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BelgiumFederal politics, ministries, and the Concertation Committee.
  • BelgiumA judicial pioneer dies

    Who was Anne Thily, Belgium’s first female prosecutor-general?

    Anne Thily, the first woman to serve as a prosecutor-general in Belgium and a central judicial figure during the Dutroux years, died in Liège on 19 August 2026 at the age of 88.

  • BelgiumBelgium’s unfinished reckoning

    What does the White March still mean to Belgium 30 years later?

    Hugues Jossa’s new Belgian documentary La Marche Blanche has returned Jean-Denis Lejeune and the vast 1996 demonstration in Brussels to the national conversation, three decades…

  • BelgiumWildfire preparedness

    Did Belgium ignore warnings before the High Fens wildfire?

    Belgian authorities contained the main fronts of the record High Fens wildfire after it burned roughly 3,000 hectares, but the disaster has revived warnings that fragmented…

  • BelgiumBelgium’s budget squeeze

    Can Belgium stop rising borrowing costs from becoming a debt trap?

    Belgium’s ten-year borrowing rate rose above 3.8% on 19 August, its highest level since 2012, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s federal coalition as it…

  • BelgiumStrategic investment screening

    Why did Belgium block the Chinese-linked takeover of helicopter operator NHV?

    Belgian authorities have blocked the proposed takeover of Ostend-based helicopter operator NHV by Irish leasing company GD Helicopter Finance, citing risks to national security,…

  • BelgiumHigh Fens wildfire

    Can Belgium contain the historic High Fens fire before it burns underground for months?

    Firefighters halted the High Fens wildfire short of the German border on Monday, but authorities said the roughly 3,000-hectare blaze was not yet contained and peat fires could…

  • BelgiumGlobal health leadership

    Can Belgian doctor Hans Kluge win the race to lead the WHO?

    Belgium’s federal government has nominated Belgian doctor Hans Kluge to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization, placing the current head of WHO Europe…

  • BelgiumWildfire readiness

    Was Belgium prepared for the High Fens wildfire, as Interior Minister Quintin insists?

    Federal Interior Minister Bernard Quintin told parliament that Belgium’s emergency system was prepared for the High Fens wildfire and functioned as designed, while acknowledging…

  • BelgiumCLIMATE READINESS

    Belgium’s first national climate-risk assessment exposes major preparedness gaps

    Belgium’s Climate Risk Assessment Center has identified 28 major climate and ecosystem risks and concluded that adaptation policies need strengthening, adding official weight to…

  • BelgiumWeather update

    Belgium lifts weather alerts as unsettled Atlantic conditions return

    Belgium has no active weather warnings as of 12:00 on Monday, 17 August, replacing an earlier alert picture with a cooler, unsettled forecast.

BrusselsCapital-region politics, STIB-MIVB, the 19 communes.
  • BrusselsGun violence in Saint-Gilles

    Stray bullet enters sleeping woman’s bedroom during third Brussels shooting of the weekend

    A bullet entered a sleeping woman’s first-floor bedroom near Porte de Hal in Saint-Gilles on Sunday morning, 23 August, without injuring her, according to reporting by Het…

  • BrusselsReception crisis

    Will Brussels lose 1,000 reception places before winter?

    Federal–Brussels talks have ended without an agreement to halt the planned removal of 1,000 reception places, two days after aid organisations and trade unions mobilised in…

  • BrusselsBrussels

    One injured and several detained after stabbing near Brussels-North Station

    A stabbing near Brussels-North Station injured one person on Tuesday afternoon, while police detained several suspects and opened an investigation into circumstances that remain…

  • BrusselsBrussels gun violence

    Can a single police command curb Brussels’ latest wave of shootings?

    Brussels’ six police zones placed specialist teams under a single operational command on 26 August after six shootings were recorded across Anderlecht, Saint-Gilles and Molenbeek…

  • BrusselsBrussels security

    Brussels mayors unite police command after renewed gun violence

    Brussels’ 19 mayors placed the capital’s six police zones under a single operational command on 26 August, combining officers, intelligence and camera monitoring in response to a…

  • BrusselsAffordable schooling

    Can €2 school lunches keep education affordable in the City of Brussels?

    The City of Brussels is keeping compulsory primary-school supplies free and will charge €2 for hot lunches at around 20 disadvantaged French-language schools from 31 August, while…

  • BrusselsUpdated 23 August 2026

    Explosion and fire damage a shelter at Ixelles community gardens

    Brussels firefighters extinguished a fire at the Ernotte community gardens in Ixelles on the morning of 20 August after a small explosion reportedly occurred inside a shelter. No…

  • BrusselsViolence and discrimination

    What do the attacks on two transgender women reveal about safety in central Brussels?

    Two transgender women were assaulted twice and robbed in central Brussels during the night of 22 to 23 August, police confirmed, and no suspect had been arrested by 25 August.

  • BrusselsBrussels shootings

    Quintin deploys extra federal police as Brussels unifies command against gun violence

    Interior Minister Bernard Quintin announced an additional federal police platoon and reinforced specialist units in Brussels on Wednesday after six shootings in four days, while…

  • BrusselsAircraft noise

    Jette takes legal action against Brussels Airport flight path

    Jette decided on Wednesday to challenge the RNP 07L approach route serving Brussels Airport, adding the north-west Brussels municipality to a widening legal campaign over aircraft…

FlandersVlaamse Regering, regional industry, the Belt of cities.
  • FlandersAntwerp traffic

    Why did one blocked lane cause a 45-minute queue on Antwerp’s Ring?

    A crash blocked the right-hand lane of Antwerp’s R1 near Deurne on 24 August, creating a 45-minute queue from Antwerpen-West for traffic heading towards the Netherlands.

  • FlandersUrban drug trade

    Antwerp police seize €16,000 and 120 cocaine packets in taxi-linked dealing cases

    Antwerp police have seized about €16,000 in cash and 120 packets of cocaine after detecting suspected dealers using taxis, according to local reporting based on police…

  • FlandersMedical evacuation

    Eight-year-old Omar evacuated from Gaza and brought to Belgium for treatment

    Eight-year-old Omar, a relative of the Palestinian-Belgian Alsafadi family in Olen, has arrived in Belgium after being evacuated from Gaza for urgent specialist treatment,…

  • FlandersFaith and public money

    What does West Flanders’ youngest priest earn — and why does the Belgian state pay him?

    Birger, the 34-year-old described by HLN as West Flanders’ youngest priest, has disclosed that his full-time ministry provides about €2,600 net a month, with another €100 to €200…

  • FlandersAntwerp

    Antwerp police investigate distraction theft of two luxury watches near Botanic Sanctuary

    Antwerp police are examining camera footage after two men allegedly used a dancing distraction to steal a Rolex from hotel guest Nico Jasica near Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp early…

  • FlandersFire safety

    What does Wevelgem’s quickly contained kitchen fire tell us about everyday safety?

    Firefighters brought a small kitchen fire in Wevelgem under control quickly, according to Het Nieuwsblad. Publicly accessible reporting confirms the location and outcome but…

  • FlandersFlemish wind slowdown

    Can Flanders still meet its 2030 onshore wind target after adding only two turbines?

    Flanders added only two onshore wind turbines, delivering 6.75 megawatts, between 1 January and 1 June 2026, deepening doubts about whether the region can reach its 2,800 MW…

  • FlandersEmergency response

    What do we know about the reported kitchen fire in Tongeren?

    Tongeren firefighters responded to a reported kitchen fire on Verbindingslaan at around 18:15 on Wednesday, 19 August, and ended their intervention roughly half an hour later. No…

  • FlandersSorting the eclipse aftermath

    Where should Leuven residents put their eclipse glasses after Europe’s big solar show?

    EcoWerf reported on 20 August that discarded eclipse glasses had not appeared in large numbers in waste collected around Leuven, but it reminded residents that the glasses do not…

  • FlandersPittem kitchen fire

    What does a quickly contained kitchen fire reveal about safety in assisted housing?

    Firefighters quickly brought a small kitchen fire under control at assisted-living accommodation in Pittem, West Flanders, after a pot left on a cooker produced smoke. The limited…

WalloniaL'exécutif wallon and the post-industrial transition.
  • WalloniaHIGH FENS WILDFIRE

    Scientists test wildfire prediction model during High Fens blaze

    Scientists have tested a fire-prediction model against the wildfire in Belgium’s High Fens, with initial comparisons showing promising results, according to VRT NWS.

  • WalloniaInside public transport

    How does TEC Hainaut turn new recruits into bus drivers?

    TEC Hainaut is recruiting about 50 bus drivers a year and providing the theory and practical instruction needed to place successful candidates behind the wheel, according to a…

  • WalloniaWallonia transport strike

    LeTEC strike halts Charleroi buses and cuts one in three Liège-Verviers journeys

    A 48-hour LeTEC strike halted all buses in Charleroi and cancelled about one journey in three across Liège-Verviers on Thursday 27 August, with further disruption scheduled for…

  • WalloniaWeather warning

    Yellow rain alert brought heavy showers to Wallonia and Brussels

    Belgium’s yellow rain warning expired late on Wednesday, 19 August, after covering Brussels, every Walloon province and Flemish Brabant as heavy showers crossed the country.

  • WalloniaCarnival assault

    What does the Nivelles carnival assault ruling say about alcohol and responsibility?

    A court has convicted a man over an assault that left a woman bleeding on the ground during the 2026 Carnival of Nivelles, rejecting intoxication as an adequate explanation for…

  • WalloniaHigh Fens fire

    High Fens smoke drove extreme air pollution while Walloon alert rules stayed inactive

    Smoke from the High Fens wildfire pushed PM2.5 concentrations in Vielsalm close to 700 micrograms per cubic metre on 16 August, but Wallonia’s regional alert criteria were not met…

  • WalloniaSmoke and public health

    Hautes Fagnes fire raises fine-particle health concerns across eastern Belgium

    A major wildfire burning in Belgium’s Hautes Fagnes since Friday has damaged extensive areas of the nature reserve and sent smoke across the region, prompting warnings that fine…

  • WalloniaWorkplace safety

    What is known after a worker fell at the Van der Valk construction site in Charleroi?

    A worker fell several metres at the future Van der Valk Hotel Charleroi Centre construction site on 18 August and was removed by the fire service’s specialist GRIMP team using an…

  • WalloniaHigh Fens wildfire

    Lara Fabian voices grief as historic wildfire devastates Belgium’s High Fens

    Belgian-Canadian singer Lara Fabian expressed solidarity with Belgium on Monday as a major wildfire continued to burn through the High Fens in eastern Wallonia, destroying rare…

  • WalloniaHigh Fens wildfire

    High Fens fire controlled as smoke and hidden hotspots persist

    Emergency crews kept the High Fens wildfire under control on Sunday, 23 August, but tackled local flare-ups as smoke accumulated around the burned area. About 3,000 hectares have…

InternationalEurope and the world, with a Brussels lens.
  • InternationalFrench Ardennes wildfire

    Forest access remains restricted after Monthermé fire near Belgian border

    French authorities have ended the wildfire emergency at Monthermé, close to Belgium, but are keeping parts of the affected forest closed until 28 August while damaged ground is…

  • InternationalCross-border rail

    Can Brussels’ night-train revival survive a passenger’s journey from hell?

    A passenger’s troubled European Sleeper journey from Bruxelles-Midi has renewed scrutiny of delays, ageing coaches and weak cross-border support just as the Belgian-Dutch operator…

  • InternationalCrans-Montana investigation

    Crans-Montana bar owner detained over alleged domestic violence

    Jacques Moretti, the co-owner of the Crans-Montana bar destroyed in January’s fatal fire, has been placed in pre-trial detention over alleged violence against his wife in a…

  • InternationalA first signal from Liège

    Has the EU parcel duty already slowed non-European traffic at Liège Airport?

    Liège Airport recorded an almost 4% year-on-year fall in cargo traffic during the first five days of the EU’s new €3 duty on low-value imports, offering an early but inconclusive…

  • InternationalA specimen and a scientific dilemma

    Could Brussels’ century-old thylacine ever return to the wild?

    BRUZZ has spotlighted a thylacine held in Brussels since 1871 after museum technician Jeroen named it his favourite object and expressed hope that the extinct marsupial might one…

  • InternationalEnergy shock reaches Brussels

    Why did Europe’s market chill hit Melexis so hard in Brussels?

    European shares fell on 18 August as renewed US-Iran tensions lifted oil prices and euro-area bond yields, while Belgian chipmaker Melexis closed 6.53% lower in Brussels.

  • InternationalCinema and cultural influence

    Why are Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and John Carpenter being honoured in Los Angeles?

    The Academy Museum has named Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and John Carpenter as its 2026 gala honorees, linking a Los Angeles fundraiser to a wider debate familiar to Belgium…

  • InternationalAtlantic storm season

    Next Atlantic tropical storm will be named Dolly in an eerie coincidence

    The next Atlantic system to reach tropical-storm strength will receive the name Dolly, a designation fixed years before country-music star Dolly Parton died on 25 August.

  • InternationalCulture across borders

    How did a Belgian visa dispute nearly derail two Senegalese artists’ European tour?

    Senegalese performers Astou Ndeye Ndiaye and Seynabou Faye have arrived at Brussels Airport after Belgium approved renewed visa applications, allowing their European tour to…

  • InternationalA continental trail from Wallonia

    Can you really cycle from Namur to Norway on the Pilgrims Route?

    SoSoir brought renewed Belgian attention to EuroVelo 3 on 16 August, presenting Namur as a gateway to a roughly 5,650-kilometre cycling route between Trondheim and north-western…

SportRed Devils, Jupiler Pro League, Belgian cyclists and athletes.
  • SportWest Flanders football

    Can Van De Geuchte and Madiani change the balance in West Flanders’ provincial league?

    SV Wevelgem City signed defender Gauthier Van De Geuchte from neighbouring FC Gullegem on 20 August, while Sparta Heestert recruited former French professional Aristote Madiani…

  • SportJupiler Pro League

    Drammeh double gives Standard first win in lively Walloon derby

    Standard de Liège beat RAAL La Louvière 2-0 at Sclessin after substitute Salieu Drammeh scored twice in six second-half minutes, securing the Liège club’s first Jupiler Pro League…

  • SportYouth, sport and rural community

    How did 540 KLJ members turn Groot Veerle into one vast summer camp?

    KLJ Sint-Lenaarts brought about 540 members from 17 Antwerp provincial branches together in Groot Veerle, Brecht, on Sunday 23 August for a regional sports festival combining…

  • SportA careful rebuild

    Can Sporting Charleroi turn smart transfers and coaching continuity into lasting stability?

    Sporting Charleroi have entered the 2026-27 season with Mario Kohnen permanently in charge after five wins in nine Europe Play-off matches, while a selective transfer campaign has…

  • SportBrussels celebrates

    What do Excelsior’s four European medallists reveal about Brussels athletics?

    The City of Brussels scheduled a public reception at City Hall on 26 August for four Royal Excelsior athletes who won one silver and three bronze medals for Belgium at the…

  • SportA ring for everyone

    Can Christophe Boeckx’s new Gentbrugge boxing gym bring more people into the ring?

    Christophe Boeckx has moved Beats Per Minute Boxing from Destelbergen to a permanent gym in Gentbrugge, where the recreational club is preparing an open evening on 3 September…

  • SportEuropean Athletics

    How did the Belgian Falcons turn relay progress into European bronze?

    The Belgian Falcons won bronze in the men’s 4x100 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 15 August, while the Belgian Rockets finished fifth in the…

  • SportFootball governance

    Why has Sporting Lokeren been fighting FIFA for years?

    A Brussels interim-relief judge has again suspended Sporting Lokeren’s player-registration ban, allowing the Belgian second-tier club to register new signings while its wider…

  • SportA young fan remembered

    How will Antwerp remember 15-year-old supporter Matt at the Bosuil?

    Royal Antwerp FC will pay tribute on Sunday to Matt Van den Bouwhuysen, a 15-year-old supporter from Schilde who died after a swimming-pool accident in Spain, according to Het…

  • SportFootball economy

    Did Charleroi’s narrow win expose the bigger business contest behind Lommel’s return?

    Sporting Charleroi beat newly promoted Lommel SK 1-0 at the Soevereinstadion on 16 August, taking three points after outshooting the hosts 23-8. Amine Boukamir’s 62nd-minute goal…

JusticeFederal courts, sentencing and legal-system reform.
  • Justice & InstitutionsThreats against judges

    Why is Belgium’s judiciary warning politicians after the Grégory Lenoci judgment?

    Belgium’s College of Courts and Tribunals has urged political officeholders to act responsibly after judges in Namur received threats following Grégory Lenoci’s 17-year prison…

  • Justice & InstitutionsJustice and addiction

    Why did a Liège court impose a one-year prison term for selling two heroin wraps?

    The Liège criminal court sentenced a repeat offender to one year in prison and a €10,000 fine for selling two wraps of heroin in the city centre, a judgment that highlights…

  • Justice & InstitutionsPartner violence in Liège

    What does the Liège partner-violence case mean for victims seeking help in Belgium?

    A man is being prosecuted before the Liège criminal court over allegations that he strangled his partner and held a cushion over her face; he denies the accusations, and no…

  • Justice & InstitutionsJustice under pressure

    Why has the Grégory Lenoci verdict divided Belgium over justice and vigilantism?

    A Namur court sentenced Grégory Lenoci to 17 years in prison on 20 August for attempting to assassinate his neighbour, after supporters demonstrated outside the courthouse and…

  • Justice & InstitutionsBelgian justice

    Anne Thily, Belgium’s first woman prosecutor-general, dies in Liège

    Anne Thily, the former Liège prosecutor-general who became the first woman to hold that rank in Belgium, died in Liège on 19 August 2026. Her tenure encompassed the institutional…

  • Justice & InstitutionsJustice reform

    Is Flanders ready for Belgium’s new Criminal Code?

    Belgian courts, prosecutors and lawyers in Flanders say they are substantially better prepared for the new Criminal Code to take effect on 1 September, although they warn that its…

  • Justice & InstitutionsUnderstanding Belgian justice

    What does Friday’s raadkamer hearing mean in the fatal Heusden-Zolder case?

    A man described as a friend of the person killed in a fatal collision linked to Heusden-Zolder is due before the raadkamer on Friday after an investigating judge placed him under…

  • Justice & InstitutionsA cross-border murder case

    Why was a young Belgian suspect rearrested over the killing of student Jasin in Spain?

    Belgian and Dutch fugitive teams arrested a 19-year-old man near Ghent on 25 June 2026 over the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Dutch national Jasin A. in Fuengirola, Spain, in…

  • Justice & InstitutionsJustice in Wallonia

    Why did a cocaine courier stopped in Rixensart receive 150 hours of community work?

    A Belgian court sentenced a cocaine courier intercepted in Rixensart to 150 hours of community work after he delivered drugs across Wallonia, according to reporting published on…

  • Justice & InstitutionsNine years of proceedings

    Why was the final officer acquitted over the deaths of Ouassim and Sabrina?

    The Nivelles criminal court acquitted the final Brussels police officer prosecuted over the 2017 collision that killed Ouassim Toumi and Sabrina El Bakkali, finding that his…

BusinessListed firms, the BNB, the FEB-VBO benchmarks.
  • BusinessAviation

    Can Antwerp Airport survive after TUI leaves its scheduled-flight business behind?

    TUI fly will end its four-route Antwerp operation by 25 March 2027, removing the airport’s last major commercial carrier and intensifying scrutiny of its reliance on business…

  • BusinessMobility meets urban design

    5 takeaways from the design prize won by Brussels’ new digital metro signs

    STIB’s 130 digital information totems serving 69 Brussels metro and premetro stations have won a 2026 Red Dot Award for Product Design, recognising a system that combines live…

  • BusinessWinter energy buffer

    Do Europe’s depleted gas stocks point to a new energy crisis?

    European gas storage is roughly 60% full in mid-August 2026, almost 20 percentage points below the level recorded around the same time last year, leaving the market with an…

  • BusinessCargo meets customs

    Has the EU’s €3 small-parcel duty started to slow Liège Airport’s e-commerce boom?

    Cargo traffic at Liège Airport fell by nearly 4% between 1 and 5 July 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, an early decline reported after the European Union introduced a…

  • BusinessCulture meets public finance

    Can crowdfunding repair three stolen portraits — and a gap in Antwerp’s heritage budget?

    The Province of Antwerp has launched a crowdfunding campaign to restore three d’Ursel family portraits recovered more than 50 years after their theft, with the paintings and their…

  • BusinessThe economics of the stage

    Why does Opera Ballet Vlaanderen need €31 million in public funding?

    Opera Ballet Vlaanderen has opened its books to explain how international talent, 420 employees and costly productions turn public funding into tickets that ordinary audiences can…

  • BusinessCinema economics

    Can 85,000 Belgian bookings make Brussels’ costly IMAX 70mm bet pay off?

    Kinepolis has sold or reserved about 85,000 Belgian tickets for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”, according to La DH, after installing the Benelux’s only IMAX 70mm film projector…

  • BusinessLeisure economy

    Can Renipont Plage remain Brussels’ nearby beach after its mid-season health scare?

    Renipont Plage near Brussels reopened for swimming on 26 June 2026 after fresh water tests cleared the concerns that had prompted Lasne’s mayor to close the lake two days earlier.…

  • BusinessRetail retreat

    Why is Gamma closing its last two DIY stores in Brussels?

    Gamma is withdrawing from the Brussels-Capital Region by closing its two stores in Uccle and Anderlecht, leaving customers and workers without a branch inside the region while the…

  • BusinessThe international workplace

    Why are Brussels SMEs more willing to let staff work from abroad?

    A new SD Worx survey finds that 44% of Brussels SMEs would consider letting employees work temporarily from abroad, more than twice the Belgian average, although tax,…

LifestyleCulture, leisure, weekend reads, food and travel.
  • LifestyleCareers beyond the uniform

    Could a festival conversation lead to a career in Belgium’s Defence?

    Belgian Defence continued its summer recruitment drive at music festivals in August 2026, bringing recruiters closer to the young adults it hopes to employ. Anyone interested…

  • LifestyleDance without the dress code

    Can an open-air ballet class make classical dance feel at home in central Brussels?

    Europa Danse Company held a free public classical-dance initiation on Place de la Monnaie in central Brussels on Saturday 22 August, adapting a technically grounded ballet class…

  • LifestyleCampus controversy

    Why has Ghent University suspended philosopher Nathan Cofnas?

    Ghent University has preventively suspended postdoctoral researcher Nathan Cofnas while it conducts a preliminary disciplinary investigation into his public statements concerning…

  • LifestyleAutumn style guide

    Which pieces will make a Belgian wardrobe feel current this autumn?

    La Libre and La DH published their autumn 2026 wardrobe guide on 23 and 24 August, identifying richer fabrics, stronger volumes, layered styling and a freer exchange between…

  • LifestyleTheatre above Antwerp

    Can Antwerp’s new rooftop theatre festival bring the performing arts back into the city centre?

    Antwerp theatre companies De Studio, SKaGeN and Comp. Marius have launched TIS — Theater in de Stad, a new performing-arts festival running from 10 to 13 August 2026 on the…

  • LifestyleA practical guide

    What should visitors expect when Balkan Trafik returns to Brussels?

    Balkan Trafik will return to Brussels from 19 to 21 November 2026, ending a one-year pause with a 20th-anniversary edition inside the Brussels Stock Exchange. Visitors can expect…

  • LifestyleFestival safety

    Fifteen years after the Pukkelpop storm, how safe are Belgium’s festivals in extreme weather?

    Belgium marks 15 years since the deadly Pukkelpop storm on 18 August 2026 with festivals now using specialist weather monitoring, tested structures, emergency plans and earlier…

  • LifestyleColour in the Ardennes

    What can visitors expect from Marie-Paule Martin’s free exhibition in Beauraing?

    Marie-Paule Martin is exhibiting oil paintings at the Office du Tourisme de Beauraing until 2 September 2026, with free admission daily from 08:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00.

  • LifestyleTravel after the fire

    High Fens fire leaves visitors navigating closures as tourism businesses count the cost

    Walloon authorities said on 23 August that the High Fens wildfire was under control, but roads, forests and nature reserves remained closed while underground fires and weakened…

  • LifestyleNYFF64 Currents

    What does Bardi’s world premiere bring to the New York Film Festival?

    Film at Lincoln Center has selected Tala Hadid’s Bardi as the Currents Centerpiece of the 64th New York Film Festival, where the Morocco-set film will receive its world premiere…

HealthHospitals, public health, FAGG/AFMPS, Sciensano and care reform.
  • HealthMigraine prevention

    Could a Brussels-backed study change how Belgium prevents migraine?

    UZ Brussel neurologist Jan Versijpt has co-authored an international trial finding that atogepant prevented migraine more effectively and caused fewer treatment withdrawals than…

  • HealthCamp health alert

    Did a swim in the Ourthe infect seven Flemish teenagers with salmonella?

    Seven Flemish teenagers at a holiday camp near Liège have been diagnosed with salmonella after swimming in the Ourthe, according to Het Nieuwsblad, but the precise source of the…

  • HealthClimate resilience

    Belgium faces vast care-building renovation gap as heatwaves intensify

    La Libre reported on 10 August that 95% of Belgium’s care homes and hospitals require renovation by 2050, drawing renewed attention to whether ageing healthcare buildings can…

  • HealthCancer research

    Can Antwerp’s planned Oncopolis bring cancer research closer to patients?

    The University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital plan to establish a cancer-research centre called Oncopolis on the UZA campus in Edegem, using a substantial private…

  • HealthSmoke-free hospitality

    Can a Leuven café’s split terrace ease Belgium into its 2027 smoking ban?

    Leuven eetcafé Kaminsky has divided its terrace into smoking and non-smoking sections ahead of Belgium’s planned federal ban on smoking and vaping on hospitality terraces from 1…

  • HealthChild vaccination

    Why is Flanders still using a pneumococcal vaccine that misses the strain killing children?

    Four young children in Flanders have died since 2025 from invasive pneumococcal infections caused by the emerging 12F serotype, according to figures confirmed by the Flemish…

  • HealthRespect in healthcare

    What should patients know about Imelda Hospital’s campaign against aggression?

    Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden has launched a campaign against workplace aggression after recording 208 incident reports in 2025. Patients and visitors are being asked to raise…

  • HealthFood-safety investigation

    How did Belgium’s salmonella egg outbreak grow to at least 300 cases?

    Belgian authorities have linked at least 300 cases of Salmonella Enteritidis to eggs from Laerco BV in Geel, prompting a second recall, the blocking of the entire production site…

  • HealthChild protection

    Why are children who are not ill living in a Belgian hospital?

    Two very young siblings removed from their family are staying in the paediatric ward of CHU UCL Namur’s Sainte-Elisabeth site because no suitable child-protection placement is…

  • HealthChild protection

    How is Liège’s Citadelle helping abused children express what words cannot?

    Liège’s Citadelle hospital has detailed how its specialist child-abuse unit uses age-appropriate play materials and emotion cards to help children communicate during protected…

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