Rail services in Belgium are disrupted until the end of Tuesday evening because of regional strike action by SNCB train drivers and signal workers. The worst disruption on Monday will be in the south-east of the country, around Liège, Namur and Luxembourg provinces - although a knock-on effect is...

The Justice Palace in Brussels has been included in the 2016 World Monuments Watch, a list of 50 sites in 36 countries that are at risk from the forces of nature and the impact of social, political, and economic change. The World Monuments Fund (WMF) added the building to the list for its poor...

During the fourth Belgian Championship Poetry Slam on Saturday in Muntpunt, 17 Belgian poets competed for the title of Belgian champion. The participants, made up of both Dutch- and French-speaking poets, were each given three minutes to convince the jury of their poetic prowess, using only word...

Since the introduction of a one-off administrative fee of €215 for certain individuals who apply for regularisation in Belgium, the number of requests has decreased significantly. The number of foreigners trying to obtain a residence permit in Belgium has halved since the fee went into effect in...

According to the Better Life Index 2015 published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Belgian teens score below the European average when it comes to their general satisfaction with life. "The bar is set high in Belgium," writes Het Laatste Nieuws. The study asked...

In the past year in Belgium, nearly 47,500 mobile phones were reported stolen, or an average of 130 phones per day, writes La Dernière Heure . The number of mobile phone thefts in the past year is 7,000 higher than it was 10 years ago, the newspaper adds. Compared to two years ago, however, the...

The paperwork that enables patients to receive a refund after visiting a doctor should be digitised by 2018, public healthcare minister Maggie De Block has said. “It will be possible to send the doctor’s fee in a safe way directly to the mutuality, so patients are refunded directly via their bank...

At the end of October, Brussels’ most fashion-forward district will roll out the red carpet for the annual fashion event Mode Parcours. Organised by the MAD Brussels fashion and design centre, this 15th edition will again bring exhibitions, shop window installations and workshops and, of course, a...

If you dig blues and country music, Belgo Cowboys are playing La Cuve à bière in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert on Saturday evening, from 21.00. The Brussels-based expat quartet (pictured) consists of Marius Costea and Rahul Venkit on guitar and vocals, Enea Pista Guerra on percussion and drums and Derek...

The Audi plant in Forest in Brussels has been chosen for the construction of a new electric SUV from 2018, when production of the Audi A1 comes to an end. The contract will ensure employment at the plant at current levels for the near future. The model is called the Q6 E-tron, and is larger and...