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...

Flanders' mobility minister Hilde Crevits wants to begin talks on lowering the drink-driving limit in Belgium from 0.5 mg to 0.2mg alcohol per 1,000 millilitres. “Alcohol plays a role in one in three accidents,” said a spokesperson for the minister. “Too many people refuse to respect the current...

Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo says that the country will meet the economic expectations set by the European Commission following its political crisis two years ago. Di Rupo said that Belgium is in line with the reform targets, which were set after the country went more than a year without a...

Last summer, the Flemish government issued a decree to regulate home education, with the aim of making sure all children acquire the necessary skills to function in society. Several groups are now filing a complaint against the measure at the Constitutional Court. They feel that the freedom of...

January reared its cold and rainy head this past Belgian Blue Monday, and with it comes an onslaught of winter illnesses. For the Brussels expat, finding a well-suited doctor already calls for a prescription of painkillers. To make this an easier task to swallow, here are some homemade remedies...

State prosecutors yesterday requested that Alexandre Vanderlest be handed a four-year prison sentence for his 2012 fatal assault on 56-year-old STIB conductor Iliaz Tahiraj. The deadly incident stemmed from a confrontation following a traffic accident between a car and a STIB bus. Vanderlest, 30, a...