What do you for a living? I work in Leuven at Hergon Group, a Ford and Land Rover dealer. I advise clients who want to buy a Ford. I’m also responsible for price negotiation, closing the sale and delivering the vehicle. Because of the crisis, people are definitely more careful about buying new cars...

In a break with a long-standing tradition that Belgium’s military personnel should not be deployed on Belgian soil, soldiers began security duties at the weekend guarding government buildings and embassies in Brussels and Antwerp. Military personnel were also stationed in the Jewish quarter in...

The federal government is working to rush through a series of 12 measures to combat terrorism following the police shooting of two terrorists in Verviers last week. The measures include the deployment of troops on the streets of Brussels and Antwerp to support the police, following information that...

The cost of petrol and diesel fuel in Belgium continues to decrease, reports the Federal Public Service Economy. The cost of Euro 95, currently around €1.131 per litre, has not been as low since May 2009, according to data on the Belgian Petroleum Federation website. Exactly one year ago, the...

Routine gynaecological examinations, such as the Pap smear to detect cervical cancer, can also be carried out by the general practitioner (GP), reports De Morgen based on a report by the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE). Thanks to a new kind of Pap smear procedure, women should no longer...

The 93rd annual Brussels Motor Show had a successful first weekend, with about 140,000 visitors, an increase of 2% compared with the record edition in 2013, which ended its first weekend with 136,672 visitors, reports De Standaard based on figures from the Belgian Federation of Automobile and...

The main Jewish schools in Brussels and Antwerp are closed today, amid fears of a terrorist attack in reprisal for a day of anti-terror operations across the country yesterday in which two armed men were killed by police in Verviers. The federal government raised the terrorist alert level from two...

Vlativa, a new anti-Islam movement, has announced plans for its first march in Antwerp. The organisation, modelled on Germany’s Pegida, wants to hold a march on Monday, 26 January in protest at what it sees as the growing influence of Islam in Belgium. The march has been announced on the...

The three wind farms located in the North Sea last year produced more than 2.2 million megawatt (MW) hours of electricity, accounting for the annual consumption of 623,715 households, reports federal State Secretary for the North Sea, Bart Tommelein in De Morgen . Tommelein calls it an “impressive...

The major Jewish schools in Antwerp and Brusselshave cancelled all classes today, reports Joods Actueel. The decision comes in response to the heightened terrorist threat today across Belgium. Belgian monthly newspaper Joods Actueel reported the decision on its website after the Jewish community...