The recently published Flanders in Figures, the official statistics for the Flemish region, show that single-person households have grown by nearly 27% over the last two decades. Singles are the fastest-growing type of household in the region. This is the first time that the entire Flanders in...

A study into Brussels expats' attitudes to recycling has found that more needs to be done to inform and encourage people to recycle their used batteries. While knowledge of the city's recycling rules for paper, plastics and organic waste was relatively strong - and many of the participants...

Hungarian MEP József Szájer ( pictured ) has admitted that he was present at the party above the gay bar in downtown Brussels at the weekend. Szájer, a member of Viktor Orbán’s far-right Fidesz party, resigned his post in the European parliament on Sunday without mentioning the activities of the...

A new online tool, developed by Autodelen.net, Test-Achats and Brussels Mobility, will help Brussels residents to calculate how much car sharing costs compared to owning a car. For those who travel up to 15,000km per year, the online calculator shows that car sharing is the cheapest option. On...

A team of 26 researchers and support staff is currently en route to the Belgian polar research station Princess Elisabeth, located in Antarctica, according to the secretary of state for science policy Thomas Dermine. The team, which will join other Belgian researchers who have already arrived at...

A new virtual e-commerce platform, supported by the government of the Brussels-Capital Region, has been launched to compete with Amazon. The launch of Mymarket.brussels, which aims to encourage consumers to buy locally, comes at a time of uncertainty in which traders are suffering from consecutive...

While police breaking up lockdown parties in Brussels is a more or less weekly occurrence, the latest party to violate coronavirus regulations was rather one-of-a-kind. Police in the Brussels-Ixelles zone were confronted with a 25-person-strong orgy late on Friday night above a gay bar on Rue des...

Earlier this month, Walloon economy minister Willy Borsus called on Belgian brewer AB Inbev to make a gesture of support towards operators of its cafes and bars struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic. The brewing group recently announced that it expects its clients to continue paying rent on...

A large-scale 60-hour climate demonstration began on the Boulevard du Régent in Brussels at 15.00 on Monday, in front of the headquarters of the minister-president of the Brussels government Rudi Vervoort after first gathering outside the Walloon parliament in Namur earlier that morning. Some 60...