Three of the ten people looking to ban the second weekend of the 10th anniversary edition of the Tomorrowland dance festival in Boom have dropped the charges. They gave up after being threatened, writes Het Laatste Nieuws . The decision to extend the festival was challenged in court by 10 residents...

In 2013, Brussels counted 106 same-sex marriages, more than any other city in Belgium, according to figures from the FPS Economy. Antwerp follows in second place with just over 90 couples. The majority of gay marriages in Brussels last year were between two men; only 42 lesbian couples tied the...

The number of high-speed internet connections in Belgium increased sharply in 2013, so that 35% of the fixed internet connections are now faster than 10 Mbps. According to a report published by Akamai, a leading provider of cloud services, this puts Belgium in seventh place among countries with a...

American donut and coffee chain Dunkin' Donuts is planning to open branches in Belgium, according to a press release from the chain, which is looking for franchisees. The chain - which has nearly 11,000 restaurants in 33 countries - wants to expand in Europe. There are currently branches in Germany...

In 2013, Belgian notaries recorded 15% more divorces than the year before. "The economic crisis may be one of the factors to blame for more marriages gone wrong, but the effect is only being felt now," said Bart Van Opstal, President of the Belgian federation of notaries, in Het Nieuwsblad and De...

Jan Peumans, the speaker of the Flemish Parliament, made a public apology yesterday on behalf of “the whole of Flemish society” to past and future victims of child sexual abuse. The apology was printed out and placed in a frame to hang in the parliament building. The declaration follows a recent...

Renewable energy provider Electrawinds was pulled back from the brink of bankruptcy yesterday as creditors agreed to a rescue plan, which was then approved by the Ostend commercial tribunal. Under the deal, the Liège-based Tecteo – a consortium of municipal authorities known as an intercommunal –...

In 1983, Belgium counted 38,128 pubs. More than 30 years later, in 2012, that number has more than halved to 17,512, according to figures from Guidea, knowledge centre for the the tourism and hospitality industry. Although Belgium is known abroad as a nation of beer drinkers, the reality is that...