Question: what do the following have in common? The Mercator projection, the saxophone, the birth control pill and the incandescent lamp. Answer: they were all invented by Belgians. Also, they were all on the long-list of DBBU, a Radio 1 poll to find the best Belgian invention. The list ran to 36...

Howard Gutman, the former US ambassador to Belgium, spoke publicly last week in the Flemish TV talk show Reyers laat about his final weeks in Belgium last summer, which saw him leave the country in a firestorm of controversy. Gutman specifically thanked Belgian leaders for supporting him at the...

Eén, the leading channel of the Flemish public broadcaster VRT, has begun shooting a new series in co-production with the BBC. The Missing stars Belgian actors Titus De Voogdt ( Small Gods, 22 Mei ) and Emilie Dequenne ( A perdre la raison ), as well as British actors James Nesbitt ( The Hobbit )...

The City of Brussels has identified 15 potential sites for mobile food stalls, or food trucks. The sites are located mainly in the centre, but also in the North, at the end of Avenue Louise/Louizaan and Neder-Over-Heembeek. Food truck managers can submit their applications until the end of April...

Yesterday the federal police launched a campaign inviting citizens to go online and tell the police where they see a need for speed cameras. As of 17.00 yesterday, the website www.ikflitsmee.be of the Belgian Road Safety Institute (IBSR/BIVV) received requests for speed cameras at 10,290 locations...

Close to 70 percent of children in Belgium between three months and three years of age attends day care. That can be formal day care in a nursery or under the supervision of professional child minders, or informal, under relatives’ care. The figure has remained stable since 2009, but the choice of...

The Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Brussels Airport on Sunday morning, where he and his wife Peng Liyuan were greeted by Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo. As part of his three-day visit to Belgium, the President visited the Royal Palace to meet with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. The...

More than 5,000 people from various European citizens' movements, including the Flemish People's Movement, marched on Sunday in Brussels. The protesters want the right to self-determination to be recognised by the European institutions. The group gathered around 11.00 at Parc Cinquantenaire/...

The federal government has reached an agreement on the principle of allowing retailers to round prices up or down to the nearest five cents. The new measure will allow shopkeepers to avoid dealing with one- and two-cent coins. The coins will continue in circulation, but their use will be much...

One of the most enduring criminal mysteries in Flanders, and the longest-running investigation on the books of the Ghent prosecutors’ office, could be nearing a solution, according to a Flemish historian. The panel known as “De rechvaardige rechters”, or “The Righteous Judges”, from the Ghent...