Brewing giant AB InBev has come top in a league table of Belgian corporate tax avoidance, paying nothing in Belgium on its €6.7 billion profit last year, according to research by far-left workers' party PTB. The party's eighth annual ranking of firms paying little or no Belgian tax found that...

The Accessible Art Fair has been connecting collectors with up-and-coming artists since its inaugural edition in Brussels in 2006. It’s even become the model for a new style of unpretentious art collecting. Last year it travelled across the Atlantic to introduce New York to the concept. This 11th...

For its 15th edition, Brussels' artistic all-nighter Nuit Blanche features 135 Belgian and international artists and performers in 20 projects - seven of which are premieres. This year's theme is power games - and this is not by accident given the neighbourhood that is hosting the event. Known as...

The mayor of Auderghem has told La Libre Belgique that he would like his commune to merge with next-door neighbour Watermael-Boitsfort. Such a move would be the first merger of two of the 19 municipalities since they were established in 1831. Although many municipalities have merged in Flanders...

The new City Pass went on sale this week in Ghent and Antwerp. The public transport pass, a joint effort between De Lijn and the SNCB, allows users to freely transfer between busses, trams and trains in the city it covers. The pass, which is a Mobib card, costs €60 a month or €484 a year, with...

Belgium will take legal action against Ryanair over its handling of the cancellation of 20,000 flights, consumer affairs minister Kris Peeters has announced. Peeters said in a statement that the Irish airline had shown a "lack of professionalism". He said Ryanair only communicated with affected...

No underground trams will run through downtown Brussels this weekend due to engineering works, the Stib has announced. The line will be closed from Rogier to Porte de Hal, via the Gare du Midi. Extra metros will operate on lines 2 and 6. Tram line 3 will only run north of Brussels, between...

The Bulletin autumn magazine is out now, packed with features and practical information on living and working in Belgium. Read up on Belgian politics, EU jobs, health topics and urban life in Brussels. Plus lots of ideas for making the most of life in Belgium: Expat couples share their stories of...

Brussel homeless agency Samusocial has announced a new board of directors, following a tumultuous summer of political scandals that led to the resignation of Brussels-City mayor Yvan Mayeur. Early in June, the entire board of the agency, which organises homeless shelter and services in Brussels’ 19...

The roll-out of wi-fi in Brussels’ metro stations that started last year has been completed, with all metro and pre-metro stations in the 19 municipalities now covered. There are now more than 170 wifi.brussels hotspots across the capital. “Between 2015 and 2025, we are investing €5.2 billion in...