Professor of international economics at KU Leuven Hylke Vandenbussche carried out simulations of what will happen if the new US president Donald Trump follows through with his campaigning promises to raise import tariffs. According to the results of this investigation between 1,200 and 5,000 jobs in Belgium could be at risk. The US currently applies […]

“Intelligent rubbish bins” that send out a message when they need emptying are very popular and useful in Brussels’ pedestrian zone. This fact prompting the city council to invest in more of them. 18 of the solar-powered bins were installed in the city centre in November 2015. Each bin uses the photovoltaic energy to compress […]

To rent out a room, appartments or other property via the online booking site Airbnb renters will have to pay the equivalent of the tax applied to hotels starting on 1 February. It was announced by Brussels minister-president Rudi Vervoort. Up to now, municipalities have applied the hotel tax at varying rates and using different […]

About 30 ski resorts are open in the south of the country this week. Heavy snowfall and widespread freezing that took place in recent days in Belgium made their contribution into opening cross-country and downhill ski routes in the provinces of Liège, Luxembourg, Hainaut and Namur. Some 18 ski resorts for cross-country and downhill skiing […]

Gerrit Vromant, 29, from Torhout talks about his job and wage – What is your job? – I work as a social media coach and consultant. I help companies to market themselves well on social media or to improve their social media marketing. That ranges from giving them strategic advice and brainstorming workshops to helping […]

There is a free Wi-Fi on a quarter of Brussels’ metro stations now and in September all of the capital’s metro stations will be connected. Currently, 15 the capital’s 69 metro stations have wireless internet on the platforms. They are Trône, Porte de Namur, Louise, Porte de Hal, Gare du Midi, Clémenceau, Delacroix, Madou, Botanique, […]

U2 have announced they will visit Brussels with anniversary concert in the world tour that will start in North America on 12 May, and will be back to Europe in early July. The Band will give a concert at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on 1 August. Tickets for the Brussels gig will go […]

Belgian airline TUI Fly (former Jetairfly) is opening 330 new vacancies in its aircrew team in preparation for the summer season. The airline is looking to hire 70 pilots and 260 cabin crew, because the airline plans to add new destinations. TUI Fly will also increase the frequency of flights to cities it currently serves. […]

Unemployment in the Brussels region has fallen down 4% year on year according to new figures for December represented this week. 96,736 people registered in Brussels as seeking work – a 17.6% unemployment rate. The jobless figure has fallen by about 4,000 in the past year and by more than 12,500 over the past three […]

Atomium’s Management said that 430,774 people visited the Museum last year, down from 622,396 in 2015. The worst month was April, immediately after the attacks, when numbers were down 60% on April 2015. December was the only growth month. The Musée du Cinquantenaire recorded 42,900 visitors in 2016 – down a third from 60,800 a […]