The European Commission has begun an investigation into possibly illegal state aid to two of the port of Antwerp’s major businesses: container terminal operators PSA Antwerp and Antwerp Gateway. The complaint was lodged by a third business, logistics company Katoen Natie. The two companies were...

Dry weather, sun and snow in Belgium's Eastern Cantons and Luxembourg province today prompted the opening of 23 ski resorts. Fifteen resorts opened for the first time on Sunday in the Eastern Cantons, reports the tourism office of eastern Belgium on its website. Another eight resorts also opened...

University of Leuven researcher Elke Van Hellemont recently completed a PhD study on gangs in Brussels – a topic that’s been in the news a lot lately, following the release of the gritty box-office smash Black (pictured), directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Why can’t police and experts...

The Stephanie tunnel in Brussels will remain closed until at least the end of this week, reports Brussels Mobility, despite Friday's announcement by mobility minister Pascal Smet that the tunnel would reopen on Monday "if all goes well." The tunnel, near Avenue Louise, was closed last week after...

Iodine tablets should to be distributed to all inhabitants of Belgium in a preventive measure in the case of nuclear disaster, urges the country's Scientific Council. Currently, only residents living within 20 kilometers of a large nuclear power plant receive the tablets. Iodine tablets can protect...

Rock Werchter, the Belgium’s biggest music festival, which takes place every summer near Leuven, has won Artists’ Favourite Festival in Europe at the European Festival Awards (EFA) in Groningen, the Netherlands. Werchter was up against Flanders’ own Pukkelpop, Lowlands in the Netherlands and Sziget...

The #CallBrussels campaign launched last week to freshen up the image of the capital following the publicity surrounding terrorist connections at the end of last year, has completed its first phase, taking 12,688 phone calls in just five days. Samples of some of the residents picking up the phone...

Brussels Airport this week significantly bolstered border security by increasing the number of automated control gates at the airport from six to 24, write De Morgen and Het Laatste Nieuws . About 46,080 EU citizens arriving from a non-Schengen country will be able to pass through the automated...

Three-quarters of primary school children in Belgium drink too little water and 92% don’t like using the toilet facilities at school, according to a study released by Ghent University (UGent) commissioned by water producer Spa. From September to November 2014, UGent scientists examined hydration...

Last year, 69,282 old Belgian franc notes were exchanged for euros. Since the introduction of the euro in 2002, Belgians have exchanged their old Belgian francs for new euro banknotes, but there is another €151 million worth of francs still outstanding, writes De Standaard , based on figures from...