During the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, antibiotics prescriptions dropped by 57%; the study has been led by Dr. Morreel of the University of Antwerp on anonymized patient data from doctors' offices

Mixed race people, children and grandchildren of unions between Europeans and Africans in colonialism are totally forgotten by Belgium's reparation policies, according to a report by the non-governmental organization African futures lab

Google has started construction of a second data center in Belgium, in Farciennes, Hainaut province, with total investment of €1 billion, which will also use to expand its existing data center in the country

Shrinking public funding for child benefits has prompted Parliament in Brussels to consider cost-cutting measures, but some lawmakers want to make sure the cuts do not increase the risk of child poverty

Cocaine use in Belgium has risen sharply in recent years, according to a new report by the public health institute Sciensano; requests for cocaine treatment have increased from 2.500 in 2015 to 4.200 in 2022