The sale of Fairtrade products in Belgium, measured by volume, increased 7.5% in 2013, bringing the total estimated value of Belgium's Fairtrade market up to €94 million. This is evident from Fairtrade Max Havelaar Belgium's annual results published earlier this week. The Fairtrade products with...

Belgian striker Christian Benteke will sit out the World Cup in Brazil this summer. The 23-year-old Aston Villa striker tore his Achilles tendon during practice yesterday and must undergo surgery. He is expected to be out of action for at least six months. Benteke quickly became a permanent fixture...

Forty percent more women in Belgium had themselves tested for breast cancer genes in the past year, according to Het Nieuwsblad and De Standaard . UZ Gent carried out 400 blood tests in 2012, compared to 600 such tests in 2013. UZ Leuven also showed an increase, from 570 women tested in 2012,...

Former Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme will leave his post as Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for a top job at Stockholm-based IDEA, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). Leterme (CD&V) was...

Regional airline Flybe is starting a new service offering eight flights a week from Antwerp-Deurne airport to London-Southend, an airport to the east of the British capital. The flights will be operated by franchise partner Stobart Air. Flybe Group is a low-cost airline based in Exeter, England...

The Chinese president Xi Jinping ended his visit to Belgium with a speech in the Concertgebouw in Bruges, where he emphasised the growing bonds between China and the EU and encouraged the audience, made up of students and staff from the College of Europe, to visit his country. “The College of...

The Brussels-Capital Region has appointed a school facilitator, economist Julie Lumen, whose task is to co-ordinate the development of extra places in Brussels schools. Lumen will work for the Agency for Territorial Development (ATO) and will assist both the Dutch- and the French-speaking networks...

Fix My Street, the smartphone app for reporting defects in the public space, gets an important update today, extending its service to include light poles, traffic lights and road signs, says Brigitte Grouwels, Brussels Minister for public works. So far Fix My Street only allowed Brussels residents...

The exhibition As Sweet as it Gets by Belgian artist Michaël Borremans has drawn more than 48,000 visitors to Brussels’ Bozar in a month's time. At this rate, it promises to be the most visited exhibition since Bozar was founded in 2003. "We are pleasantly surprised with the huge interest," said...