Belgium
Alcohol consumption in public in central Brussels to be banned from February 2020
The consumption of alcohol during the night in central Brussels will be banned from 1 February over a six-month test phase. This…
Photo Story: Demonstration for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
People hold placards with victims’ names during a demonstration against all kinds of violence towards women, in central in Brussels, Belgium, 25…
Warnings of kidnapping attempt by fake taxi service in Brussels
A Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) student anonymously posted on a university-affiliated Facebook page this week warning fellow students of being forced…
Photo Story: Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the European Parliament
Queen Mathilde of Belgium is welcomed by European Parliament President David Sassoli ahead of a ceremony for 30th anniversary of the Convention…
Throwing cigarette butts on the streets of Brussels to be punished by €200 fine
In the Belgian capital, Plan Filters, an awareness initiative from the Alderman for Public Cleanliness in Brussels, Zoubida Jellab, has kicked off…
Payments in Belgium to be rounded to nearest 5 cents from December
As of 1 December, retailers in Belgium will be obliged to round final totals to the nearest 5 cents in the case…
Suspicions Belgian death might be linked to vaping
A Belgian teen's death reported Thursday might be the first vaping-related death in Europe. Raphaël Pauwaert, 18, died on November 6 after…
Belgium’s new Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes chairs her first council of minister
New Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes chairs her first council of minister in Brussels, Belgium, 08 November 2019. Wilmes is the first…
Belgian police find 12 men alive inside refrigerated lorry
Twelve men have been discovered hiding inside a refrigerated lorry in a car park near a motorway in Belgium's Antwerp province, local…
Liberal politician Wilmes set to become first female Belgian PM
Liberal politician Sophie Wilmes is set to become the first female prime minister of Belgium, local newspapers reported on Saturday. She is…
No reduction in military presence on Belgian streets
Belgium’s National Security Council has rejected an army request to reduce the maximum number of military personnel deployed in major Belgian cities…
Photo Story: Youth For Climate demonstration in Brussels
Protesters march during a student strike action organized by 'Youth For Climate', urging pupils to skip classes to protest against a lack…