The captain of the Belgian national football team, Vincent Kompany, is opening new sports pubs in the centres of Brussels and Antwerp. The footballer’s aim is for Good Kompany to become the place to be for sports fans in both cities, by broadcasting all major world sporting events on huge screens...

Painful break-up? Stuff lying around that reminds you of your ex? Donate it to the Museum of Broken Relationships, a temporary exhibition set to open in the visitor centre of the European Parliament on June 16. Brussels residents have until May 18 to contribute to the collection . The idea for the...

One-third of the revenue from traffic fines in Belgium goes toward improving road safety, while the rest disappears into the state treasury, according to figures that politician Sabien Lahaye-Battheu requested from State Secretary for Mobility Melchior Wathelet. Only €1 out of every €3 collected...

A “stupid mistake on the part of a member of staff” was responsible for a false alarm in which more than 700 people who had routine scans for colon cancer received a letter advising them to take further tests. The recipients of the letter were among 249,000 people who were invited by the Flemish...

Sandy Evrard, the mayor of the small village of Mesen in southern West Flanders on the border with France, expressed his anger yesterday at colleagues from other First World War cities in the province. The statements were brought on by the launch of a special war tour bus that will take in some of...

Brussels has dropped out of the top 10 global cities on the latest biennial Global Cities Index, published by market researchers AT Kearney. Brussels drops this year to 11th place, from number nine two years ago. A city’s rankings are a result of a weighted calculation of various factors: business...

Belgium is one of the few countries where the king bestows official titles of nobility upon men and women of great merit. These titles come with no extra benefits and are not hereditary, but they are considered a great honour. Yesterday, on his birthday, King Flip announced the new titles. Antwerp...

Six-year-old Maxim, “The Kid Politician” from Brussels, is passionate about Belgian politics. He regularly meets with and interviews politicians from all parties with an aim to get kids more interested in politics. With elections approaching, Maxim organised an event to bring together different...

Fruit growers across Belgium are doing everything they can to prevent night frost from affecting the blossoms of their trees which are now in full bloom. If the blossoms freeze, they could die, with disastrous consequences for the fruit harvest. The farmers are using everything from braziers to...

In 2013, the number of wills drawn up in Belgium increased by 36 percent, and the trend is expected to continue in 2014. Not only notaries benefit from the increased interest in estate planning; NGOs and charitable organisations have also noticed a sharp rise in their income from gifted inheritance...