King Albert and Queen Paola have received a hunting permit for Belvédère in Laeken, the domain where the couple resides, in order to curb the rampant rabbit population, report Brusselnieuws.be and La Capitale . In Flanders and Wallonia, it is allowed to hunt up to 50 rabbits over a period of six...

The Flemish branch of the Red Cross has issued an urgent appeal for blood donors during the holiday months, in particular those with blood groups A and O, both positive and negative. The summer months are typically a period when blood donations decrease, which, together with low blood stocks at the...

The economic sanctions that the European Union wants to impose on Russia threaten to have dramatic consequences for Belgian fruit producers, claim representatives from the sector in De Tijd . They warn that Russia could respond to European sanctions with sanctions of their own. The European Union...

Belgian police on Sunday night systematically inspected a total of 429 vehicles on the A12, one of the roads leaving the site of Tomorrowland, a massive electronic music festival in Boom. Of the 24 drivers given a breathalyser test, 5.6% blew positive, meaning they had more than the 0.2% limit of...

Starting next year, travellers at Brussels Airport could be subject to security checks with face recognition, a measure intended to reduce cases of identity fraud, writes Het Nieuwsblad . Security checks using face recognition are already standard in other major airports including London Heathrow...

While this year’s Tour de France honoured the fallen in Flanders Fields for the First World War centennial, the riders from the neighbourhood failed to rise to the occasion with memorable performances. The 2014 course traced battlefield sites from Ypres to the Swiss border, including the Menin Gate...

The national union of pharmacists is launching a campaign to teach the public how to use on-call pharmacies correctly, after complaints that customers are not following the rules that pharmacists on standby are only to be used in exceptional circumstances. “We’re not night shops,” the union said...

Take a peek inside the state offices of the Belgian monarchs as the Royal Palace opens its doors for the summer. You can visit the imposing building, once one of the finest royal residences in Europe, until September 7. In tribute to the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One, there’s...

Three years after he said goodbye to politics to become director of the Union of Belgian Brewers, Sven Gatz will return to the political scene as Flemish Minister for Culture, Media, Youth and Brussels. The 47-year-old former liberal fraction leader in the Flemish Parliament is to become, next to...

The municipality of Sint-Katelijne-Waver, in Antwerp province, is Belgium's first town to offer free wireless internet to the public. The municipality worked together with Wireless Belgium for the initiative, an association of IT professionals. Free internet access is guaranteed throughout Sint-...