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While 8 May - Victory in Europe day - is regarded as a public holiday in many other European countries, Belgium places greater significance on 11 November instead, which is the day the 1918 Armist
Suzanne Kaminski, born 11 March 1943, and only 45 days old when she was taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, has been honoured by a special paving stone in her memory.
The Brussels neighbourhood of Etterbeek will be adding an explanation and context to local street names, statues and other monuments with a colonial background.
A memorial garden on the former site of Belgian serial killer Marc Dutroux’s home has been inaugurated in Charleroi.
The Brussels government has granted planning permission for the construction of a memorial commemorating the victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The famous Last Post bugle ceremony conducted every evening at 20.00 in Ypres will be exported to the United States in 2024.
World War One memorial Menin Gate in Ypres will close at the beginning of 2023 for extensive renovation work ahead of its centenary in 2027.
A national tribute was paid to the victims of Sunday’s carnival tragedy in the presence of bereaved families, prime minister Alexander De Croo, interior minister Annelies Verlinden, Walloon minist
A 10th anniversary memorial service for the 28 victims of the 2012 Sierre coach crash was attended by Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo on Sunday, along with relatives and school and munici
