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Rock Werchter, Belgium's annual music festival, opens this afternoon in the village of Werchter, near Leuven, but the rainy conditions of the last few weeks are causing havoc on the roads.
Belgium's minister of consumer affairs and work, Kris Peeters, has refused permission for the very first Mini Miss Belgium to take place on 21 July, calling the pageant "child labour” and, moreove
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Bourse in Brussels city centre on Tuesday to commemorate the 49 victims of the shooting in Orlando.
Between 25,000 and 30,000 people attended the first Environment Festival at Brussels' Park Cinquantenaire on Sunday, according to Environment Brussels.
The 21-year-old dance teacher Raf Van Puymbroeck on Saturday was elected Mister Gay Belgium 2016 during the annual male beauty contest in Antwerp.
Despite a difficult start due to heightened security measures and an unforeseen rail strike, the annual 20km of Brussels event enjoyed a successful 37th edition on Sunday.
Belgium's annual Pride Parade on Saturday drew about 60,000 people to the European capital, according to the organisation and the police.
The biannual tradition of covering the Grand Place in Brussels with a carpet of flowers is approaching its 20th edition this year in August.
The route of the 20 km of Brussels run on 29 May will be altered to accommodate for the closed Stéphanie- and Montgomery tunnels, according to the RTBF.
