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Artist Jan De Cock forced to sell Brussels Art Institute

Flemish artist Jan De Cock has listed his Brussels Art Institute (BAI), which is also home to his own studio, up for sale after the loss of a subsidy and bank demands for repayment of a loan. The move could see 400 students of the Sint-Lukas School of Arts, who are using the BAI while their school...

Anderlecht stagger and Gent out as season finale nears

Anderlecht are the last Belgian side standing in European football, but only by a thread after losing 3-1 at Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in last night’s Europa League final 16 tie. Besnik Hasi’s Anderlecht were on the back foot at the Lviv Arena, but Frank Acheampong’s 68th-minute goal offered...

Flemish food expert brings beer and chocolate together

Beer and chocolate: two of Belgium’s flagship products, now brought together by a Fleming with a day job in aviation and a sideline in food and drink. Werner Callebaut spent two years training as a chocolatier, followed a few years later by a course to become a beer sommelier. “I’m one of the few...

Brussels commune highlights dog poo problem, literally

The Brussels commune of Etterbeek is tackling the problem of dog poo on its footpaths in an unusual way. Instead of removing the offending turds, a special brigade will spray them with fluorescent orange paint. The awareness campaign, which launched earlier this week, has already highlighted more...

What's on this week: 11-18 March

For the fourth consecutive year, the Leuven Jazz Festival will be serving a broad menu of all things jazz, from concerts by acclaimed and emerging artists to movies, lectures and exhibitions. There’s even a quiz. Nearly all of the city’s cultural organisations are involved. The biggest names are...

Electric race car combines green innovation with ultimate performance

Last year’s race car built by Formula Electric Belgium was among the fastest in the world. This year, a team of 37 engineering students from KU Leuven and Thomas Moore University have come together to build a worthy successor. For now, it is only a digital prototype, but when it’s complete, the car...

La Mer du Nord to open franchise in Marolles district

The popular Brussels seafood bar La Mer du Nord has announced plans to open a third restaurant next month, this time in the Marolles district, at the foot of the Poelaert-Marolles lift. It will be the first La Mer du Nord location to be operated by a franchisee, writes Brussel Deze Week. La Mer du...

2015 was record year for e-commerce in Belgium

E-commerce in Belgium last year reached a record turnover of €8.2 billion, according to industry group BeCommerce, thanks in part to an exceptional fourth quarter. Online spending in the fourth quarter of 2015 was 8% higher than in the third quarter. An estimated 75% of the Belgian population aged...

German regions file complaint against Belgian nuclear plants

Two regions in Germany that border Belgium have announced the intention to file a complaint with the EU and the UN against the decision by the Belgian government to keep its oldest nuclear power plants open until 2025. The regions of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate are concerned...

One-third of Brussels fruit and veg should be locally grown, says environment minister

By 2035, one-third of the fruits and vegetables consumed in the Brussels-Capital Region should come from the city and its surrounding area, announced environment minister Cline Fremault. The minister is looking to farmers in the Flemish periphery, temporary gardens and possibly even additional...

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