Major changes are coming to Belgium’s criminal code, among them the inclusion of ecocide and incitement to suicide. Belgium’s criminal code was over 150 years old prior to modernisation efforts and the new version has finally been passed by the Council of Ministers. The changes are made to both...

Belgium will provide assistance to Qatar in the form of training for labour inspectors, hoping to combat the mistreatment of workers in the country. Qatar first contacted Belgium at the beginning of 2022, La Dernière Heure reports, hoping to set up a collaboration that would lead to better working...

A nationwide pan-industry strike in Belgium this Wednesday (9 November) will bring disruption to flights, supermarkets and public services including schools and transport. The strike has been called to protest against the rising cost of living and declining purchasing power. Brussels public...

A strike planned by Engie Electrabel workers following 16 dismissals of employees for gross misconduct has been suspended as talks between the union and management progress. The 16 employees in question were terminated after it was discovered they extended fixed contracts for certain colleagues...

A motorist was filmed driving at speeds over 200km/h in a Brussels road tunnel on the night of 31 October. The video had been making the rounds on social media before being brought to the attention of French-language news outlet RTL, whose readers had reported it. “Up to 215km/h in the tunnels is...

Possessing more than 47,000 films, the Royal Belgian Film Archive (Cinematek) in Brussels boasts one of the world’s oldest and largest film collections. Don’t miss an opportunity to see highlights of Cinematek’s eclectic archive in Restored , a festival running from 20 to 30 November. Founded in...

Following its 50th anniversary, multilingual club Cercle Polyglotte de Waterloo has been awarded a royal title by the King of Belgium. It will now be known as the Cercle Royal Polyglotte de Waterloo asbl, the club announced in a statement. It was founded in 1971 by a group of local educators to...

Three people have been arrested after a joint operation between the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Belgian Federal Police foiled an attempt to smuggle migrants to the UK in an inflatable boat, the NCA said in a statement. Belgian officers arrested two men from the UK, aged 34 and 44, on...

Art fans will rejoice as the second edition of the National Artist Market opens at Tour & Taxis, offering a unique view of the local vibrant art scene. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet and buy from 60 artists and local initiatives, ranging from visual art, books, fashion, music and...

Belgian authorities are rolling out a new pilot programme of so-called "smart cameras" that will be able to detect whether drivers are using their mobile phones behind the wheel. Using a phone while driving has been made a more serious offence in Belgium. In March of this year, fines for doing so...