This summer, the city of Brussels and the non-profit Brussels Major Events will organise a cycling race in the streets of the capital. Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur hopes the event will become the cycling equivalent of the 20km of Brussels (annual run), and help Brussels' chances of being part of the...

The number of deaths caused by traffic accidents in Belgium fell in 2016 to 640, a drop of 13% compared to 2015, the Institute for Road Safety (IBSR) has announced. In Flanders, the number dropped by 15%. The figures are historic lows. In Flanders, home to 60% of the population, 320 people died in...

The Brussels Capital-Ixelles police expect heavy traffic this morning in the capital due to a large demonstration organised by the unions of the non-profit sector, representing welfare, health care and culture. The police are therefore calling on drivers to avoid the city centre. More than 10,000...

A former US ambassador whose son-in-law was killed in the Brussels airport attack says Belgium should acknowledge "a horrible failure" and follow the example of the 9/11 compensation fund in treating victims equally and without delay. On 22 March last year, James Cain and his wife Helen were told...

Brussels literary festival Passa Porta kicks off this Friday night with a change in programme, as American author Paul Auster was forced to cancel his appearance at Flagey. Auster, 70, is experiencing problems with his vocal chords and is under doctor's orders to rest. The novelist is being...

The terrorist attacks in Brussels a year ago and the events in Paris the previous November had an enormous human effect but surprisingly little economic impact, according to a study by the federal economy ministry. “The economy rapidly recovered,” said work minister Kris Peeters. “People are...

Goalkeeper Sammy Bossut was the hero as Zulte Waregem clinched their second Belgian Cup on Sunday, beating KV Oostende in a penalty shootout at the Koning Boudewijn Stadium in Brussels. With the score 3-3 after extra time, the match was decided on penalties for the first time since 1992. Bossut...

A large gas explosion occurred around 16.00 on Saturday in a house located in the Chaussée de Waterloo in Saint-Gilles. The explosion left one dead and seven wounded, including two children, aged two and 15. The cause of the gas explosion is still not known. The damage was so great that fire...

Flanders' Catholic school network has asked Flemish education minister Hilde Crevits to postpone the first day of school until 4 September because the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, this year falls on 1 September, traditionally the first day of school across the region. Crevits...

Norway is the country with the happiest people in the world, reports De Morgen based on the results of an international study presented by the UN on the occasion of today's International Day of Happiness. “Increasingly, happiness is considered to be the proper measure of social progress and the...