Belgium’s Justice Commission heard testimony from experts on Tuesday regarding a bill aimed at allowing the civil registrar to declare divorce on the grounds of irremediable disunity, intended to lighten the workload in overwhelmed family courts. But while many agreed that some procedures could be...

Just as many parts of Belgium are still rebuilding after being hit by intense storms a couple of weeks ago, construction is underway on a smaller scale at Mini Europe in Brussels. The popular attraction, which features a miniature scale model of Europe’s most famous landmarks, is set to reopen on...

The majority of the 300 Belgian soldiers assigned to back up Nato forces in Romania flew out from Brussels' military airport Melsbroek on Tuesday. Mainly stationed in Marche-en-Famenne, the soldiers will be under the command of a French battalion while in Romania. The deployment of Belgian and...

The employment rate of single Belgian women living in Brussels shows that combining a family with work is difficult. But for women of foreign origin in the capital, their position in the labour market is even more precarious. One in three families in Brussels is a single-parent family, compared to...

Brussels’ clubbing and festival scene comes together for an evening of dance and solidarity to raise cash for victims of the war in Ukraine on 10 March. A host of live entertainment organisations are staging the open-air charity evening at the foot of Belgium’s iconic Atomium, from 16.00 to 22.00...

The wage gap between men and women in Belgium was reduced by half between 2010 and 2020, according to figures from the Belgian Statistical Office (Statbel), shared on the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March. A woman earned on average 5.3% less per hour than a man in 2020, compared to...

The Peruvian police have ruled out criminal intent in the investigation into the disappearance of Belgian tourist Natacha de Crombrugghe, according to reports from Peruvian news outlet La Republica . Homicide investigators spent 30 days looking into the disappearance of de Crombrugghe , who went...

The temporary reception centre for refugees from Ukraine is now open in the former Jules Bordet hospital, a stone's throw from the Porte de Hal in Brussels. Around 1,500 Ukrainians, fleeing the Russian invasion of their country, queued outside its gates on Monday morning. The operation of recording...

The Equal Opportunities Unit of the City of Brussels launched its Women's Rights Week on Monday, to coincide with International Women’s Day on March 8. The city’s theme this year is "motherhood, its choices, obstacles and challenges". Lydia Mutyebele, alderman for equal opportunities for the City...