Belgium will ban travel from the United Kingdom from midnight tonight (Sunday) as a precautionary measure after a highly contagious strain of coronavirus was detected in the south of England. Prime minister Alexander De Croo said the ban on flights - and Eurostar services - from the UK to Belgium...

Less than a year after opening his Andenne atelier and boutique, Ariqua Denis was named Wallonia’s chocolatier of the year 2020 by gourmet guide Gault & Millau. The 32-year-old’s meteoric rise in the world of Belgian chocolate is thanks to his passion for all things cocoa. The award, announced...

Listen to this article: How does racial discrimination impact your life if you’re a person of colour living in Belgium? That’s the thing; it goes from the individual towards the structural level. So, first, there’s the daily racism: if you are a racialised minority, you will be seen as a person who...

As an expat working abroad, it’s not always possible to stay in your home country’s statutory pension scheme. This scheme is pillar 1 in the five-pension formats outlined by the World Bank. It may be possible if you are seconded for a period of up to five years, and your home and host country have...

No one throws a party like Tomorrowland, and why should this New Year’s Eve be any different? The digital celebration is set to ring in the New Year in 193 countries – including this one, natch. Live performances, fireworks and fantastical animations envelope you in the action for an evening that...

The teacher who was temporarily dismissed from his position at a Molenbeek municipal school after he showed his 10-year-old students a naked caricature of the prophet Muhammad has been reinstated. The teacher was suspended and disciplinary proceedings were opened against him at the end of October...

Dozens of people gathered in Brussels' Place Albertine on Thursday to defend the right to film police. The protests coincided with the start of the trial of two Brussels police officers accused of illegally removing video data from journalists from independent web broadcaster Zin TV during a...

While vaccinations in Belgium against Covid-19 could begin as early as this month, it’s expected that we won’t all be vaccinated for many months to come. Most of us would welcome a return to normalcy in 2021, which is where sniffer dogs come in. The universities of Ghent and Liège are working with...

A new concrete noise barrier has been built in Wezembeek-Oppem and Kraainem, replacing a row of trees that previously separated the residential areas from the nearby busy ring road. The aim is obviously to reduce noise pollution but some residents of Wezembeek find themselves, to their dismay, with...