Manon Van Hoorebeke, a student in the Bornem district of Antwerp, has been selected as European Digital Girl of the Year in Rome for her efforts in encouraging girls’ interest in technology. Manon won in the category of girls aged 11 and up. “I am happy to receive the award and be a role model for...

It’s the witching hour with Halloween parties across the country. Belgium may have been slow to adopt the pagan custom, but now likes to join in the revelry. AmCham Belgium and the American Club of Brussels come together for a costume party at the Renaissance Hotel this evening, while there’s fun...

The British Chamber of Commerce’s Brussels Bake Off drew a large crowd of eager bakers and tasters on October 27. Raising money for charity has never tasted so good, with this year’s proceeds going to YouthStart, which encourages under-privileged youth entrepreneurship through training and coaching...

The most dangerous motorways in Belgium are the Antwerp ring road and the expressway from Antwerp to the coast (A11), according to a study by the Belgian Institute for Road Safety and the federal traffic police. In the last five years, there have been 582 fatalities due to accidents on Belgian...

The first cat cafe in Belgium will soon open its doors in the Brussels commune of Saint-Gilles. The concept of a cafe filled with cats for clients to pet and enjoy comes from Japan. The Brussels cafe is scheduled to open within two weeks, reports Brusselnieuws.be. The name of the cafe is Le Chat...

US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power was in Brussels yesterday to meet development cooperation minister Alexander De Croo, health minister Maggie De Block and the newly appointed Ebola coordinator, Dr Erika Vlieghe. Power praised Belgium for its efforts in the fight against Ebola, referring to...

Stan Lauryssens, whose book about the late Belgian actor Julien Schoenaerts incited a court action by Julien’s son, Matthias Schoenaerts, has withdrawn the book from sale rather than comply with an interim judgement handed down yesterday. The judgement required a quote from Matthias that appears on...

Researcher Marc De Meyer, entomologist at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, has contributed to an international study that demonstrates that four species of fruit flies are in fact one and the same species. This insight has important consequences for global plant health and food...

With Halloween tomorrow, feel free to ring in the holiday at the witching hour with one of Belgium’s best contributions to the horror genre. 1. Welp The top spot goes to Welp (2014, English title: Cub ), a horror-meets-adventure story by Flemish director Jonas Govaerts in cinemas now. One of the...

Atrium, the Brussels Capital-Region’s commercial agency, is cancelling its Afterwork Shopping campaign, which saw many shops open until 20.00 on Thursdays. The number of customers decreased, the agency said, which led many shops to drop out of the programme. That, in turn, caused an even bigger...