In Mechelen yesterday, bus manufacturer Van Hool unveiled its first hydrogen-fuelled bus, the first of its kind in Belgium to be put into regular use. The first five models of the bus will be operated by De Lijn in Antwerp province. De Lijn paid €6.5 million for the fleet of five fuel cell buses,...

The number of fatal accidents involving pedestrians in Flanders has increased 4% in the past five years, writes De Standaard according to a report from the Belgian Institute for Road Safety (BIVV) and the Centre of expertise in Traffic Safety. “The number of road fatalities in Flanders has dropped...

Flanders’ minister president Kris Peeters was in Mechelen yesterday to welcome the four millionth visitor to Technopolis , the popular hands-on science centre. Some 700 local school students attended the ceremony and took part in a science quiz. Peeters also took a test drive on the first fuel-cell...

Questions, questions and more questions... Whether you're an expat having just arrived in Brussels or have been here a while and just never got around to getting officially settled in, your mind’s probably flooded with questions: how do I register at the commune? Can I work? Do I need to exchange...

The European Commission has announced funding of €200 million over the next six years for the canal zone in central Brussels – twice as much as the area received in the previous six years. The money is for Regional Development Fund investments in sustainable construction, waste management, food,...

The federal government has sent two experts from the B-Fast emergency help response team to Nigeria, to determine how to help the families of the 223 girls abducted by the armed Islamist group Boko Haram last month. “The team has the full backing of the Nigerian government,” federal minister of...

Never before have so many Belgians sought professional help to quit smoking. Last year 38,335 people sought help, almost twice as many as in 2010, report Het Belang van Limburg and Gazet van Antwerpen based on figures from the National Health and Disability Insurance (Inami). The number of Belgians...

Brussels Airport carried 1.9 million passengers in April, a record high, the airport announced Monday in a press release. The total number of passengers increased by 16.6% compared to the same period last year. The fact that this year’s Easter holidays all fell in April played a major role in the...

According to a survey of 400 Brussels residents, conducted by Belgian environment association Eva (Ethical Vegetarian Alternative), 17.5% of the population in the Brussels-Capital Region eats vegetarian at least three times a week. This trend has contributed to the creation of a new concept: “...