Seven out of 10 people in Belgium show up to work even when they are ill or injured, according to a survey by HR specialist company Securex. Young, highly educated employees and executives are most likely to work when they are not feeling well. Some do it because they enjoy their work, but others...

Visitors to the regular market on the grounds of the slaughterhouses of the Brussels commune of Anderlecht will soon be able to enjoy the view out over the local farm, and even dine in a restaurant amid the fresh produce being served on their plates. The canal zone is one of the most industrial...

Flemish mobility minister Ben Weyts has criticised a proposal from his federal counterpart, Jacqueline Galant, to close down unprofitable rail routes and replace them with buses. Weyts said he was fully in favour of more collaboration between rail authority NMBS/SNCB and Flemish public transport...

Federal interior minister Jan Jambon has ordered an investigation into claims that Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur (pictured) ordered police not to go to the assistance of colleagues in difficulties during last Thursday’s anti-government demonstration in Brussels. The accusation was made in the Flemish...

One in 30 babies in Belgium is born to parents who have undergone some form of fertility treatment. That's the highest rate in Europe, and on par with Scandinavian countries, reports Gazet van Antwerpen . "The longer you wait to try for a baby, the harder it gets. That is well known, but still...

So far, 80 Belgian women have volunteered to be photographed for a public awareness campaign on abortion, reports De Standaard . "What do you call a woman who has had an abortion? Your mother, your sister, your friend", reads the poster in an abortion awareness campaign conducted in the UK a few...

What do you do for work? I work as a school counsellor and education specialist. I visit different schools in the Antwerp province, I think together with the teachers over the problems that they run into with the children or in a class: for example, children who cannot sit still, conflicts between...

Belgian couples who divorce were married for an average of 15.7 years before getting a divorce, according to statistics from the FPS Economy, reports Het Laatste Nieuws . In 2013 in Belgium, 24,872 marriages ended in divorce. Five years ago, 36,366 divorces were recorded in the country, but the...

The legacy of Brussels sculptor Jacques Moeschal remains a dynamic presence in his home city and sites further afield. Monumental structures of concrete and steel soar above motorways (the interchange of the E40 and Brussels ring; the Franco-Belgian border between Mons and Valenciennes), the middle...

Belgian-based international companies gather in Brussels on November 20 for an exclusive event dedicated to moving expat professionals around the world. The conference and networking event provides a platform for best practices in the growing international mobility sector and is the biggest event...