From dodgy defence contracts to toxic food contamination, the shadow of corruption has fallen on Belgian politics and society time and again. Historic scandals have left their mark on Belgian politics ...

Manneken-Pis, literally “little man pee,” in the Dutch dialect of Marols or “le petit Julien,” in French, is one of Brussels’ most famous and beloved citizens. But what’s the story behind this iconic, ...

The abandonment of smartphones, the boycott of social networks, and a growing mistrust of technology companies. Many people are increasingly deciding to turn their backs on the ultra-connected, ...

It is fair to say that Laurent Simons is special. Last year, the 12-year-old child prodigy received his bachelor's degree in physics with distinction from the University of Antwerp, after completing ...

More potatoes? Only once you have eaten all of your sprouts! is the perennial battle cry of parents heard at Christmas dinner tables whenever Brussels sprouts are involved. Love it or hate it, the ...

Not so long ago, passengers getting off the train at Brussels-Midi station would be enveloped by the smell of chocolate. Until the 1990s, Brussels-Midi station was home to the Cote D’Or chocolate ...

Flanders’ battle for linguistic rights in Belgium is well documented. Yet until the last century, Walloons spoke their own regional language – Walloon – which UNESCO labels "definitely endangered". C’ ...

All of Brussels can be seen as an open-air museum with streets, squares and parks adorned by historical statues and memorials, mostly meant to represent and even glorify Belgium’s past. But for a long ...

On the last Friday of May, a military plane touched down outside Brussels and a man in a dark suit ran out, leaping into the arms of family members. The Belgian aid worker, Olivier Vandecasteele, was ...

On National Day, attention turns to the Belgian Armed Forces – a cornerstone of the nation's security and international engagements. Despite its relatively modest size, the Belgian military is a ...

On a grey Belgian spring day, people in dark suits hurry up and down Antwerp’s Hoveniersstraat carrying black leather briefcases. Some pause to talk with one another for a moment, but in the city’s ...

Major US technology companies have tapped into the European far-right to help pressure the European Commission into stripping back regulations for its sector, according to a new report released on ...