13+ hour, 1+ min ago  (313+ words) Belgium's population stood at 11, 867, 634 on 1 January 2026, up 42, 083 on the year before, a rise of 0. 36 per cent. The figures, published by the Belgian statistical office Statbel, show that population growth is attributable to migration. 2025 was the fourth consecutive year in which…...

14+ hour, 25+ min ago  (277+ words) Nine people have been arrested in Belgium as part of a major investigation into the exploitation of South American sex workers, while a tenth suspect was detained in Spain. The Leuven Federal Judicial Police (FJP) carried out 35 searches last Wednesday…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (236+ words) Belgians spent 18. 3 billion euros on online purchases in 2025, a year-on-year rise of 5. 4 per cent, according to the annual report published on Thursday by the Belgian e-commerce federation Becom. Yet a significant and growing portion of that spending is flowing abroad,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (357+ words) Belgium's Red Devils beat Croatia 0-2 during a friendly match in Rijeka on Tuesday evening. The victory gave the team a confidence boost ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which begins in nine days' time in the United States, Canada and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (244+ words) Following a strike by air traffic controllers overnight, traffic has resumed at Brussels Airport. Traffic at Li'ge, Charleroi and Ostend is due to resume at 9: 30, ATC operator Skeyes confirms. Several control tower staff at Li'ge and Charleroi airports halted operations…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (192+ words) Telecom operator DIGI will soon sell its mobile and internet subscriptions in all 655 Bpost post offices across Belgium, the two companies announced on Monday. The partnership will last five years and is a major step for DIGI, a low-cost telecom…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (184+ words) belganewsagency. eu Dead starry smooth-hound sharks wash up on Belgian coast Several dead starry smooth-hound sharks washed up on the beach between Sint-Idesbald and Oostduinkerke on Friday morning. The animals will now be examined by the Royal Belgian Institute of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (239+ words) Europol has launched a new campaign to help track down some of Europe's most wanted criminals. The campaign focuses on fugitives who have already been sentenced to at least five years in prison but are still on the run. For…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (354+ words) Belgian foreign minister Maxime Pr'vot (Les Engag's) has summoned the Israeli ambassador following what he described as "very disturbing" images showing the treatment of activists detained after Israel intercepted the "Global Sumud Flotilla, an aid convoy attempting to bring humanitarian…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (183+ words) The Israeli navy has intercepted ships from the Global Sumud Flotilla, a pro-Palestinian aid convoy attempting to sail to Gaza Strip, activists said on Monday. The flotilla was stopped in international waters near Cyprus at around 9. 50am local time. Organisers accused…...