More and more foreign researchers are coming to Belgium to obtain their PhDs, according to daily newspaper De Tijd . Science faculties in particular are very international, partly due to a shortage of experts on a national level, according to statistics from the universities of Leuven (KU Leuven),...

Belgian media group Corelio, which publishes De Standaard , Het Nieuwsblad and The Bulletin among other titles, booked a net profit of €1.8 million last year, compared with a loss of €42.3 million a year earlier, the company announced last week. The figures are mostly the result of Corelio's sale...

Name: Gaetan Deremince Nationality: Belgian Age: 41 Location: Brussels Sector: Tech Ever tried to find a private teacher in your neighbourhood? Say you want to learn piano or yoga, where do you turn? Who can you trust? Millennials (and especially xpats) will likely look to Google, but the results...

Belgium is no slouch when it comes to quirky, unique or historical hotels. Here are a few of our favourites, to suit all budgets and occasions. Budget Funkey Hotel, Brussels From the moment you walk through the door, you know you’re in no ordinary budget hotel. Bright colours and modern fittings...

Belgium’s love affair with home building and renovation reaches its apex with Batibouw , the annual fair which opens to the public from Saturday until 8 March at Brussels Expo in Heysel. This year’s theme ‘Start to renovate’ reflects the increasing trend for home extension and refurbishment. This...

Plateform Marolles, the driving force behind the protest against a new underground parking lot in Brussels’ Marolles neighbourhood, is organizing a week of festivities to celebrate the scrapping of the plans. From 14 to 21 March, concerts, film screenings, readings, art exhibitions and a ball will...

National minimum wages in the European Union member states vary considerably from country to country, according to figures released on Thursday by the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) . Bulgaria’s minimum wage of €184 gross per month, for example, pales in comparison to that of...

In the case of convicted terrorist Nizar Trabelsi’s extradition to the US, the European Court has ruled that Belgium must pay Trabelsi €90,000 in damages for violation of human rights, reports La Dernière Heure. The court condemned Belgium for not waiting for its ruling on the case before handing...

Police investigating the murder of Sofie D’Hondt during the carnival celebrations in Aalst have called on members of the public to search videos and photos they may have taken on Sunday, 15 February, for clues. D’Hondt, they said, does not appear on footage taken from security cameras. “During the...