In 2013, the number of self-employed people in Belgium reached a record high of more than 1 million. Economists point to the increasing number of women who choose for part-time self-employment, reports De Tijd , according to the annual report of the National Institute of Social Security for the...

Electricity provider Electrabel and the nuclear regulator Fanc have warned the Belgian government that it does not have enough enriched uranium ( pictured ) to keep the nuclear power plants Doel 1 and Doel 2 open beyond the planned closing date of 2015. The issue is currently being discussed by the...

France has violated no European law by increasing its excise duty on strong beers by 160%, according to the European Commission, despite a complaint filed by the association of Belgian Brewers. The Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs ruled against the brewers’ protest and...

The European Commission has suspended pay-outs of the aid promised to fruit and vegetable growers, after receiving “unrealistic” claims for subsidies, it said. The €125 million in aid to European growers was meant as compensation for the Russian ban on imports from the EU. In Flanders, the crops...

The number of French companies that establish themselves in Belgium has grown significantly over the last five years. There are currently more than 2,000 branches of French companies active in Belgium, an increase of 30% on five years ago, reports the French Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (CFCIB)...

Everything can be funny for Reginald D. Hunter. “The only things that are off limits to me are the things that I haven't found just the right words to say yet.” Over the last 16 years, the London-based African American comedian has made a name for himself in Britain for his characteristic fish-out-...

The share of high- and low-paid jobs in the Belgian labour market is growing, resulting in a slowly shrinking middle class, reports De Standaard based on research published in the journal American Economic Review . The labour market in Belgium is polarising, with low-paid jobs and jobs at the top...

Marianne Thyssen (CD&V) has been given the post of European commissioner for work, social affairs, skills and labour mobility. The appointment was announced yesterday by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, along with the other portfolios in the Commission. The post is seen as...