A suicide bombing at Brussels Central Station at around 20.30 on Tuesday saw several local train stations evacuated and shut down. While a minor explosion was successful, a larger bomb failed to detonate. Military present at the station shot the terrorist suspect dead, and no one else was injured...

Finding a job as a refugee can prove challenging, so many settle for the first thing that comes their way. A non-profit from Brussels is changing that by helping refugees, quite literally, aim for the sky. Rising You(th) trains young refugees for careers in fields as varied as high-rise window...

Luxembourg, one of the EU’s smallest but oldest members, starts celebrating the 23 June national day on the night before, as custom dictates. The 23 June holiday was originally celebrated in January in honour of Grand Duchess Charlotte. But due to the cold weather, the festivities were postponed...

The government of the Brussels-Capital Region is in crisis after the French-speaking Christian democrats cdH announced yesterday that it would no longer govern in coalition with the French-speaking socialist party PS. The latter has been plagued by scandals over the last few months, most recently...

An international architecture competition to renovate the former Citroën garage in Brussels into a culture centre and museum of modern art has attracted 92 proposals. A selection committee will now examine all the bids and shortlist seven teams for the second phase of the competition, who will have...

State secretary for science policy Zuhal Demir has dismissed director Rachid Touzani and five researchers of Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth polar base in the Antarctic. The measure is the latest development in a long-running conflict between the federal government and the International Polar...

Brussels will have an outdoor public swimming pool this summer, in a collaboration between Bozar and the campaign group Pool is Cool. What appears to be a converted shipping container was craned into place on Rue Baron Horta, alongside the arts centre, according to a video posted on the Pool is...

Wallonia is offering the chance to test out an electric bicycle for a month free of charge. A fleet of 72 bikes is available at 36 participating bike stores around the region. The scheme is already fully booked for June and July - but 216 bookings are now available for August, September and October...

The traditional way of making fries in Belgium – recognised as protected cultural heritage by the government of Flanders – could be in danger, tourism minister Ben Weyts has suggested. The EU is considering regulations that would limit the chemical acrylamide from reaching consumers. Acrylamide is...

The Belgian Interregional Environment Agency has launched the official warning phase of its ozone and heatwave plan today. Temperatures are expected to reach a high of 30 to 35 degrees this week, with a minor reprieve on Wednesday and slightly cooler temperatures at the coast. Organisations...