If you’re a cinema fan, take advantage of the last few days of BNP Fortis Paribas Film Days . Until Saturday you can watch a movie for €4 in cinemas around the country. The programme of screenings includes premieres and newly-released films. After only two years, the Bozar Electronic Arts Festival...

If Belgian administration wasn’t enough of a hurdle, the long-term financial implications of being an expat in Belgium are an added headache. Hoping to answer all or at least some of your questions, is a free seminar on Saturday, October 11, organised by the British Chamber of Commerce. It covers a...

Several hundred new iPhone 6 smartphones went on sale at midnight last night Friday in three Belgian towns. Apple smartphone fans lined up in Antwerp, Liège and Brussels to buy the latest model at specially arranged evening events run by mobile operators Mobistar and Base. Base had 500 iPhone 6...

From 1 October, tradespeople and professionals will be able to round up receipts to the nearest 0 or 5 euro cent in order to facilitate the gradual phasing out of 1 and 2 euro cent coins. “These coins are often only used once before they are hoarded,” said the federal public service FPS Economy in...

The Belgian fruit sector is being hard hit by the Russian import ban: due to a surplus of fruit on the European market, fruit farmers have seen the price of their apples and pears drop to half their normal price for this time of year, reports De Tijd . “Owing to the crisis with Russia, prices have...

European Commissioner for social affairs, Laszlo Andor, spoke at Ghent University yesterday about the problem of integrating Roma migrants in cities like Ghent. Ghent has been struggling for several years to deal with Roma migrants, who began to settle in the city after the EU opened its borders to...

The Flemish government’s spending cuts, soundly criticised by the opposition and cultural organisations this week, are urgently needed, according to Karel Van Eetvelt (pictured), director-general of Unizo, the organisation that represents the self-employed in Flanders. In fact, they don’t go far...

With all the hype surrounding the recent launch of Netflix , the internet video-on-demand streaming service, in Belgium you might be wondering: should I go ahead and sign up, or is it worth it to shop around? Here’s a quick guide to your main options for television and film streaming services in...

A 24-year-old Syrian was intercepted by customs officials at Charleroi Airport in Gosselies on Tuesday. Suspected of belonging to a terrorist group, he was placed under arrest by an examining magistrate on Thursday. The man, who had come from Greece and was on his way to Scandinavia, was in...

A Tintin fan in Brussels has uncovered an original plate from King Ottokar’s Sceptre after moving his furniture around at home, reports Le Figaro . The Tintin comic strip collector had forgotten of the work’s existence, which was drawn personally by Tintin’s creator Hergé in a mix of Indian ink and...