Local environmental organisations Greenpeace and Bond Beter Leefmilieu have criticised the decision by the federal agency for nuclear safety (Fanc) to approve the re-opening of nuclear power reactors Doel 3 in Beveren, East Flanders, and Tihange 2 in Wallonia. “Fanc is ignoring the safety of the...

Recent years have seen more and more government initiatives aimed at harnessing citizens’ creativity for the common good. One politician is taking this strategy a step further with a programme that gives young people a voice in civic life. Last month, Brussels minister and Flemish Community...

This week, Poppunt, the Flemish contact point for musicians and DJs, is hosting Sound/Check, the follow-up to Muzikantendag (Musician’s Day). The goal is still to give information – primarily to young and new musicians – about all things related to making music, from a cool cover design to a solid...

Two federal ministers are guests of the British ambassador to Belgium, HE Alison Rose, for an English-language briefing, open to members of the public. On 23 November, the guest for The Ambassador Hosts series, organised by the British Chamber of Commerce, is former Flemish minister-president Kris...

Brussels' pedestrian zone is set to undergo radical change next month, when car traffic will again be allowed in Avenue Emile Max, in the direction of Rue du Fossé-aux-Loups. In the short term, the pedestrianised zone at Place de Brouckère will become smaller, as Avenue Emile Max opens to one-way...

Belgian youth are more satisfied with their jobs than the average European, according to a study by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Eurostat's first Quality of Life index ranks the 28 EU member states according to average overall life satisfaction, to which work is...

Belgium's federal government would stand to gain from a sudden abstinence from alcohol and other drugs on the part of its citizens. More specifically, the state would save more than €4.5 billion if its residents were to stop with the excessive use of alcohol, and the use of psychoactive drugs,...

Belgium's football friendly against Spain on Tuesday night has been cancelled, with authorities increasing the terror threat level from 2 to 3 for the whole country. The Coordinating Body for Threat Analysis (OCAM) had already increased the threat level to 3 for large-scale public gatherings such...

Eight people climbed two cranes at a construction site near Brussels' Porte de Namur early Monday morning. According to supporters who gathered at the construction site in Boulevard du Régent, the people are refugees who have been trying for years to get residence permits in Belgium, writes Het...

The 41-year-old chef Peter Aesaert, of Belgocatering in Aalst, is winner of the 2015 Belgian Bocuse d'Or, a prestigious culinary competition. The win qualifies Asaert to represent Belgium at the European final in Budapest. For the Belgian final in Ghent's Flanders Expo, each candidate made a...