Belgium's prime minister Charles Michel last week became a father for the second time, to a baby girl named Jeanne, the prime minister announced via Facebook. Michel's partner Amélie Derbaudenghien and the newborn are doing well, report various media. Michel is the first Belgian prime minister to...

Bruges was, for the third year in a row, selected as the best destination in Belgium for a city trip, according to the Dutch web blog Zoover. The city in West Flanders won the annual Zoover Award competition with a score of 8.8, slightly higher than last year, when Bruges received a score of 8.6...

The Stephanie Tunnel in Brussels will remain closed for the rest of the year due to safety reasons, announced Brussels Mobility. The tunnel first closed on 12 January after concerns over its safety arose when cracks were discoverd in the concrete ceiling. After a thorough analysis last week by an...

While Molenbeek in Brussels has had its share of the international press’ worst headlines lately, it’s also an area that’s become fashionable among the capital’s Flemish community for its old industrial buildings, which can be transformed into working spaces or trendy residential lofts at low rents...

Brussels.be, the official website of the City of Brussels, attracted a fifth more visitors in 2015 than the year before. The website last year had an average of about 21,440 unique visitors per day, writes Brusselnieuws. There were three significant peaks in traffic to the site in 2015: Car-Free...

The Brussels-Capital Region has been selected to take part in the EU’s Smart City project bIoTope, in which a range different kinds of sensors are linked in a network to create a “smart city”. Three Brussels projects will share €575,000 in grants, said ministers Bianca Debaets and Pascal Smet,...

Pop group Balthazar won three MIAs at the Music Industry Awards, which celebrates the best of Flanders’ year in music. Hip-hop artist Tourist LeMC won two, and there was a Lifetime Achievement Award for crooner Will Tura. “Three MIAs, that works out perfectly,” said the five-member Balthazar’s...

The Belgian federal prosecutor says it has opened an investigation into claims that a British student was "beaten and humiliated" by police in Saint-Gilles, in what the student's lawyer describes as an act of "torture". 21-year-old Elliot Meredith was leaving a house party on Avenue Brugmann at 2...

Irish comedy hip-hop act Abandoman come to Brussels with their award-winning blend of live music and gonzo comedy. The crossover act combines the wit of stand-up comedian Rob Broderick and the musical talent of Sam Wilson and Dan Attfield. After five years touring the world – with appearances at...

Brussels is in the running to win the title of Best European Destination, the seventh edition of the competition organised by a European organisation for the promotion of culture and tourism in Europe. Brussels is one of 20 destinations vying for a chance to win the coveted title, from Edinburgh to...