Flanders Today

Army aircraft sabotaged
17 Mar 2024 by
Police are investigating the apparent sabotage of two aircraft that were being maintained at Brussels Airport by Sabena Technics, the Zaventem-based company that once formed part of the national airline. One of the aircraft was confirmed as a military C-130 transport plane, while the other belonged to Brussels Airlines.
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The quay to the future
17 Mar 2024 by
“I think it’s important to foster the unique aspects of what we have today on the Scheldekaaien,” says Philippe Teughels. “Take a walk alongside the river, feel the wind, step out of hectic city life. That’s more important than development.”
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The age crunch
10 Mar 2024 by
Flanders’ modern demographics are a ticking time bomb. We’ve know that for awhile now. Populations are dwindling as young couples become increasingly disinterested in having large families, and not having children at all is becoming more common.
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Face of Flanders
10 Mar 2024 by
In the past couple of weeks, a bombshell has been dropped on Flemish television – something that’s been talked about for nearly two decades, but which nobody ever seriously believed would come to pass: Balthasar Boma has got himself a girlfriend.
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Antiques of the future
10 Mar 2024 by
Interior architect Yves Michiels is an extremely persuasive man. When he’s expounding his vision of craftsmanship, he’s passionate: “You can see craftsmanship. You can touch it. It’s the result of years and years of experience, passed down through generations. Such craftsmanship should not be lost. It should be cherished.”
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Something brewing in East Flanders
10 Mar 2024 by
A Belgian beer on tap in the United States that we in Belgium have not yet seen or tasted? Sounds absurd, right? It’s a reality that is about to change with the opening of Gentse Stadsbrouwerij, or Ghent City Brewery, next week.
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Smoke signals
10 Mar 2024 by
If you recently kicked the habit and have just stubbed out your last Marlboro Light, then the National Tobacco Museum is probably not for you at the moment. But for anyone else, it’s highly recommended as it offers an insightful look back at the history of tobacco over the last four centuries.
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Business News
10 Mar 2024 by
Flemish media company De Persgroep, publisher of daily newspapers De Morgen and Het Laatste Nieuws, among other properties, has bought a 51% share in PCM, which publishes major Dutch titles such as NRC Handelsblad, Trouw and major sellers De Volkskrant and Algemeen Dagblad.
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Cricket on Flanders Fields
10 Mar 2024 by
Think cricket and you probably think of rural England. Village greens, spotless whites, the thwack of willow and polite applause. But cricket might not be so quintessentially English after all. In fact, the news of late suggests it originated in...can you guess? Flanders.
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The big blue
10 Mar 2024 by
A blue cheese from Limburg won first prize for Best Original Cheese at the prestigious Caseus Awards competition in France. The Achelse Blauwe, or Achel Blue, cheese was chosen from among more than a dozen entrants for its “soft, creamy texture” and “unaggressive taste” – and none of it would have been possible without interfering EU bureaucrats.
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