4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (346+ words) Ghent has secured funding for a European project aimed at enhancing climate policy using satellite imagery. The East Flemish capital hopes to identify locations where there is still space for solar panels, green roofs or heat pumps. The project also…...

5+ day, 52+ min ago   (251+ words) The 23-year-old man who was arrested at the Brussels South railway station with a loaded Kalashnikov last week says that he came into possession of the military grade weapon by chance and had come to Belgium to sell it. The…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (454+ words) “If we do nothing, Belgium risks becoming a narco-state,” warns Belgian Drug Commissioner Ine Van Wymersch. Speaking on VRT TV she notes how criminal organisations are gaining ever greater control over our society and sees only one way to turn…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (404+ words) Europe must take responsibility for protecting its southern border, Prime Minister Bart De Wever (Flemish nationalist N-VA) insisted, following a meeting with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, in Rome. He thanked Meloni in Italian for the warm welcome. At the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (296+ words) Belgian Asylum and Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt (Flemish nationalist N-VA - pictured) is opposed to allowing 13 Palestinians from Gaza to come and study in Belgium, despite the fact that they have been awarded a scholarship and a visa, she told…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (365+ words) The City of Brussels plans to build a new Dutch-medium school campus on the Thurn & Taxis site. The campus will accommodate 800 pupils and will combine primary and secondary education with sports facilities. The final design of the campus will be…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (330+ words) For a long time, it was unclear what would become of Brussels’ largest industrial site. Among other possibilities, it was mooted as a potential defence site. That will not be happening after all. Heylen Group comprises more than 40 companies and…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (307+ words) The Mayor of the City of Brussels Philippe Close (Francophone socialist PS) has pointed the finger at the Flemish port of Antwerp as one of the causes of the surge in drug-related violence in the Belgian and Flemish capital. “The…...