In forming the company, Mathilde protects the domain, with its forests and ponds, from being split up in the event of her death, or that of one of her siblings. In that case, heirs would get shares in the company, and not the land itself. It is a sensitive topic because the company offers tax...

In the Belgian government's ongoing stride against money laundering, it is the first year that such an insurance is to be reported (while reporting funds on foreign bank accounts has already been a requirement for years). Final figures are not in yet, but according to Finance Ministry spokeswoman...

“A butler can earn between €50,000 and €120,000 a year, according to experience”, the initiator of the course, Vincent Vermeulen, told Brussels regional news site brusselnieuws.be . Previously butler courses had only existed in the UK ( pictured ), the United States and the Netherlands. The...

An anonymous phone call at 6.00 to the 101 emergency services warned that a bomb would go off in the train station of Braine-l'Alleud. The police took no chances and cleared the station immediately to set up a security perimeter. The building was then searched, but there was no suspicious package...

Postman Danny Steensels, 50, from Mechelen talks about what he earns and how he spends it What do you do for a living? I have been a postman since 1984. I've never done anything else, apart from my military service. The first part of the round we do with the car, for bulky parcels and remote...

Temp agencies will be allowed to provide candidates to employers to fill permanent jobs in Belgium from September 1, reports Staffing Industry . The client will be able to try the candidate on a temporary contract before hiring. Before the new law published earlier this month, temporary work...

The Belgian federal government is working on introducing a compulsory system of alerts to warn mobile customers when they are approaching the end of their monthly ‘inclusive’ minutes, reports Telecompaper . It is expected to be based on the existing system of alerts when using roaming services...

The budget spent by politicians during a local election campaign only affects their chances to a limited extent, whereas their record as a politician and their place on the electoral list are much more important, Metro reports. Hanne Muermans, a student in applied economics at Hasselt University,...

A British man was stabbed on one of the last day of the Tomorrowland festival. The attack, which took place around 23.30 on a pathway heading towards the main stage, is thought to be a direct result of a scuffle that took place earlier in the day.” The 29-year-old had stab wounds to the neck and...

A study conducted at the University of Leuven which found that cyclists who trained on an empty stomach burned a slightly higher amount of fat than those who ate beforehand has led to one of the ‘ten worst pieces of diet advice ever’, writes The Australian’s Jenny Drew . The study actually showed...