Fir and spruce farms are facing a devastating crisis due to beetle larvae decimating the roots of saplings, causing severe economic damage; Belgium is one of the European exporters of fir trees, commonly used as Christmas trees

After previous plans to build an outdoor swimming pool on the Béco Canal pier in the northern part of the city failed, a proposal was made to have the pool built by the private Finnish company Nordic Urban

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