The Liège prosecutor's office revealed on Monday that 1.2 tonnes of cocaine had been accidentally discovered on 14 December in cement bags on an unloading dock on the banks of the river Meuse, near Liège. Federal police are conducting an investigation to try to trace the supply chain. The cargo is...

Belgians remained true to their squirrelling nature in 2020 by boosting their savings accounts throughout the year, a survey of banks revealed this week. Savings accounts held by the four major banks operating in Belgium swelled as customers sought to maintain their financial security in these...

A Brussels court began hearing arguments today in the appeal of murder convictions handed down to former politician Christian Van Eyken and his wife, Sylvia Boigelot. The pair were convicted last year of the 2014 murder of Boigelot’s former husband, Marc Dellea. Dellea died from a bullet to the...

Nearly 50,000 people have signed the petition against the new 30kph zone in the Brussels region. The new speed limit, which covers 85% of the roads in the capital, came into force on 1 January. The region has ushered in the new traffic law to improve air quality, cut down on noise pollution and...

Work on the facade of the Justice Palace in Brussels should be completed in 2023, with the exterior renovation completed in 2030, state secretary responsible for federal buildings Mathieu Michel has said, adding that completing the work was "a priority". The renovation of the Justice Palace began...

Electric bike provider Billy Bike is more than doubling its number of bicycles in Brussels from 450 to 1,000, according to an announcement by the company’s CEO Pierre De Schaetzen in the business newspaper L'Echo. The company first revealed earlier in 2020, during the first round of coronavirus...

Belgium's January sales began on Monday, with retailers generally pessimistic due to the coronavirus restrictions and reduced consumer spending power. The sales normally begin on the first Saturday in January, but were delayed by two days to avoid a sudden rush on the stores. The sales - in January...

In our regular weekly podcast , we meet the people and visit the places that make Belgium special. This week: We attend a candelit vigil on New Year's Eve to mourn the UK's departure from the EU We hear from an Indian in Brussels who's painstakingly restoring a Horta house How is Belgium handling...

Nupur Tron, an Indian in Brussels, fell in love with an Art Nouveau jewel designed by Victor Horta, the Frison House, promptly bought it and has spent two years painstakingly restoring it - while using it as the venue for an ambitious cross-cultural programme to bring Indian and Belgian cultures...

Brussels' independent English-language bookstore, Sterling Books, has announced it will shut down next month after 23 years. The popular shop, on Rue du Fossé aux Loups near De Brouckère, has begun selling all of its merchandise at half price to clear stock. In a post on its Facebook page, Sterling...