The SNCB has begun lobbying for a 10-year extension to its monopoly on domestic rail travel in Belgium, ahead of next month's federal elections. Belgium's rail market is due to be opened up to competition in 2023. The request to remain the sole operator is contained in a memorandum intended for...

An "animal party" will be standing in Belgium's regional and federal elections next month for the first time. DierAnimal describes itself as "national, bilingual and pro-animal" and is fielding 200 candidates, all of whom are "at least vegetarian or vegan". It says other political parties in...

A demonstration calling for an end to nuclear power in Belgium has been called for 26 April to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. The demonstration will begin at North Station in Brussels from 15.00 and will -head towards the Engie-Electrabel headquarters, where d...

A Frenchwoman has arrived in Brussels after walking 757km to encourage people to vote in next month's European elections. Draped in an EU flag, Valérie Thatcher set off from her home in Lyon, France, just over a month ago , hoping the journey would draw attention to politics and the importance of...

In the first quarter of this year, 230 requests for subsidies for the purchase of a fully electric car were submitted, compared to 415 for the whole of 2018. The number of subsidies requested for electric-powered mopeds and motorcycles is also increasing, with 183 and 31 requested respectively,...

Anderlecht supporters were once again out of control on Friday night, as fireworks and smoke bombs on the pitch and in the stands shut down the match between RSC Anderlecht and Standard Liège. It’s the second incident among RSCA supporters in a week that saw Anderlecht continue its losing streak,...

From high drama on the open seas to submarine and diving disasters, Lites studio allows directors to film every aquatic scenario imaginable. With one push of a button, the waterproof studio can be flooded to create a 10-metre deep underwater world with special effects such as metre-high waves. The...

It has become a Belgian Easter holiday tradition. Thousands of people, gathered in a field outside Namur, to dig for hidden sex toys. About 5,000 treasure-hunters - mostly women - and a similar number of spectators joined the annual hunt in Wépion on Sunday, which is now in its ninth year and...

Firefighters in Belgium are getting too fat, new medical data has revealed. Two thirds (64%) are overweight - with a body mass index between 25 and 30 - according to an annual study of 3,702 firemen and 181 firewomen by the workplace health prevention service Idewe. Another one in five (19%) have a...

Police in Zaventem have been carrying out spot checks on parked cars - and sending out €58 fines to drivers who have forgotten to lock their vehicle. Leaving a vehicle unlocked in public is a highway code offence. Article 8.5 says that "where a vehicle has an anti-theft device, it should be used"...