The directors of the Brussels gang film Black, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, have been signed up to direct the American film The Big Fix, a Fox and Chernin Entertainment co-production. The crime thriller follows three main players in the true-life story of professional match-fixing on the...

Pierre Rion, 56, is a well-known name in Wallonia’s business world. Born in Charleroi and holder of a master’s degree in electronic and computer engineering from the University of Liège, he has hopped from opportunity to opportunity to end up on the board of directors of some 15 companies based in...

Anima , one of Europe’s most respected animation film festivals, will again be showing animation films from around the world in Brussels this month. Festival organisers hope to welcome at least as many people as they did last year, when Anima drew 40,000 visitors. This edition (the 35th, but who’s...

The pedestrian area around Place de la Bourse on Saturday filled with about 7,000 people during the first Brussels' Colours event, a celebration of all things Brussels, including food and drink, music and a colourful parade, writes Brusselnieuws.be. The free event was organised by the City of...

The Belgian tax authorities have imposed fines on some 73,000 people in Belgium after they neglected to submit a tax return before the 15 July deadline last year, writes Het Nieuwsblad . The state issued a total of about €13 million in fines. Belgian residents who have not filed a tax return by the...

Brussels is increasingly diverse when it comes to religious beliefs and practices, according to a poll by Ipsos-Orela, commissioned by Le Soir and RTBF. One in four Brussels residents is Muslim, 40% are Catholic and 30% are non-believers, the study shows. In the group of practising believers, there...

English radio in Brussels : The Bulletin has launched a new weekly radio programme in English, every Sunday lunchtime at 12.00 on FM Brussel 98.8. Here are the reports and interviews from the first show. Beer for Life crowdfunder The Brussels Beer Project are holding their latest "beer for life"...

When the splendid Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool in Evere (pictured) closed in 1978, Brussels was left with no more public outdoor pools. In recent years there have been a number of projects to bring them back. A few years ago Pascal Smet, Brussels region minister of public works and mobility...

The eighth edition of the Elles Tournent /Dames Draaien festival presents screenings of international films by women, including features, shorts and documentaries, plus special guests, discussions and master classes. 28 January to 1 February, Cinema Aventure, Rue des Fripiers 87, Brussels Gisèle...

Christian Van Eyken, a member of the Flemish parliament for the French-speaking party UF, has been charged with murder. However, hours after he was arrested, he was released because of a procedural error. Van Eyken is the former mayor of Linkebeek, one of the municipalities in the Brussels...