The board of directors at the Free University of Brussels (VUB) would like to see all their students given the right to vote directly in the election of a new rector. A definitive decision on the possible reform of the election procedures will be made on 16 September. The VUB would be the first...

Belgium’s national football team returned to home soil yesterday to a welcome from airport fire crews, a reception from the King and a brief public appearance in celebration of their exploits in the World Cup in Brazil, which ended with the side being eliminated by Argentina in the quarter-finals...

The Channel Tunnel will be partially closed today as high-speed train company Eurostar works to repair a power failure that forced nearly 400 passengers to be evacuated. The incident, which blocked one of the tunnel’s two tracks, has thrown the travel plans of thousands of holidaymakers and other...

Belgian healthcare products distributor Omega Pharma NV is considering selling itself more than two years after it was taken private by its founder, according to news reports. The sale of the company, based in Nazareth, East Flanders, could earn its owners more than $4 billion. Omega Pharma, which...

Opposition is growing to plans by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to overhaul the grounds of the historic Maison Delune on Brussels’ Avenue Franklin Roosevelt for a new embassy. A petition of local residents has gathered 400 signatures opposing the plans by the Gulf state to cut down nearby trees,...

The Belgian state should consider selling its share in the French banking group BNP Paribas, say an increasing number of politicians. BNP Paribas was recently fined in the US for evading American sanctions over doing business with Cuba, Iran and Sudan. Many find its dealings with Sudan – which...

It was not to be for the brave Red Devils: their World Cup hopes came to an end on Saturday after a 1-0 quarter-finals defeat to Argentina sent them out of the competition that they had done so much to light up. An early first half strike by Gonzalo Higuain from a lucky break ensured it was...

Belgium’s Prince Amedeo married Italian aristocrat Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein in one of Rome's oldest churches on Saturday. The 28-year-old royal, who is sixth in line to the throne, is the eldest grandchild of the abdicated King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium. He is the nephew of...

Greg Van Avermaet claimed second place in the second stage of the Tour de France through Yorkshire on Sunday. Lokeren-born Van Avermaet, 29, was clocked just two seconds behind winner Vincenzo Nibali at the Sheffield finish line. Van Avermaet is a rare podium finisher in the big races. Although he...

A stronger Brussels Airport with more flights and a regime of harmonised noise levels could deliver up to 10,000 new jobs over the course of the next 10 years, according to the airport’s CEO, Arnaud Feist. Feist (pictured) was presenting the company’s latest results, as well as a memorandum he has...