Rail management company Infrabel has officially inaugurated the first "green" sleepers used on railway tracks in Europe In the new process of production, the cement the sleepers are traditionally made from has been replaced by sulphur. "It is an innovation in the railway world, but above all a...

Dozens of sex workers demonstrated at Brussels North station on Sunday, calling for an appropriate exit plan from the coronavirus restrictions which have decimated their industry. They also demanded that the government finally assign a clear official status to their sector which would allow them to...

An image of a Brussels policeman helping a woman cross the street in Laeken, while carrying her bag, has been widely shared on social media. The benevolent gesture was greeted by web users with mostly positive messages - in a period that has seen a number of incidents of alleged police violence and...

Isala Van Diest Had Isala Van Diest not had such progressive parents, she might not have become the first woman in Belgium to obtain a university degree, which led to her become its first female doctor. Born in 1842 Leuven to parents who did not believe in educating their daughters and sons...

You do not have to be a Belgian citizen to open a bank account in Belgium. Some banks do not even require you to have a Belgian address, allowing you to open an account online before you arrive in the country. You need to provide proof of identity, whether a Belgian ID card or the official...

There are currently only 29 urinals and 14 public toilets in the City of Brussels - but the alderwoman for cleanliness and green spaces Zoubida Jellab has ambitious expansion plans. First of all this plan provides for the placement, in 2021, of two new conventional toilets on Putterie and Rue des...

A threat from Irish low-cost airline Ryanair to lay off 176 people in Belgium has ended - as management and unions reached a draft agreement. Rather than lose their jobs, part of the cabin crew will see a drop of 8% of their salaries. The wage decrease is for the higher-wage categories of the cabin...

Women in Belgium are being encouraged not to perform any paid or unpaid work on 8 March, to mark International Women’s Day. The Socialist union FGTB and the Christian service union ACV Puls have submitted strike notices for a feminist strike on Monday. Due to the submitted notices, people who are...

Belgium's ban on non-essential travel will remain in place until at least 18 April - and cafes and restaurants will have to wait until 1 May before they can reopen - prime minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday evening. A gradual plan has been drawn up to ease the coronavirus restrictions...

Duelling demonstrations involving around 800 Uber vehicles and 120 taxis caused serious traffic jams on Thursday in central Brussels. At issue was the decision of the Brussels government announced by minister-president Rudi Vervoort to apply strictly the 1995 Brussels ordinance on taxi services and...