1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (185+ words) A European research project on heat stress and urban climate adaptation has started in Antwerp, focusing not only on how residents experience rising temperatures but also on how the knowledge of people with a migration background can inform solutions. The…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (337+ words) The Flemish Parliament will hold a current affairs debate on Wednesday over planned changes to pupil transport for special education, following reports that De Lijn intends to discontinue more than 200 bus routes from the next academic year. The debate was…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (248+ words) Nearly one in five people in Flanders say they have no interest in news, according to a new study by research group Imec-Smit-VUB. Ten years ago, only 4 per cent said the same. The study also found that 66 per cent of…...

4+ day, 6+ min ago  (457+ words) belganewsagency. eu Human rights institute warns of erosion of social rights due to government reforms In its annual report published on Monday, the Federal Institute for Human Rights (FIRM/IFDH) warned that the De Wever government's recent reforms regarding unemployment,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (210+ words) The Africa Museum in Tervuren is digitising its archive of geological maps and documents relating to Congolese natural resources. The information is gradually being handed over to the Congolese authorities, according to Vanessa Matz, minister for Science Policy and Digitalisation....

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (237+ words) The federal governing parties will have to lift their vetoes to get the budget back on track. This is the warning issued on Friday by Pierre Wunsch, governor of the National Bank. On Friday, Wunsch outlined the National Bank's half-yearly…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (274+ words) At least one guarded lifeguard station will open in every Belgian coastal municipality this weekend as the summer bathing season officially gets underway. The rescue service will be gradually expanded in the coming weeks, with all 83 lifeguard stations operational from…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (350+ words) belganewsagency. eu Planning Bureau lowers Belgium's economic outlook due to war in Middle East Due to the consequences of the war in the Middle East, the Federal Planning Bureau is revising Belgium's economic and budgetary outlook downwards. The institution now…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (396+ words) The five Flemish universities have been tasked with developing a framework for the use of artificial intelligence across the education sector, at the request of Flemish education minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA). The Flemish government is allocating 10 million euros to the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (279+ words) belganewsagency. eu Belgium steps up campaign against plastic glitter and microplastics Despite a ban introduced in October 2023, plastic glitter continues to appear in toys, craft kits and decorative materials. On Thursday, the Federal Public Service (FPS) for Public Health launched…...