Belgian rail and Brussels public transport network Stib-Mivb are among services facing disruption on 13 January due to a national strike. Railway workers' unions have filed a strike notice that runs from 12 January at 22.00 to 13 January at 22.00, reports RTBF. The notice is valid for SNCB-NMBS,...

In Belgium, the law states that a worker is entitled to a minimum of four weeks' leave after a full year's work. This is known as statutory leave. One year ago, new legislation came into force aimed at strengthening workers' rights to paid leave. In accordance with European legislation, workers who...

The man in possession of a knife arrested by police in front of the prime minister’s residence in Brussels had been suffering from mental health issues for some years, reports RTBF. An investigation is currently underway into the incident that occurred at 16 Rue de la Loi on Monday morning...

Celebrations to welcome the new year always come with fireworks-related injuries, but associations such as the Burns Foundation have said that the severity of these are on the rise as fireworks become more powerful. The Burns Foundation, dedicated to helping burn patients, noted that heavier...

Brussels firefighters and emergency personnel once again faced a difficult New Year’s Eve in the capital, finding themselves the target of violence as they attempted to carry out their work helping others. The fire brigade was the target of Molotov cocktails during an incident at Place Saint-Denis...

A man wielding a knife was arrested in Brussels on Monday morning in front of the official residence of the prime minister, reports RTBF. The individual tried to enter the residence at 16 Rue de la Loi before being stopped by military police, according to outgoing prime minister Alexander De Croo’s...

As Belgium’s automobile sector revs up for the Brussels Motor Show from 10 to 19 January, the industry reflects on car sale trends in 2024, reports RTBF. Among the winners were second-hand cars with 727,650 registrations, which represented an increase of 5.6% compared to 2023, according to Traxio...

Belgium’s "mutuelles" – social security companies that give out sickness and health payments – had €1.2 million in government funding withheld in 2023, because they did not do enough to help the long-term sick back to work, according to newly published figures from outgoing federal health minister...

The waiting is over - Brussels’ oldest municipal swimming pool, situated on the aptly named Rue de la Natation in Ixelles, welcomed its first visitors back into the water shortly before Christmas for the first time in five years. The beautifully and meticulously renovated pool, built 120 years ago...

Although the proportion of French speakers in the Flemish municipalities around Brussels - the Vlaamse Rand - is increasing, Dutch remains the dominant language, according to the latest VUB language barometer. The researchers at the Brussels-based Flemish university analysed the language skills of...