The bus crash in a Swiss tunnel that killed 22 Flemish schoolchildren and six adults in March 2012 was “no accident”, according to independent investigators employed by some of the victims’ parents who are unsatisfied by the Swiss authorities’ investigation. At the end of last month, the Swiss...

Minister Johan Vande Lanotte (SP.A) is calling for the Flemish government to come up with an alternative means to finance the subsidies for solar energy. He suggests a debt fund be set up to absorb the debts incurred. In this way, the socialist deputy prime minister wants to prevent a sharp rise in...

Traffic will be severely hampered on Wednesday by an EU summit, convened specifically to fill a number of top EU jobs. The Schuman district will be completely closed to traffic, as will the Reyers Tunnel. More specifically, the Schuman roundabout, Froissart (between Schuman and Justus Lipsius) and...

Although the plans for free wireless internet (wifi) in public places across Antwerp and Brussels were already announced, more details have become known. Antwerp will roll out free wifi service before the end of this year at Koningin Astridplein, De Keyserlei, Meir, Wapper, Theaterplein, Meirbrug,...

What happens to an employee’s entitlement to sick leave when he falls ill while on holiday? According to Belgian legislation, when one gets sick before the start of their holiday, they must first recover before the holiday can officially start. If one falls ill after their holiday has already...

Belgians are taking full advantage of the low real estate prices in Spain. In the first three months of 2014, 1,057 Spanish homes were sold to Belgians. That's about 27% more compared to the same period in 2013, which was also a record year, writes Het Nieuwsblad . According to the Association of...

Flemish Radio- and Television Network Organisation (VRT) has a budget of €105 million for a new building on its Reyer campus. That is according to De Morgen based on a call for designers for the new project launched by the Flemish Government. The building should be "full of energy, a place that...

Thirty children were evacuated from a burning bus on the E19 motorway close to the Mechelen-Noord exit yesterday. The children from Antwerp were on their way to a day out at De Nekker sports park ( pictured ) with adult school staff when the bus caught fire. The driver took the bus on to the hard...

At a press conference yesterday, the newly formed government for the Brussels region set out its aims in tackling urban planning, traffic congestion and the housing crisis. The coalition announced that it planned to build 6,500 council houses as well as improving 10 new urban neighbourhoods in run-...

Six parties were due today to present a coalition to form the new Brussels government. They are, on the Flemish side, socialists SP.A, Christian-democrats CD&V and liberals Open VLD; on the French-speaking side socialists PS, Christians CDH and militant francophones FDF. According to Laurette...