A significant contract has been awarded to a consortium of three major defense players in Belgium: John Cockerill, FN Herstal and Thales, who will maintain the country’s armoured vehicles for the next 30 years, reports RTBF. The contract guarantees Belgium a certain autonomy in the service and...

Belgium’s national railway company SNCB is facing public criticism after the suicide of a young train conductor who had been involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in 2025. Colleagues, unions and the man's family say the support provided by SNCB in the aftermath was inadequate. The 29-year...

The chief executive of Basketball Flanders is under intense pressure to resign after it emerged he was aware of fraudulent activity by the Belgian 3x3 basketball team that helped it qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. An internal report suggests the organisation’s top executive knew about the...

A growing number of people in the Brussels Capital-Region are choosing bicycles as their main way to get to work, according to data from Acerta's mobility barometer. The figures showed significantly more trips by bike than in previous years with a record number of commuters cycling in 2025. One...

Belgian real estate is bouncing back with 2025 described as a “historic” year, according to the latest notaries’ barometer. The annual publication noted a 14,2% increase in sales in 2025, compared to 2024, RTBF reports. The property market last year was particularly buoyant in Wallonia (+16,7%) and...

Pantomime is returning to Brussels this season, with the English Comedy Club’s (ECC) production of Puss in Boots at the Auderghem Cultural Centre from 30 January to 1 February. Alongside all the usual glitz and glitter, show-stopping song and dance numbers and terrible jokes, this year’s panto also...

Budget airline Ryanair has announced it will go ahead with plans for a reduction of about 1.1 million passenger seats in Belgium in 2026, citing rising aviation taxes as the reason for scaling back flights to the country. The decision follows threats made by the airline in December over the Belgian...

Belgian farmers have been blocking Brucargo since Thursday and intend to remain there into the weekend as part of ongoing protests against the recent trade agreement between the EU and South America. Farmers have been stopping lorries with their tractors at the entrance to Brussels Airport’s cargo...

Brussels' international bookshop Passa Porta is moving its English-language section to its own dedicated store, next to the main shop on Rue Antoine Dansaert this spring. The English bookshop will occupy the building that was formerly home to the French leather goods shop Paul Marius, Bruzz reports...

Studies show that electric cars in Brussels remain connected to public charging points much longer than necessary, prompting network operator Sibelga to prepare a "rotation tariff" - a form of financial penalty - to encourage drivers to move on after charging. Although the number of charging points...