Brussels authorities have decided to re-open and renovate the old jails at Tongeren and Saint-Hubert for young offenders. The decision follows the release of 15 juvenile offenders for lack of prison accommodation and reflects a chronic shortage of places for under-age...

A daily digest of local news and views from the Flemish press is now available on-line in English, thanks to an initiative sponsored by foreign minister Geert Bourgeois. Aimed primarily at embassy staff, journalists, NATO and EU personnel, the press review...

The quality of the water in the River Zenne has improved to the extent that eels can now be found swimming in it thanks to the 370,000 cubic metres of purified water pumped daily into the river by the new Brussels...

An association of professional chefs is to take part in a pilot project in Brussels aimed at improving primary school students’ health. In March four primary schools in the Uccle municipality will open their classrooms to chefs from the association Euro-Toques,...

Throughout February, the STIB is running an awareness campaign entitled “Le respect, ça se gagne” advising the public on new fines in store for anti-social behaviour on public transport. Around 120,000 blue, yellow and red scratch cards illustrating the new regulations...

Over 10,000 small businesses were set up in the Brussels region during 2007 according to statistics just released by the Agence bruxelloise pour l'entreprise (ABE). The record number of start-ups has gone hand-in-hand with a decline in the number of business...

The Democrats Global Primary, the first time in American history for a political primary to be held abroad, will take place on “Super Tuesday” 5 February. Voters in the primary will be able to cast their ballots by internet or by...

Bus and tram stops in the Belgian capital are to get automatic “GO” ticket vending machines. The new machines have already been installed at the Bienfaiteurs, Bourse, Cimetière d'Ixelles and Schuman stops and the Brussels transport company STIB estimates that a...

A study by the University of Louvain has revealed that English is now the second language after French in Brussels and Wallonia, taking the place of Dutch. French remains the second language after Dutch in Flanders by a narrow margin, with...

The first Eurostar High Speed 1 trains are due to travel on the new London St Pancras-Brussels or Paris routes on 14 November. Leaving from the new St Pancras International rail terminal in central London, the High Speed 1 trains will...