Prohibition of the niqab, the Islamic veil that leaves only the eyes visible, does not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. This was established by the Strasbourg Court who rejected the appeals of ...
Last year, 14,670 first time asylum seekers were registered in Belgium, 63% down compared to 2015 when the number of requests was 39,064. This sharp decline is the direct result of the European decision ...
Hiv preventive drugs will be free of charge in Belgium. From June 1st, the government will reimburse the cost of the antiretroviral, Truvada, to individuals not infected by HIV but exposed to an increased ...
In Belgium, the prenatal test to diagnose Down syndrome becomes a State affair. In a unique case for the EU, from 1st July, the Belgium national health fund is to cover 100% of the costs ...
On the Internet, I got the idea that I would have met one of those women who know what they are on about. Indeed, this was confirmed, when on a rare warm day in ...
Transgender citizens in Belgium can legally change their name on documents, without having to undergo any surgical procedure. The parliament met yesterday and approved the law that put an end to the sterilisation requirements ...
The problems start for many young Belgians when they find work. From 2007 to date, the number of thirty-year-olds who take long periods of sick-leave (more than twelve months) having signed the long-awaited permanent contract, ...
Doctoral students continue to show increasing signs of mental illness. In fact, as many as 32% has the risk of suffering serious psychiatric disturbances, such as panic attacks or depression. A percentage that is two ...
European companies can ban employees from wearing the Islamic veil. It has now been established by the European Court of Justice, who has ruled in the case of two women, one in France and one ...
It’a called marital rape and it exists. This is the message launched in the Belgian, short film, “Je suis ordinaire” (I’m ordinary). Directed by Chloé Fontaine, it aims to put an end to the ...
