This duality is clearly visible wandering through Chaos in Motion , his new exhibition at At The Gallery in Antwerp ( pictured ), which offers an overview of recent and future projects. It becomes even more obvious when you see his work space in Sint-Martens-Latem, near Ghent, where everything is...

One of the things I like about Belgium is the way they serve coffee. You can complain about the eternal grey skies or the insane car drivers, but you cannot possibly fault the way this country presents a cup of coffee. Here is how it works. You go into a cafe. It will probably be old-fashioned even...

The British School of Brussels (BSB) in Tervuren has been shortlisted for an award by the Independent School Awards in the category British International School of the Year. The Awards are administered by Funding for Independent Schools magazine, and given in 12 categories by an independent panel...

The government has no intention of changing the Civil List payment made to former King Albert “either directly or indirectly,” prime minister Elio Di Rupo told parliament yesterday. Earlier in the week the former king, who stepped down in July ( photo ), had asked for an extended expenses allowance...

Ten-year-old Lune Victoria van Ewijk from Sint-Katelijne-Waver in Antwerp province has been named Digital Girl of the Year in a European contest to encourage girls to take part in science and technology. This year is the first time the awards have had a category for children 10 and under. The...

The government of Flanders has approved a decree that allows secondary schools to teach up to 20% of courses in a language other than Dutch. The Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) project has been launched to better prepare pupils for the “multilingual future”. Every school also has...

The port of Antwerp has won this year’s ESPO Award by the European Sea Ports Association. The award, given for the community integration of ports, was handed over in the city hall of Brussels to port COO Christiaan De Block by EU transport commissioner Siim Kallas. This is the fifth time the ESPO...

Take advantage of the Monday public holiday to party at this Europalia event, Bozar Night , on Sunday evening until 3.00. The multicultural festival’s two major exhibitions, Indiamania and The Body in Indian Art are open from 20.00-22.00 with guides on hand to explain the works. Simultaneously, the...

The new media enterprise Mediahuis – a joint venture between Corelio and Concentra newspaper publishers – will cut 205 jobs, about 20% of the joint workforce, the company announced yesterday. At the same time, the entire editorial department of Het Nieuwsblad will move from the Corelio headquarters...

Municipal authorities in Ypres, West Flanders, are looking into a solution to the major traffic disruption caused every evening as a result of the Last Post ceremony held under the Menin Gate in remembrance of the unidentified dead of the First World War. According to city council member Philip...