Support for a reduction in VAT on energy is gaining traction in Belgium, with no political parties in the federal government ruling it out so long as it is eventually offset by higher excise duties. “Exceptional situations require exceptional measures,” finance minister Vincent Van Peteghem said in...

Batches of Delhaize's organic hazelnut spread sold since 24 November are being recalled for containing mineral oils and hydrocarbons. "Delhaize asks its customers not to consume the products and to return them to a point of sale," Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (Afsca)...

The Brussels parliament will consider a draft ordinance that would ban the slaughtering of animals without stunning, as is traditionally done for Kosher and Halal meats. The proposal, presented by minister of animal welfare Bernard Clerfayt, bore strong similarities with similar measures that...

British-Belgian pilot Zara Rutherford became the first Belgian and the youngest woman to fly solo around the world when she landed her Shark ultralight plane in Kortrijk-Wevelgem on Thursday afternoon. The 19-year-old student completed the 60,000km circumnavigation in five months, two months later...

The contemporary dance bonanza D Festival 10 returns to the capital for two weeks of creative movement. Showcasing local talent and new works, the programme includes a workshot (by Garage 29 artists) and an exhibition of photos by Maël G Lagadec that captures moving bodies (Bar du Marni). Staged at...

A heavily discounted Stib season ticket for students will be extended to all under-25s in Brussels from this summer, whether they study or not. Anyone aged 12 to 24 will be able to make unlimited journeys on the Stib network for €12 a year. This rate has already available to students since last...

Apartments on the Belgian coast are selling faster and for more money than ever before, new figures reveal. Prices for a seaside apartment grew by 11.3% on average last year, according to a study by the University of Antwerp and the ERA estate agent group. This is the biggest increase since the...

A Vietnamese man considered to be the leader of a gang of human traffickers was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the criminal court of Bruges on Wednesday for his part in the death of 39 migrants in a truck in the UK in 2019. 45-year-old Vo Van Hong was accused of being the leader of the...

‎Some 1,600 Stib workers have signed an online petition calling on the management of the transport company to show leniency towards the employee who filmed the surveillance camera footage showing the attempted murder that took place on Friday night in the Brussels metro.‎ A Stib spokesperson‎ said...

Taxi drivers in Brussels are planning to block traffic on Thursday morning in their latest protest against rival Uber. Brussels taxi federation FeBeT said it would block "two major access roads into Brussels", without specifying which ones. Federation spokesman Sam Bouchal said taxi drivers wanted...