The European Court of Human Rights has declared inadmissible an application filed by the Church of Scientology claiming that the Belgian authorities had breached the organisation’s rights by issuing statements to various media about an ongoing investigation. In 1997, a judicial investigation was...

London will celebrate Belgian electronic music in October with a week-long series of parties, gigs, club nights and film, reports Data Transmission . Belgium Booms will cover all aspects of Belgian electronic music, from the country’s pioneering EBM, New Beat and techno artists of the 80s and early...

The Associated Press has appointed award-winning correspondent and investigative editor John-Thor Dahlburg as its news editor for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The appointment was announced on Wednesday by the news organisation's Europe editor, Niko Price. From a Brussels base, Dahlburg...

The Steel Heart of Russia photo exhibition at the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Brussels, which runs until September 29, reflects the history of the Motherland through the tale of the Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK), one of the world's largest steel producers . The story...

After it came to light this week that malware was discovered on the computer network of Belgian telecoms giant Belgacom, now the goverment appears to be the target of a major computer break-in. The federal prosecutor is investigating an intrusion into the network of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign...

Currently, some 600 people in Belgium are professionally involved in the development of mobile apps, 200 more than a year ago. The development of apps didn't take off in Belgium until 2010, but since then the sector has grown to include nearly 85 companies, according to the survey "Belgian Mobile...

Rue Neuve remains the most popular shopping street in Brussels with a daily average of 43,000 visitors. The Chaussée d'Ixelles and Rue des Fripiers complete the top three with 31,200 and 28,200 passersby per day, respectively. This is evident from the third Atrium barometer of market sentiment...

Bancontact/Mister Cash is about to make it easier to pay small amounts with a bank card. The Proton function, previously used to make small payments, will disappear by the end of this year. To compensate, Bancontact/Mister Cash worked out an alternative: From 2014 it will be possible to make small...

Juan Carlos Garrido has been sacked at Club Brugge. The Spaniard, who has only been coaching in Bruges for 10 months, is the first coach this season in Belgium to lose his job. Interestingly, Club haven't been performing poorly at all. The 13-time champions are currently number two in Belgium and...

A shorter working week, based on the Belgian model, should become the norm, enabling people to get better value from their time, according to a new book published by independent think-tank the New Economics Foundation, reports the London Evening Standard . "It's time to make 'part-time' the new '...