1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (308+ words) The Flemish government has reached an agreement to phase out intercountry adoptions, Flemish minister for Welfare Caroline Gennez announced on Monday. In recent years, numerous irregularities have come to light regarding international adoptions. For example, children arrived in Belgium supposedly…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (244+ words) belganewsagency. eu Number of adoptions at lowest level ever in Flanders In 2025, only 13 children were adopted in Flanders. The lowest number ever. All the adoptions were domestic, since adopting children from other countries has been forbidden since 2023. The trend of…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (310+ words) Two social robots helped pupils cross the road at Vrije Basisschool De Leerheide in Asse on Tuesday morning, as part of a pilot project by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. The German researchers have developed a humanoid robot and a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (250+ words) belganewsagency. eu Flanders launches app to quickly find placements for foster children Flanders is launching a new app designed to help care providers quickly find foster families when a child urgently needs a place to stay. Flemish welfare minister Caroline…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (254+ words) Brussels has installed three new self-cleaning public toilets, replacing outdated facilities. The city now has 13 public toilets and 22 urinals. The cubicles have an automatic flushing system, a self-cleaning mechanism that washes and dries the floor and walls after each use,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (331+ words) More than 17 per cent of people in Flanders who lost or are due to lose their unemployment benefits in January and February had already returned to work by the end of January. The figures come from the Flemish employment agency…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (266+ words) Nurses and midwives at a hospital in Antwerp can now carry out realistic training using an interactive resuscitation doll. The doll, known as Zaskia, is the first of its kind for newborn babies in the Benelux." One in 65 babies in…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (212+ words) belganewsagency. eu Axa launches insurance offering psychological assistance to bullied youth Insurance company Axa has on Saturday launched a new insurance policy that reimburses psychological support for bullied children and adolescents in Belgium. The insurer emphasises that easy access to…...