The Reyers Viaduct, which runs above the ring road in the Brussels district of Schaerbeek, could be demolished rather than repaired, according to Brussels’ new mobility minister, Pascal Smet. The viaduct (pictured) was closed earlier this summer to allow urgent repair work, but Smet halted the work...

A 34-year-old Brussels woman was kidnapped 30 years ago from Guatemala and sold by her kidnapper to a Belgian couple for adoption, local police said. Dolores Maria Praet was four when her mother was forced to give her up for adoption because she was too poor to look after her, according to the...

Under pressure from the staff, Brussels Airlines is adjusting its flight schedule from today in order to avoid staff members having to spend the night in areas affected by the Ebola virus, confirm the company and trade unions. Trade unionist Olivier Van Camp (BBTK) explained that the staff has no...

A doctor’s visit is too expensive for many residents of Belgium, according to the first results of the Qualicopc investigation by the European Commission, which analyses the state of health care across Europe. The results show that 900,000 Belgian residents avoid making an appointment with the...

This year so far already 50 people have died in a house fire in Belgium. Many of the fires have been linked to the increased use of technological gadgets such as smartphones and tablets, which can overheat easily and catch fire, writes De Standaard . Tim Renders, fire safety project coordinator at...

Belgium needs about 1,200 more emergency doctors in order to address the shortage, write Het Laatste Nieuws and De Morgen today. The situation is so dire, according to the newspapers, that if the emergency doctor on duty falls ill there is often no replacement, especially in smaller hospitals. Or...

The number of asylum applications in Belgium has increased for the second month in a row, while traditionally there are less asylum seekers in the summer months, report De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad . In July, there were 1,490 applications in Belgium, nearly 14% more than in the same period last...

The group Actie Noordrand, which represents residents of the Flemish municipalities to the north of Brussels, has called on the federal government to take legal action against the recent court ruling in which a judge struck down two routes used by planes taking off from Brussels Airport. The two...

The number of pensioners in Belgium continues to rise, according to the annual report of the National Pensions Office (RvP). More and more Belgians retire with a combined career of both employed and self-employed work. The number of pensioners in Belgium has been growing steadily since 2009. In...

As a precautionary measure, the Superior Health Council has sent guidelines to all hospitals and doctors in Belgium on how to deal with patients who have the Ebola virus. In West Africa, the worst Ebola epidemic ever has caused the deaths of more than 700 people and is spreading fast. “The danger...