. "Then my brother and...

Brussels local police last Wednesday seized €15,000 worth of illegal fireworks from a single shop owner. The offender stored the explosive material in his shop in the centre of Brussels, and in a garden shed at his home in Walloon Brabant. All of the fireworks will be destroyed, reports...

Between January and October, 2014, there were 1,200 cases of whooping cough diagnosed in Belgium. "Epidemic proportions," says microbiologist Denis Piérard of the University Hospital of Brussels in De Morgen . Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a type...

The driver who hit three pedestrians on Sunday near Place de la Monnaie in Brussels was released on condition that he undergoes psychiatric treatment, the investigating judge ruled on Monday. The offender was driving along Rue de l'Ecuyer when he ran into three pedestrians crossing the street near...

In 2014, more than 1,000 new electric vehicles were registered in Belgium, twice as many as last year, reports De Tijd based on figures from the Belgian Federation of Car and Two-wheeler Industries (FEBIAC). The success of fully electric-powered vehicles in Belgium is primarily due to the sale of...

From January 1, Belgium will increase the amount of value-added tax (VAT) to be paid on all e-commerce, including the downloading of apps, games, music, e-books, movies or software, reports Le Soir . The tax will be owed in Belgium, and not in the country where the provider is located. The VAT will...