Qualifications endowed by Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg will now be automatically recognised in all three countries. That is the result of a Benelux agreement signed yesterday by all five ministers for higher education. The signatures came from Jean-...

About a quarter of Belgian employers have difficulty finding suitable candidates to fill job vacancies, according to a survey of 751 Belgian employers by HR services company Manpower. Exactly 24% of employers reported a serious "shortage of talent", nearly double as many as last year. According to...

Flemish minister-president Geert Bourgeois spoke yesterday to members of the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium on how the region’s new government programme will make Flanders more appealing to businesses. Bourgeois ( pictured ) noted three major elements of the programme: simplification of...

Brave the spring chill and head outdoors for the first outdoor aperitif of the season. Les Apéros urbains kicks off this evening (Friday) on the esplanade of the Cinquantenaire park. Live DJ music and other entertainment on the menu. Bring your own lemon, says the flyer in a nod to a competition on...

Belgians consume an average of nearly 10 litres of alcohol per person annually, according to a recent study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). That is 16% less than 20 years ago, reports De Zondag But while Belgians may be drinking less than they were 20 years ago...

More than 80,000 people turned out yesterday under grey skies in Brussels for the 20th edition of the Belgian Pride festival and parade, celebrating the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. The annual parade through the city centre began at the Beurs with a message from...

Belgium’s young footballers have reached the semi-final of the European Under-17 Championship. After winning a quarter-final penalty shoot-out against Croatia on Friday, the Jonge Duivels, or Young Devils, face France in tomorrow’s semi-final in the Bulgarian city of Burgas. Victory would take them...

The city council of Aalst wants a bicycle connection from Aalst to Brussels, along the former railway line via Opwijk and Asse, according to Aalst mobility minister Dylan Casaer. Part of the route is already included in the Bicycle-GEN project, but the municipality wants to see the entire route...

Hackers have stolen money from at least 500 prepaid credit cards in Belgium, report Het Belang van Limburg and Gazet van Antwerpen . Many victims have lost hundreds of euros, while others do not even know that their credit card has been hacked. Prepaid credit cards are not linked to a current...

The upcoming train strike on 28 May doesn’t mean you’re stuck in Brussels. With this nice weather, instead of booking your Cambio car , perhaps it’s time to hop onto two wheels and discover Brussels’ surroundings at a slower pace. From the capital, there are several charming towns, villages,...