Bruges will host the 'European Shale Gas Summit' on January 28 and 29 next year, the European Commission’s Community Research and Development Information Service has announced. The event aims to stimulate discussion among participants en route towards an EU wide regulatory policy on shale gas. This...

Belgian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Didier Reynders yesterday expressed "deep concern" over the level of violence that continues to affect Egypt and threatens both political and socio-economic stability. Reynders in a statement deplored the death of many people in acts of violence in...

As an expat living in Brussels, I have to confess I don’t know a huge amount about Flanders other than the normal tourist trail such as Ghent and Bruges and shopping in Antwerp. Flemish public service broadcaster VRT identified a need to do more for people like myself and, as a result, has launched...

Originally from Amsterdam, 58-year-old Geert Kliphuis came to Brussels in 1974.Four years ago, he moved from Watermael-Boitsfort to Saint-Josse. “I felt at home in Watermael, but once I get too comfortable, it’s time to move on,” he says. “Saint-Josse has more than 150 nationalities. And even...

The security service in charge of protecting ministers and heads of state against potential attacks is to be scrapped, De Morgen and Het Laatste Nieuws report. The 60 security agents who were assigned to this function will now incorporate a special unit of 120 police officers charged with ensuring...

The first national survey on homophobia, sexism and transphobia is launched today at the initiative of the Brussels state secretary for equal opportunities, Bruno De Lille, in association with the Centre for Equal Opportunities and the Fight against Racism (CECLR) and the Institute for the Equality...

Three sailors are reported missing after their boat sank, having collided with a fishing boat in the North Sea on Monday morning, said a spokesman for the Dutch coastguard. The accident occurred Monday at 01.30 after a collision between the fishing boat Texel 68 (pictured) and the 32-metre-long...

Belgian cancer diagnosis and therapy company IBA (Ion Beam Applications) said it had received claims for about €17m from SK Capital, the co-shareholder in its IBA Molecular unit, over the future of the jointly held business, writes Reuters’ Robert-Jan Bartunek . IBA said it had previously...

Manchester United’s Brussels-born teenage sensation, Adnan Januzaj, is being monitored by the England football team, according to national boss Roy Hodgson. The 18-year-old midfielder scored twice on his full debut as United came from behind to beat Sunderland 2-1. Januzaj has been at Old Trafford...

For 12 years, Nuit Blanche has provided a nocturnal platform for the capital’s contemporary arts scene. The concept is simple: Take one night and fill it from dusk to dawn with as much art as it’ll hold. There are few fast criteria. You’ll find performances, projections, installations and...