’Tis the season again. Some people enjoy being “festive”; for others it’s a chore. But under threat of being caricatured as an Ebenezer Scrooge, all of us – even we who subscribe to none of the three mainsprings of the tradition (Christianity, Nordic paganism and Coca-Cola commercialism) – are...

The Broken Circle Breakdown , the Flemish bluegrass drama directed by Felix Van Groeningen, has won the LUX Prize of the European Parliament. The prize was decided and announced yesterday from Strasbourg. Three films were nominated and screened for the 766 members of the Parliament: The others were...

Flemish equal opportunities minister Pascal Smet has launched a campaign together with the Royal Belgian Football Association to eliminate anti-gay attitudes in football. The motto of the campaign is: “Holebi of hetero, maak er geen spel van”, or “Gay, lesbian, bisexual or heterosexual – don’t make...

The latest figures confirm that when it comes to beer exporting countries, Belgium reigns as king. Last year saw 18.75 million hectolitres of beer produced, with 62% finding its way into foreign markets. Although Germany exports more beer per hectolitre, Belgium is the leading exporter of the...

A piece of the 2011 Egyptian revolution has found its way to Belgium. An ancient statue stolen from the Egyptian Museum during the uprising against Hosni Mubarak has been recovered after being spotted by an expert. Dating back 2500 years, the piece was allegedly smuggled into Belgium where it found...

An internet video has surfaced containing threats of violent attacks targeted against government officials, and the landmark Atomium. The video was posted on the YouTube account of Antwerp’s Brian De Mulder, who left Belgium to join the fight in Syria against the Assad Regime. However, it cannot be...