Protesting Leuven students calling for “Leuven Vlaams” (A Flemish Leuven) being clubbed by Belgian gendarmerie, the paramilitary federal force, on 18 January 1968 at the height of the turmoils.

How to become a freemason in Belgium There are some 25,000 Freemasons in Belgium, of whom one third are women.

It was one of the largest prisoner-of-war (POW) camps in western Europe, holding nearly 60,000 Germans from March 1945 to August 1946. Yet today Prisoner-of-War Camp 2228 looks like a non-descript ...

On a wing and a prayer: The Belgian wartime hero who broke the Nazi defence Baron Jean de Selys Longchamps pulled off one of the most audacious, unauthorised flying feats of World War II to earn his ...

The EU biodiesel market, which is valued at about €31 billion annually, has seen a recent surge in imports from China, which almost doubled in 2023. The European Commission has launched an ...

Europe’s cocaine trade is booming and the drug’s gateway of choice is now the port of Antwerp. As the market has grown, so too have the drug gangs who find ever more ingenious ways to smuggle it in, ...

Aspria Arts-Loi is a chic urban club already boasting four immersive group class studios, one of the largest indoor pools in the city center, and premium wellbeing facilities. In keeping with the ...

Often overlooked, the German-Speaking Community of Belgium is a linguistic area with a parliament, flag and fascinating history.

African leaders have gathered in Dakar to respond to rising food prices and disruption in global food supply due to Covid-19, climate change and conflicts such as the war in Ukraine. African heads of ...

Optimal sustainable transition pathways for glass bottles depend on context and product. New EU packaging rules need flexibility and openness, rather than rigid one-size-fit-all targets, to reflect ...

Belgian elections guide: What Belgium's parties stand for Seven political parties are in the current Belgian government coalition, while more will compete in the June 9 elections. The Brussels Times ...