Grocery shopping in Belgium is about to become more affordable, writes La Libre Belgique based on a study by market research agency Nielsen. Currently, the price of food products in Belgium is on average 7 to 14% higher than in neighbouring countries, a difference that increased sharply between...

The former Belgian prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene died yesterday at the age of 73. A Flemish Christian-Democrat with roots in Bruges, Dehaene died following a fall in France, where he was on holiday with his wife. Dehaene, who earned a variety of nicknames over the years, such as “the Flemish...

A truck driver who caused an accident yesterday on the E17 motorway at Zwijnaarde, near Ghent, has been taken into custody. The man is reported to be a 39-year-old Romanian national. Two people, a Dutch couple in their 50s, died in the accident. The accident took place on the Antwerp-bound...

Police officers in Brussels are no longer allowed to take patrol dogs or horses with them to the front line at riots or demonstrations, due to too many incidents, according to Interior Minister Joëlle Milquet. De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad report that the use of police dogs and horses in Brussels...

The Brussels-Capital Region installed 100 new signs that make it possible for cyclists to ride through a red light in situations where that is not a danger, announced Brigitte Grouwels, Brussels Minister of Public Works and Transport, and Bruno De Lille, State Secretary for Mobility. There are two...

Apps are on the rise in Belgium, with programs for smartphones and tablets becoming more popular, creating a fast-growing new industry. According to technology federation Agoria, the app scene in Belgium is growing by about 27% annually. According to the latest figures, apps have led to the...

The City of Brussels on Wednesday announced its plans for the 19th edition of the famous floral carpet on the Grand Place. This year’s edition, from August 14 to 17, celebrates 50 years of Turkish migration to Belgium by following the same pattern as traditional Turkish and Ottoman carpets. “This...

The lower court in Brussels has told authorities in the so-called facility municipalities in the Flemish periphery of Brussels, that they have to send out election summons to French-speaking residents in French. The court considered the issue after a complaint was lodged by four French-speaking...