The number of births in the Brussels-Capital region is steadily increasing, according to the latest statistics from the Health and Welfare Observatory. In 2012, 19,355 children were born in the European capital, compared to 19,111 the previous year. That is a 27.7% increase compared to a decade ago...

The number of tourists visiting the Westhoek area of West Flanders doubled in August and September compared to the same period last year, according to tourism organisation Westtoer. The Westhoek centres on the city of Ypres, and is the main area for tourism related to First World War centennial...

“It’s got nothing to do with the movie.” These are the first words out of the mouth of Erik Van Looy to every journalist’s question regarding his movie The Loft . Van Looy made the film three years ago, the English-language remake of his 2008 thriller Loft , which broke Belgian box office records...

The federal buildings agency was “corrupt through and through,” according to the Brussels prosecutor, speaking yesterday at the start of the trial of 13 agency officials, 35 contractors and 24 companies for corruption in the granting of building contracts. On the first day, the prosecution demanded...

A patient who opts for a single room in a hospital in Flanders rarely pays a supplement of more than 100% of the total bill. In Wallonia and Brussels, however, single rooms often come with supplemental fees of 150% and even up to 400%, according to figures from the Christian Mutuality (CM), which...

The Belgian police have recalled 6,000 guns from officers across the country . The weapons all need to be checked and possibly repaired after one of the guns had a firing pin block. The recalled guns are of the type MP9 (Military & Police), a semi-automatic pistol made by American company Smith...

SNCB/NMBS will not scrap post-midnight trains out of Brussels as of December 14, as originally announced. The Belgian rail company will continue to offer trains from Brussels to several Flemish cities after midnight . The new transport plan presented by SNCB earlier this year caused uproar among...

Katlijn Malfliet, vice rector of the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), is protesting against P-Magazine ’s request to Belgian student associations to send in revealing photos of attractive female students. The magazine will put the winning student on the cover and throw a “cantus” party – a...

Welcome to The Bulletin’s series, Entrepreneurship in Belgium. Every month, Brussels-based communications specialist Meg Stringer interviews an entrepreneur working in Belgium – whether established or just starting out. Name: Michel Devriendt Nationality: Belgian Age: 42 Location: Brussels Sector:...

A man from Antwerp who went to Syria to fight with Islamist rebels had access to technical areas of the nuclear power plant at Doel in East Flanders, according to an investigation by VTM News. Ilyass Boughalab, 26, worked as a technician with the subcontractor Vincotte. The company carries out...