Belgium is one of the few European countries where patients pay for a regular visit to the doctor, writes De Morgen . "To change this is not only necessary but also feasible, cost effective and good for the quality of our health-care system," say general physicians (GPs). About 900,000 Belgians a...

Belgium’s international development minister, Alexander De Croo, defended the rights of women, gays, lesbians and transgender people in a speech at the United Nations in New York earlier this week. De Croo (Open VLD) was speaking to the UN’s Commission on Population and Development, which is...

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Belgian scientists are worried that the Asian tiger mosquito ( Aedes albopictus ) is gaining a foothold in the country, which could lead to the spread of dengue and yellow fever. They are calling for more monitoring to prevent health problems. Scientists from Antwerp’s Institute of Tropical...

The new version of the Michelin Green Guide to Belgium recently gave three stars to the Pairi Daiza animal park in Brugelette, Hainaut province, in the south of Belgium. With the rating, Pairi Daiza joins the prestigious Guide’s list of Belgium’s 20 must-see attractions. The three stars place Pairi...

Police officers at Brussels Airport this week warn that it is too easy for terrorists to get in and out of Belgium via the airport. "Half of the security checks done with passport scanners are faulty," one agent told Het Laatste Nieuws on Tuesday. The federal police have confirmed a malfunction...

Last year there were 150,000 vinyl records sold in Belgium, for a turnover of €3.19 million. That is a tripling of record sales compared to 2010, according to figures from the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA). Vinyl sales hit rock-bottom in 2010, with only 46,971 records sold. In 2014,...

Three dockworkers who died while cleaning out the hold of a ship in the Waasland harbour in Beveren at the weekend were the victims of toxic gases created by the coal the ship was carrying, the East Flanders prosecutor’s office has announced. The three men, all experienced dockworkers in their 50s...

Belgian daily De Morgen has won the World's Best-Designed Newspaper award. The annual Society for News Design (SND) contest this year selected De Morgen as the winner from more than 200 entries. SND, an international organisation for news media professionals and visual communicators, chose four...

The British-Belgian co-production The Missing has been nominated for three Bafta awards, including Best Actor (James Nesbitt), Best Supporting Actor (Ken Stott) and Best Drama Series. The BBC TV series was shot in Brussels and Huy and also features Belgian actors, including Titus De Voogdt (22nd of...