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Coronavirus: Hunting boars allowed

Hide hunting of boars is allowed when aimed at preventing damage, the Royal Saint-Hubert Club of Belgium, RSHCB, said on Friday evening in a pre…

We should take actions against Hungarian government

It is with great concern that we are following the situation in Hungary and their latest Covid-19 measures.

Coronavirus: Flanders gets 100,000 unusable masks

100,000 FFP2 masks destined for Flemish rehabilitation hospitals in light of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic have been deemed unusable a…

Belgium in Brief: The Week of Truth

The warm weather - one of the strange moments of lockdown - has seemingly passed, and people have retreated from their terraces and balconies.

Garbage collection interrupted for 3 days

Yellow and Blue garbage bags have not been collected this week in certain parts of Brussels, and will not be for the remainder of the week, serv…

'Even in lockdown': Maximum 10 glasses of alcohol per week

The DrugLijn is receiving more serious calls since the lockdown measures to contain the further spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) has sta…

Coronavirus: 10,000 cultural events cancelled in Belgium

More than 10,000 events have already been cancelled or postponed in Belgium due to the new coronavirus (Covid-19), Le Soir reported on Friday.

'Unlikely' that Belgium will lift lockdown on 5 April, government virologist says

It is unlikely that lockdown measures imposed in Belgium to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will be lifted on the current deadline, go…

Coronavirus: Brussels hospital calls for donations to buy life-saving ventilators

One of Belgium's best-equipped hospitals to treat patients infected with the new coronavirus (Covid-19) has launched a call for donations to buy…

'It's a crisis, not a holiday': 'enraged doctor' lashes out at park dwellers

A social media user in Brussels said she was "dumbfounded" at seeing people laying around in parks despite strict confinement measures against t…

Cross-border shopping and dining described as “antisocial behaviour”

People who cross the border into the Netherlands and Luxembourg to go shopping, drinking and dining are displaying “antisocial behaviour,” accor…

Coronavirus: first death confirmed in Belgium

The first patient infected with the coronavirus has died in Belgium, it was announced on Wednesday morning

First coronavirus confirmed in the Netherlands

The first confirmed case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed in the Netherlands, a patient which officials said had recently been in north…

Oil prices in free fall, lowest levels in more than a year

Oil prices continued their fall on Thursday, affected by the spread of the epidemic of new coronavirus and the fears it brings about the world c…

Two arrested after break-in at Royal Mint

Two men have been arrested after breaking into the premises of the Royal Mint in Brussels and making off with bags of coins. A possible third ma…

Belgian parliament makes preparations for a hard Brexit

The federal parliament this week approved a bill intended to ensure the continuity of employment in Belgium in the event of a hard Brexit.

Storm Dennis: what is the damage in Belgium?

Storm Dennis ripped through Belgium at the weekend, leaving considerable material damage behind and giving no respite to emergency response team…

Belgians airlifted out of China face 14 days quarantine

All of the 15 Belgian nationals due to be airlifted out of the city of Wuhan in China will have to go onto quarantine at the military hospital i…