Category: Belgium
Bloody architects! The good, the bad and the ugly ...
Love it or hate it, Brussels architecture is anything but boring.
Walk this way: Touring Brussels on foot
A guide to some of the city's hidden gems — and not a peeing boy in site.
Fields (and bars) of dreams. How to watch sport in...
Whether you want to watch the top Belgian sides or follow your team from back home. we've got you covered.
Everything you always wanted to know about online ...
A generalized, non-scientific, potentially useless (but hopefully fun) guide to Brussels’ online dating world.
Arrive at Gare du Midi, then run! How to navigate ...
From confusing and dangerous train stations to scooters dumped in a pile, Brussels has all your transport needs covered.
An idiot’s guide to Belgian politics
Here's what you need to know to avoid looking like a fool when talking politics in Brussels.
Charleroi airport staff threaten strike action unt...
Charleroi airport is facing strike threats for the next two weeks due to a disagreement between unions and management over a €750 ...
Bruxelles-Propreté starts issuing fines over new w...
Anyone living in the Brussels-Capital Region who fails to put food waste into the orange bag or dumps their rubbish bag outside on...
Belgium scraps plan for cameras catching drivers u...
A plan to install cameras that will detect whether drivers are using their phones behind the wheel has been scrapped due to politi...
Brussels bike register to expand nationwide
With efforts increasing to crack down on bike theft in Belgium, Brussels’ bicycle registration scheme will be extended nationwide ...
Bruxelles-Propreté to starting issuing fines over ...
Anyone living in the Brussels-Capital Region who fails to put food waste into the orange bag or dumps their rubbish bag outside on...
Belgium wants to be pioneer in autonomous shipping
Developments in self-driving cars have gained many media headlines, with Elon Musk’s Tesla Model S – seen as one of the groundbrea...
Garden inaugurated on site of serial killer Marc D...
A memorial garden on the former site of Belgian serial killer Marc Dutroux’s home has been inaugurated in Charleroi. Dutroux was c...
Delhaize offers €40 million in staff bonuses to pu...
Supermarket chain Delhaize is offering some 9,000 staff members a one-time bonus of €1,500 plus €125 per year worked, in an attemp...
Win tickets to Chamber Jazz Consort performance at...
Delivering a dynamic performance, the Chamber Jazz Consort skilfully blends the richness and elegance of classical string music wi...
‘Soft landing in Belgium education’: Webinar in En...
The Expat Welcome Desk (EWD) is running a free webinar about Belgium’s education system on 3 October at 12.00. Access is free but ...
Sciensano: Belgium’s goal of tobacco-free generati...
Belgium’s public health institute has issued a stark warning about ambitions to drastically reduce the population’s tobacco consum...
New campaign against growing use of antidepressant...
A new awareness campaign from the federal government is targeting healthcare professionals, seeking to curb prescriptions of antid...
Coronavirus booster campaign begins in Belgium
Belgian health authorities have announced that the Covid-19 situation is under control, but “new waves of infection cannot be excl...
What’s on this week: 22-28 September
When it’s Spain’s turn to serve as president of the Council of the European Union, you certainly know it. The cultural program is ...
World Cleanup Day: European commissioner joins Bru...
Brussels residents took part in World Cleanup Day over the weekend, picking up litter and rubbish in neighbourhoods and also tackl...
What’s on this week: 22 to 28 September
When it’s Spain’s turn to serve as president of the Council of the European Union, you certainly know it. The cultural program is ...
Sharing something of value: Belgium’s national ban...
The exhibition 1000 Plateaux: Sharing Collections – Sharing Connections has its origins in the humble setting of the National Bank...
Qatargate: Corruption probe unravels as defense ki...
Eva Kaili wins call for internal probe in stunning reversal for Belgian prosecutors.
Belgium’s eternal asylum crisis
Refugee activists worry about the winter as Belgian government plows ahead with policy that court tried to halt.
Car Free Sunday success: are more to come?
Brussels celebrated another successful Car Free Sunday over the weekend, and the city’s mobility minister is calling for more such...
Air Belgium ceases passenger activity
Air Belgium has announced that it will be ceasing passenger operations, describing them as “chronically unprofitable” due in parti...
Protest against sex education in school draws anti...
A demonstration was held at Place de l'Albertine in centre Brussels on Sunday by people opposed to mandatory sex education in scho...
Flagey asylum seekers' camp dismantled after viole...
Asylum seekers and activists set up a new tent camp on Place Flagey over the weekend in order to send a signal to asylum and migra...
Eva Kaili’s plot to blow up the Qatargate investig...
Lawyers for the Greek MEP argue her parliamentary immunity was violated last year.
