The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) confirmed that insects may be used for human consumption. From now on, ten different types of insects can be eaten in Belgium, but there are a host of strict regulations around the cultivation and sale of insects for consumption. There is...

Belgium trainer Marc Wilmots is sending one of the youngest teams to the World Cup. Of all 32 squads headed for Brazil this month, the Red Devils have some of the youngest players, with an average age of 26 years and 15 days old. That's just shy of younger teams Ghana (25 years and 244 days) and...

The shooting death of three people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels last month sent a shock wave through Belgium but perhaps nowhere as much as in Jewish quarters. Diana Kanter , a member of the International Jewish Centre, Brussels’ only English-speaking liberal reform Jewish community, tells us...

Be it for a new job or a yearning for maximum flexibility in your day-to-day life, you are thinking about getting behind the wheel and driving a car in Belgium. Here's what you need to know (and do) before getting into the driver's seat. Out on the open road? Before you proceed further in this...

In view of this week’s G7 event in Brussels, the summit of the leaders of the world’s seven largest industrialised countries, there will be border checks carried out in Belgium for the first time since the introduction of the Schengen area in 1995. Travelling to the Belgian capital for the summit...

It is not the job of the army to guard Jewish sites against possible terrorism, a spokesperson for the federal defence ministry has said. The call for military protection for sensitive sites in Antwerp came from the city’s mayor, Bart De Wever, in the wake of the terror-inspired shootings at the...

Brussels’ new Up-site tower opened yesterday in the city's up-and-coming port district. The 140m-high skyscraper along the canal is located across from major event venue Tour & Taxis and has 251 apartments on 41 floors. During the month of June, the owner of the penthouse on the 41st floor...

During the World Cup, which kicks off on June 12, the night shops in the centre of Brussels will not be allowed to sell alcohol between 22.00 and 7.00, according to a decision made by the Brussels city council on Monday. The ban applies to the downtown district, which includes the area around Place...

Consumers of financial services made fewer complaints to Belgium’s financial ombudsman service – known as Ombudsfin – last year, and the largest number had to do with payment transactions, according to the service’s annual report. Last year saw 2,324 complaints filed by consumers, 8.5% fewer than...