The Belgian army will participate in the protection and security of the Paris Olympic Games this summer, according to the country’s defence minister Ludivine Dedonder. The number of troops that will be sent to France has not yet been confirmed, but Dedonder said the defence department has “studied...

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched new non-stop flights between Singapore and Brussels, following a 20 year absence from the Belgian capital. The inaugural flight took off from Brussels Airport at Zaventem on 6 April after a traditional water cannon salute by firefighters. Initially operating...

When it comes to income tax, tax residence is a complex issue that is sometimes misunderstood by taxpayers. Many people assume that if you are domiciled in a country in the administrative sense of the term, the tax authorities will automatically recognise this address as your tax domicile...

Landmark buildings in the Belgian capital have joined in anniversary celebrations marking 75 years since the signing of NATO’s founding document. While NATO’s flag fluttered under the Cinquantenaire memorial arch, Brussels’ city hall and Egmont Palace were illuminated in NATO blue, and the city’s...

While waiting for its landmark building to open, modern and contemporary art museum Kanal Centre-Pompidou is busy organising exhibitions and events. Its latest is the first Brussels edition of the Dream City festival, hailing from the Maghreb city of Tunis. An independent festival held every two...

After the presentation of a final report on the role of Belgian rail operator SNCB in the deportation of people during the second world war, a group of experts has been created to determine what actions should be taken. In its report last December, the Centre d'études et de documentation Guerres et...

Brussels has been ranked 39th out of 763 cities in a global index from British financial house Schroders, which cited the city's excellent public transport and poor car congestion as major factors in the score. Schroders’ Global Cities Index ranks cities based on their economic potential, using the...

Previously unreleased Marvin Gaye recordings have been found in Belgium, where the soul singer lived for a few months in 1981. The recordings were found in Ostend, the BBC reports, along with notes by the American artist. Gaye died on 1 April 1984 in a violent fight with his father. He recorded...

Voting has been compulsory in Belgium since 1893. But now, the Flemish government has ruled that this will no longer be the case in Flanders for this year’s municipal and provincial elections taking place on 13 October. Astrid Roelandts, a journalist with Het Laatste Nieuws, told RTL that this will...

Bruxelles-Propreté, the capital's waste management and public cleanliness organisation, is to begin experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to check the amount of dirt on Brussels’ pavements and roads. "Today, for example, a street is cleaned three times a week, no matter how...