Security checks on all flights to the US from Brussels Airport have been stepped up due to a ‘credible threat’ of an Al-Qaeda bomb attack. According to Ingrid Van Daele, spokesperson for Minister of the Interior Joëlle Milquet, passengers will not be too seriously affected by the increased security...

With most of Belgium now behind them, the Red Devils launched an online tool to help recruit foreign fans to their side. BelgiumizeMe invites non-Belgians to cheer on Belgium’s national team in the World Cup as real Belgians by giving them the opportunity to acquire a real Belgian name. A Spanish...

Electricity grid manager Elia said it is concerned that Belgium will face a significant risk of blackouts this winter, and more particularly in the winter of 2015-2016. Strategic power reserves to correct the situation are deemed insufficient to meet demand. Elia said it will henceforth pay greater...

Acting federal finance minister Koen Geens has said the government will appeal against a decision by the EU Commission that states that a government guarantee on funds deposited with Arco is illegal. Arco is the investment arm of ACW, the General Union of Christian Workers, and was a major...

A unique Roman bucket, which was just discovered last week by archaeologists in West Flanders, has disappeared and is presumed stolen. Archaeologists have launched a call to bring back the heritage object. Beginning last week, a team of archaeologists have been digging into the remains of a rich...

The Belgium-USA match broke TV records in Belgium and the States last Tuesday. With the Red Devils’ next fixture at 18.00 in Brasilia on Saturday, get ready for a frenzy of football parties all evening. Join the crowds at the esplanade of Roi Baudouin Stadium, Heysel , The Football Village at...

Mobile service providers Mobistar and BASE have begun legal action against the federal government, alleging that it is refusing to pay the fees associated with providing customer details. “We want to co-operate with the justice system, but there are limits,” a spokesperson for Mobistar said. “...

About 1,000 postal workers demonstrated in Brussels yesterday at the office of acting economy minister Johan Vande Lanotte (SP.A). Workers fear that the national post office bpost will lose out on a contract to deliver newspapers, which would result in at least 2,500 jobs lost. “When it comes to...

The giant rock music festival, Rock Werchter, opened its doors to festival-goers at 8.00 on Thursday, 3 July, in Werchter, near Leuven. On Wednesday afternoon, the festival also opened The Hive, Rock Werchter’s main campsite, to festival-goers with an XL camping ticket. The Hive can accommodate 30,...

The number of drink-driving checks fell in 2013 for the first time in six years, reports Het Nieuwsblad . The federal road police tested 258,414 drivers for drink driving in 2013, against 271,000 in 2012. “My officers cannot be deployed in all places at the same time,” said federal road police...