Unions representing staff at Bpost have issued a warning of industrial action in a climate of “uncertainty” surrounding the departure of CEO Johnny Thijs. Thijs announced earlier this month that he will not be seeking to renew his mandate as head of the semi-privatised post office, following what...

Two men were killed yesterday when an explosion occurred during welding work at the metals processing plant of Umicore at Olen in Antwerp province. Umicore, formerly known as Union Minière, employs about 1,000 people at the plant, which produces a number of products based mainly on nickel and...

Passengers on Brussels’ metro system will soon see the installation of automatic sliding doors across the city. Brussels’ transport authority STIB has announced plans to install 13 exit barriers along the north-south lines by the end of June. The doors will require travelers to present their metro...

Nowhere in the eurozone are houses more expensive than in Belgium, taking account of the relationship between house prices and salaries, according to a new report Standard & Poor’s (S&P). Hopeful homeowners have no changes in the market to look forward to in the near future, the report says...

According to the Walloon Agency for Export and Foreign investment, Wallonia is marking a successful 2013 with a record number of foreign projects in the region. Foreign business activity in Belgium’s south saw 78 successful investments, injecting more than 860 million euros and more than 1,500...

Michael O’Leary, the CEO of discount airline Ryan Air, says that flights will continue to fly out of Charleroi Airport. The announcement comes amidst fears that the airline may leave for Brussels, as 10 flights will begin departing from the nation’s capital in late February. The media-friendly O’...

Federal finance minister Koen Geens has called on the board of directors of Dexia bank to review a reported 30% salary increase awarded to three of its executives. The increases put the trio on annual salaries of €450,000. The troubled bank was taken over by the French and Belgian governments after...

How much would it have to cost to dissuade you from driving in Brussels? A new study by Belgium firm Stratec says that it would take a fee of 12 euros per day to reduce Brussels traffic by 20% in 2018, the desired government target. The suggested amount surpasses the three-euro fee originally...

Federal justice minister Annemie Turtelboom announced yesterday that all prison sentences longer than four months could now be served, either in prison or via electronic ankle bracelets. In the past, sentences of up to three years were often not served because of overcrowded prisons and a lack of...

It is hard to miss the massive glass-covered new headquarters of Nato en route to Brussels Airport, but a news report by Germany’s Der Spiegel reveals that the physical size pales in comparison with its increasing cost. Current estimates predict that the construction project across the street from...