The 84 years old reluctant patient is an exceptional person. His name is Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy. Through his mother, he is one of the many descendants of Count Francesco Matarazzo, an Italian ...

From Monday 15 September (today), new rules are coming into force for non-EU students wishing to renew their residence permit in Belgium. A residence authorisation, and afterwards a residence permit, ...

A stockpile of contraceptives stored in a warehouse in the Flemish municipality of Geel has reportedly been destroyed by the American development aid agency USAID, on the orders of the White House.

Despite government efforts to protect consumers from "unfriendly" at best and "illegal" at worst payment practices at Belgium's many music festivals, not much improvement was made compared to last ...

It is a popular custom for friends to gather at a local café on lazy Sunday afternoons to discuss the latest happenings while sipping beer and snacking dark bread with a spread of fresh cheese and ...

Machetes, clubs, pickaxes and spears. These were the weapons used by Rwandans as they slaughtered their fellow countrymen during the 1994 genocide. They were used against colleagues, neighbours, ...

Famous the world over, Belgium exports chocolate all around the globe. Known for its superior quality, Belgian chocolate is renowned for its high cocoa content, making it particularly rich. Despite ...

The historic Galerie Bortier, a covered passage in the heart of Brussels, is undergoing a transformation led by the entrepreneurs behind the popular food markets Wolf and Fox. Long known as a cultural ...

Germany has decided to build a 9,000 kilometre-long hydrogen network. But why is the Bundesrepublik betting big on a still nascent industry? Earlier this week, the German authorities announced that ...

The European Commission has set the launch date for the start of its Entry/Exit System (EES) for 12 October 2025. From then on, the EES will be progressively rolled out at the external borders, over a ...

EnergyVision, a Flemish company specialising in solar panels and charging stations, has announced it will begin offering energy supply services in Wallonia by the end of the month. The announcement ...

From the cost and the different contracts to solar panels and more, matters related to energy concern everyone. And oftentimes, they can be confusing. To shine a light on the complexities, consumer ...