The ACV public services union has called for a meeting with interior minister Annelies Verlinden about the shortage of telephone operators at the "101" police emergency response stations in Antwerp and Brussels. These shortages amount to a deficit of 40%, according to union representative John...

One in two households in Brussels consists of a single person. Despite this high number, government policy is rarely tailored to this group and single residents often come off poorly, especially when it comes to taxation in Belgium. A working group has now been set up to look into this. Initially,...

How can we improve quality of life and accessibility in Brussels? What are the consequences of Brexit for Brits in Brussels? And have you ever wondered why there are so many parakeets in the city? Those are some of the questions that experts will try to answer in the next series of Brussels...

Two weeks of action by Brussels residents opposed to the ban on motor vehicle traffic in the Bois de la Cambre, one of the biggest parks in the Belgian capital, began on Monday. The collective 'Against the closure of the Bois de la Cambre' have printed 20,000 posters which will be displayed in the...

As we chat to Liège-based businessman Liansen Tan before our interview, it’s a sign of the times that one of the first topics he mentions is the coronavirus crisis, which is impacting not only his business, but many of his European colleagues and compatriots in China. While the crisis continues to...

Have you been loath to visit the hairdresser during the corona crisis? If the result is a ponytail of at least 30 centimetres long, you can just whack if off and send it to Think Pink. It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so the foundation is asking for hair donations to make wigs for women...

Around 40 students gathered in front of the government headquarters of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation on Place Surlet de Chokier on Sunday to demand a legal framework on internships. Carrying large banners with slogans such as “Protect us!”, the students chanted “No more exploitation, we want...

Wood collected from the Sonian Forest is now for sale from a warehouse in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a first major step in the Sonian Wood Cooperative’s mission to keep Brussels wood in Belgium rather than exporting it to Asia, as is the case for more than 75% of the trees grown for the timber industry...

A married couple from Kampenhout, Flemish Brabant, who died of malaria at the end of September were probably infected by a mosquito that arrived in Belgium from Africa via the airport at Zaventem or the air base at nearby Melsbroek, experts said. The couple had not travelled or been in contact with...

Nine of Belgium’s best-known women athletes have joined forces to promote gender equality in sport. Under the banner Empowering Women in Sports they will push for greater awareness of women’s sport and promote initiatives to get women and girls involved in activities at every level. “We need to...