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Around 500 Belgian residents a year change gender identity on official documents

Last year, 530 Belgians changed their listed gender on their identity card, according to figures from the Institute for the Equality of ...

Monday, May 16, 2022
Man dies trying to save dog in Ghent canal

A 25-year-old man died in a Ghent canal on Sunday morning after becoming trapped between an inland vessel and the quay while trying to ...

Monday, May 16, 2022
Weather: Temperatures in Belgium climb to 30℃ this week

This week, temperatures are forecast to hit 30°C in Belgium after a sunny and warm weekend. The Royal Meteorological Institute of ...

Monday, May 16, 2022
Harsher prison sentences demanded for guards on trial for inhumane treatment

The Public Prosecutor's Office is demanding suspended prison sentences of two to 20 months for guards and a warden of a prison in Brussels ...

Monday, May 16, 2022
Family sues 3M over PFOS found in blood

An Antwerp family with very high concentrations of PFOS in their blood and in their garden is demanding compensation from chemical company ...

Sunday, May 15, 2022
Belgian politicians shy to address the national debt

Budget deficits have been on the back burner in Belgium since the Covid-19 public health crisis. Now, politicians are shy to address the ...

Saturday, May 14, 2022
Eurovision: Belgium’s candidate reaches Saturday night’s final

Belgium’s Jérémie Makiese will be performing at the Eurovision Song Contest finals on Saturday night, where he’ll sing  ‘Miss you’ on the ...

Saturday, May 14, 2022
8 in 10 Flanders residents pay lower car registration tax

Following a reduction for low-emission cars, 80% of people in Flanders are now paying €160 less on average in taxes for registering their ...

Saturday, May 14, 2022
Risk of wildfires: Flanders code orange in all forests and nature areas

As of Thursday, 'code orange' has been issued in all forest and nature areas in Flanders to warn of an increased risk of wildfires due to ...

Friday, May 13, 2022
Being an astronaut ‘not just a job but a passion’: Belgium sees its future among the stars

Belgium is gearing up for November’s ministerial council of the European Space Agency (ESA), and in addition to setting high goals for ...

Thursday, May 12, 2022
Belgium creates hotline for Ukrainian refugees to report abuse

After multiple reports of abuse of Ukrainian refugees, the Federal Government is setting up a contact point through a new central hotline ...

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Belgium – UK economic mission: Bringing business in line with human and climate targets

Belgium and the United Kingdom have stated that they intend to put human rights high on the agenda in an announcement made at a joint ...

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Huge increase of Asian hornets in Belgium: 93 queens found so far

The presence of Asian hornets in Belgium is rapidly increasing, according to the Institute for Nature and Forest Research (INBO). While ...

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Diesel much cheaper from tomorrow amid higher petrol prices

Filling up with diesel at the pump will become considerably cheaper from Wednesday (tomorrow), while petrol prices are at a record high, ...

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
‘De-Putinise the world’: Ukraine urges Belgium to change Russian embassy addresses

The 'Ukraine Street' project is calling on Belgium and the world to make Ukraine a part of its capital cities by changing the addresses of ...

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Belgians see savings shrink amid inflation and high energy costs

The total amount of money in Belgian savings accounts dropped noticeably in March, according to National Bank figures. While it isn’t ...

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Mothers of premature babies lose leave days under current legislation

Women who give birth to premature babies often lose several days of maternity leave as a result of current legislation, but a proposed ...

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Flemish people willing to fly and drive less, but not eat less meat

While the majority of the Flemish population is prepared to take fewer flights and leave their cars at home more often to do their part ...

Monday, May 9, 2022
‘World is increasingly smitten with Belgian food’: Foreign food sales soar

Foreign sales for the Belgian food industry soared 12% in 2021, amounting to €30 billion in turnover. “Some of our food companies were ...

Monday, May 9, 2022
‘Gambling is the new smoking’: Belgium to ban nearly all betting ads

Belgium is aiming to virtually ban gambling advertising by the end of 2022, as gambling companies or platforms will no longer be allowed to ...

Monday, May 9, 2022

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