Artists have been quick to make the connection between drones, the remote-controlled flying machines that haunt the skies of the Middle East, and the flying carpets in tales dating back to the Arabian Nights. Taking this work as a starting point, the Boghossian Foundation in Brussels has put...

Police unions in Brussels are planning a general demonstration on Friday, 24 April, the unions announced today at a press conference. The unions are protesting against the government’s taking too long to make a decision on the retirement plan for the city’s police officers. "If the interior...

In Eupen yesterday evening, in the Belgian province of Liège, union activists threw eggs and ketchup at Belgium’s pensions minister Daniel Bacquelaine. The minister was in Eupen to attend a conference in the context of "liberal week", where he was met by 200 militant members of the Francophone...

Parks and cemeteries across the Brussels-Capital region are closed today for fear of falling branches and trees, as forecasters expect gusts of more than 90km per hour. The city’s parks will remain inaccessible until at least Tuesday evening, reports brusselnieuws.be The region recommends avoiding...

The French and Belgian railway authorities, SNCF and NMBS, have completed the formalities to hive off the high-speed train service Thalys as a separate and independent company. The two authorities will continue to own the service, 40% to the NMBS and 60% to SNCF. The goal of the move is to allow...

Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has been awarded a Golden Lion career prize by the Venice Biennale. The lifetime achievement trophy Leone d’oro alla carriera per la danza was awarded to De Keersmaeker for the “original synthesis between formal rigour and pathos” embodied, said the...

The number of reports of animal cruelty received by Flanders’ animal welfare service hotline (02.524.74.11) continues to rise. In 2014, there were 956 reports of animal abuse, or nearly 87% on a total of 1,102 calls, reports De Zondag based on figures from the environmental administration of the...

Brussels’ public transportation network is severely disrupted today as trade unions carry out a demonstration in Brussels and Flemish Brabant. In Brussels, only about half of the metros and trams are running normally, as many of the employees of transport company STIB take part in the regional...

In 2014, the employment rate for people over the age of 55 in Belgium was 42.7%, an increase of 1% compared with the previous year, and an increase of 5.4% compared with a decade ago, according to figures from the FPS Economy. Despite the increase, Belgium continues to lag behind the European...

A court in Hasselt has dropped charges against the city’s mayor, former police chief and municipal secretary in a case brought against them on the evidence of a whistle-blower. The three were accused of falsifying documents. The court found that mayor Hilde Claes, police chief Michel Beckers and...