Europe Belgium A growing number of Dutch teachers have come to the country given the better conditions for working, with a 30% increase in five years, according to data from the Ministry of Education in Flanders
Europe Belgium The city of Liège voted on a motion to boycott the state of Israel, joining cities like Barcelona and Oslo in taking a strong stand against Israel's apartheid policy
Europe Belgium Pension reform aims at contributing to gender equality; according to recent study, there is a 20% gap between men and women for statutory pensions, while the gap increases to 50% for supplementary pensions
Europe Belgium Around 80% of active substances labelled as highly toxic by the European Union continue to be used in Belgium, a new study by Nature&Progrès and PAN Europe reveals
Europe Belgium A Michelin-starred restaurant on the Belgian coast, Carcasse, took first place in continental Europe and fourth place globally in the international competition 'World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants'
Europe Belgium The employment rate in the country has risen to 72,3% according to the latest estimates
Europe Belgium The country announced it would expand reception capacity to cope with what it called a migrant 'crisis'
Europe Belgium The country has launched an emergency plan to combat drug trafficking, with the appointment of a national drugs commissioner and the doubling of the number of port police in Antwerp
Europe Belgium Eleven Belgian universities have appealed to the authorities to make the movement of foreign researchers and students in Belgium easier
Europe Belgium The Tihange 2 nuclear reactor - the second largest of the three reactors in Tihange - has been shut down for good after 40 years of operation, making it the second nuclear reactor to be shut down in the country
Europe Belgium The European Parliament strongly condemned the conviction of Olivier Vandecasteele, the Belgian imprisoned in Iran since February 2022, and voted a motion for a resolution on the EU response to protests and executions
Europe Belgium Dutch and Belgian customs will continue their cooperation against drug smuggling in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp in 2023
Europe Belgium The net monthly salary of public and private sector workers will increase by €600 net per year from January, due to the adjustment of the tax scale and the calculation of withholding tax