Swiss company HyperWeek has been bought by Knowledge Plaza, a Belgian company specialising in enterprise social networking, reports StartUpTicker . French online magazine Le Journal Du Net quotes the figure of €500,000 for the purchase of the Swiss start-up. HyperWeek, based in Geneva and founded...

When you’re standing on Place Saint- Géry in the city centre, with its busy bars and terraces, it’s hard to imagine that thousands of years ago it was an island surrounded by the River Senne. The area was named by the French Duke Charles of Lower Lotharingia, who, in 979 AD, built a chapel on the...

More than one-third of Belgian school canteens fail to meet food hygiene standards, L’Avenir reports today. In 2012 the Federal Agency for Food Safety (AFSCA) inspected 1,316 schools where meals are served; in total, 35% of schools had insufficient hygiene levels. "Food hygiene standards in Belgian...

Walkers yesterday morning found the body of a drowned woman on the beach in Ostend. A rescue helicopter arrived on the scene and attempts were made to resuscitate the victim but to no avail, said the Bruges prosecutor’s office, adding that more details were expected on Monday. According to various...

Some 20% of Walloon car owners do not pay road tax on their vehicle, leading to a significant shortfall in revenue for the region, the Sudpresse newspapers report today. Minister of the Budget André Antoine has just had a €1m plan approved, which will cover the recruitment of twenty agents as well...

A Polish captain ran his ship aground as he tried to sail from Scotland to Belgium, reports the Daily Mail . The man plotted a straight line from Scotland to Belgium - forgetting that England was in the way, it is claimed. An investigation has revealed that Tadeusz Dudek had been using an...

Belgian chemicals and plastics company Solvay announced today that it had begun the construction – along with partners - of one of the world's largest hydrogen peroxide plants in Saudi Arabia, reports Reuters . Solvay and Sadara Chemical Company, a joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Co...

Expats are raising money for two charities in Africa in a two-person golf-scramble in Nivelles on September 5. Places are still available for the charity golf day at the American course La Tournette and the evening dinner. The Orbit Village charity was launched in 2012 by a group of ex Rugby...

In 2011, the average working Belgian earned a gross monthly salary of €3,192, according to official figures from the Federal Public Service Economy. The professional category that earns the most is business management with €8,610 gross per month. Those who earn the least are servers and bartenders...