Travel company Thomas Cook plans to introduce a new “fast track” check-in procedure this winter, promising them a wait half as long as other passengers. Business class passengers typically get priority at check-in and boarding, but Thomas Cook intends to offer those advantages to its tour...

The Belgian government has introduced a label for goods originating from occupied territories. The label should allow consumers to make a conscious choice about the purchase of products from the involved regions, writes De Morgen . The European Union has long since supported the introduction of...

De Lijn should be taking drastic measures to reduce costs, according to the new Flemish government, but is instead handing out a bonus of €140 to each of its 8,220 employees, for a total of more than €1.1 million. The public transport company had promised the one-time bonus to its staff if the...

King Albert and Queen Paola have received a hunting permit for Belvédère in Laeken, the domain where the couple resides, in order to curb the rampant rabbit population, report Brusselnieuws.be and La Capitale . In Flanders and Wallonia, it is allowed to hunt up to 50 rabbits over a period of six...

The Flemish branch of the Red Cross has issued an urgent appeal for blood donors during the holiday months, in particular those with blood groups A and O, both positive and negative. The summer months are typically a period when blood donations decrease, which, together with low blood stocks at the...

The economic sanctions that the European Union wants to impose on Russia threaten to have dramatic consequences for Belgian fruit producers, claim representatives from the sector in De Tijd . They warn that Russia could respond to European sanctions with sanctions of their own. The European Union...

Belgian police on Sunday night systematically inspected a total of 429 vehicles on the A12, one of the roads leaving the site of Tomorrowland, a massive electronic music festival in Boom. Of the 24 drivers given a breathalyser test, 5.6% blew positive, meaning they had more than the 0.2% limit of...

Starting next year, travellers at Brussels Airport could be subject to security checks with face recognition, a measure intended to reduce cases of identity fraud, writes Het Nieuwsblad . Security checks using face recognition are already standard in other major airports including London Heathrow...

While this year’s Tour de France honoured the fallen in Flanders Fields for the First World War centennial, the riders from the neighbourhood failed to rise to the occasion with memorable performances. The 2014 course traced battlefield sites from Ypres to the Swiss border, including the Menin Gate...

The national union of pharmacists is launching a campaign to teach the public how to use on-call pharmacies correctly, after complaints that customers are not following the rules that pharmacists on standby are only to be used in exceptional circumstances. “We’re not night shops,” the union said...