Nearly 4% of the babies born in Belgium in the last two months received a double surname, reports the VRT, according to figures from the National Register. Since June 1, parents may choose to give their child both of their surnames. Of the 12,907 babies born in Belgium since June 1, only 510...

A label intended to show when products on sale in Belgium were produced in Israel and occupied Palestinian territories is “practically unworkable,” according to the retail industry federation Comeos. The label is the idea of outgoing economy and consumer affairs minister Johan Vande Lanotte, who...

Mehdi Nemmouche, the French national accused of the attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May, in which four people died, has been handed over to Belgian custody by French authorities. The French Cassation Court last Wednesday put an end to Nemmouche’s attempts to avoid extradition, and France...

Euromonitor, an international market research firm, carried out research to determine the pet dog and cat populations in 54 countries. According to the results, Belgians show a clear preference for cats: There are 2 million in the country, compared with 1.3 million dogs. Cats are more popular...

Students from the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven) have successfully built an unmanned aircraft that can pick up a package and deliver it to a destination up to 30km away. For their master’s thesis, students Cyriel Notteboom, Menno Hochstenbach and Maarten Verbandt were given the assignment...

The socialist ACOD union is urging Flemish officials to withdraw their decision to move some of the Flemish government’s administrative offices to the site of Tour & Taxis in Brussels. Currently, some 2,600 Flemish civil servants are spread across two buildings around Brussels North. The plan...

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...