Unions hope to find a solution to reduce the number of layoffs carried out by US freight carrier FedEx in Belgium, representatives said on Wednesday after a meeting with the Walloon government. Currently, 671 jobs are at risk in Liège - and a further 47 at Brussels Airport in Zaventem. "We were...

The government’s initiative of offering free transit for bicycles on Belgian trains has been a huge success, according to mobility minister Georges Gilkinet. Gilkinet told parliament on Wednesday that the temporary measure, introduced after the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in July 2020,...

Just like for so many cultural events, the coronavirus pandemic raised existential questions about the 2021 edition of Brafa. Founded in 1956, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious art fairs in the world, exhibiting objects from the Bronze Age to the 21st century. Brafa has solved the...

The development firms that own the Gesù church in Saint-Josse, just across from Botanique, have requested a permit to turn the building into a hotel and marketplace. The building has not functioned as a church since 2004 and has sat empty. While the original 19th-century gothic style church was...

The monks at the Saint-Sixtus Abbey in Vleteren, West Flanders, have launched a delivery pilot project. This means that their famous Westvleteren beer, while endlessly difficult to order, can at least arrive with no additional effort from consumers. As you probably already know, the Trappist monks...

As you get older, you might find it useful for someone to assist you with payments or other administrative tasks, or to take them off your hands entirely. This way you avoid financial penalties or administrative hassles when forgetting to pay, and you know that your interests are well looked after...

Rudi Vervoort, the minister-president of the Brussels-Capital Region, warned parliament on Tuesday that "the corona crisis is creating fertile ground for polarisation" - echoing concerns from experts who fear an increase in radicalisation during the current pandemic. "In recent months, certain...

The fire at the Palais des Beaux-Arts – Bozar – in Brussels on Monday night has caused more damage than first thought, according to the city’s Building Authority. The fire was initially thought to have just damaged a section of the roof but further investigation in the wake of the blaze has shown...

The last provider of analogue TV in Belgium, Telenet, is shutting down the signal by the end of this year. Anyone still using a cable that connects directly to a wall outlet will have to switch to digital by December. According to Telenet, about 7% of their customers still subscribe to analogue TV...

A special edition of the Belgian edition of Newsweek commissioned by the Flemish parliament has included two Nazi sympathisers on a list of 14 Flemings who played a significant role in “the rise and formation of Flemish independence, identity and language”. The government had already gotten...