Belgian police are today expected to display guns, ammunition and explosives seized after a motorway chase ended in a fatal shootout with a man suspected of terrorist links. Police shot dead the man, of Algerian origin, after he opened fire on them yesterday afternoon on the A8 linking Brussels and...

Belgians may have a reputation for being compulsive savers, but 28% of them claim to have no savings, L’Echo reports today. The figure is the result of a study conducted by ING using a sample of 14,013 people in 14 countries, including 1,000 Belgians. The debt crisis has severely affected the...

Temping agencies in Belgium struggled with falling client demand last year and research shows that the slowdown in the temporary recruitment market continued into this year, reports Staffing Industry . Demand for workers is still not as strong as a year ago, according to data from the Belgian...

Belgian chocolate makers believe their pralines should have similar protection to that enjoyed by French champagne or Parma ham, writes Reuters’ Philip Blenkinsop . They want the term ‘Belgian chocolate’ to be their exclusive preserve and also want to crack down on foreign rivals dressing up their...

Belgium-based supporters of Chesterfield Football Club are planning to travel to the Spireites’ last home match of the season with a sponsored bike ride to support the Derbyshire Times’ Ashgate Hospice £25,000 Appeal, the paper reports . The five Belgian Spireites are determined to use pedal power...

Having collaborated for seven years with US lifestyle expert Martha Stewart, Melañio Gomez knows a thing or two about interior design. The internationally renowned stylist/art director/set designer gets busy with your walls. In terms of colour, what’s in and what’s out for painting? Antique rose,...

This month I discovered the joys of the 5km Parkrun , something I touched on in an earlier post . A couple of weeks ago while in England, I joined the run in Braunstone – and was overwhelmed by the camaraderie and athleticism on show. From my prime position at the back of the field, I could admire...

Half of prescription drugs on sale in Belgium will be cheaper as of April 1, sometimes by as much as 70%, report Le Soir, De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad. It is the consequence of a general price decrease of 1.95% agreed by the federal government at the end of last year, acting on a proposal from...

Brussels, Glasgow, Bristol and Ljubljana have been chosen to proceed to the next stage of the European Green Capital 2015 Award, organised by the European Commission. The prize goes to a different city every year in recognition of its environmental performance. The four cities have been shortlisted...

BNP Paribas’s Belgian arm plans to save an annual €300 million over the next three years by cutting its workforce by about 10% and closing 150 branches, writes Reuters’ Philip Blenkinsop . BNP Paribas Fortis said customers were making greater use of the internet for banking and needed less face-to-...