Representatives of Delhaize staff are due to meet prime minister Elio Di Rupo today to discuss the company’s announcement of 2,500 jobs losses and the closure of 14 stores across Belgium. Meanwhile, Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn (AH) opened a new location in Bruges yesterday, the 21st in...

Although attention to multiculturalism is an obligatory part of education in Belgium and the Netherlands, it is mostly taught in schools with many students of foreign origin. That is the principal conclusion of a research project by Ghent University (UGent) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA),...

The reactors of Doel 3 and Tihange 2 nuclear plants will not start up again before this autumn at the earliest, announced Electrabel, the operator of the two plants. Tests on the two reactors’ steel tanks are taking longer than expected. Electrabel has been running a test programme on site for a...

Supermarket chain Delhaize has announced a restructuring plan involving the closure of 14 stores nationwide and 2,500 redundancies – one in six of the workforce. Yesterday staff at about 40 stores stopped work in a spontaneous reaction to the news. The company said it was committed to co-operating...

Cancer never sleeps, nor does it have international boundaries. Whether back home and abroad, cancer has already probably had an important impact in your life. At Relay for Life, you can find healing, comfort, and support from others who have faced cancer or who have lost a loved one to the disease...

The reality of Sao Paulo hit the Belgian Red Devils World Cup preparations shortly after they arrived in the Brazilian city, due to a possible metro strike. Head coach Marc Wilmots cancelled a scrimmage set to be played against the US Thursday amid fears that his club would get stuck in traffic...

The new Brussels-Capital Region government held its first press conference to outline its plans for the coming years. The government said it intended to serve as a “loyal and constructive partner in state reforms and to work for the benefit of all Brussels citizens, irrespective of the language...

Belgium Foreign Minister Didier Reynders discovered that cancelled flights aren’t just a problem for the everyday traveller after his army jet broke down as he prepared to take-off of Romania. Reynders was scheduled to meet the Romanian Foreign Minister Tuesday, but the Falcon jet never got off the...

The football club’s 20-year-old winger has opted to leave Belgium’s top team for Austria's Red Bull Salzburg after reports had him headed to German club Hoffenheim. Anderlecht’s manager, Herman Van Holsbeeck, issued a statement on the club’s website thanking Bruno for his time with the team, and...