Young people in Belgium are not as handy around the house as they would like to be, according to a study commissioned by DIY chain Gamma. The study shows that more than half of Belgian young adults have never attempted to fix anything around the house, and the average Belgian do-it-yourselfer is at...

You cannot walk a few metres in Brussels without seeing a discarded cigarette butt on the ground. Now a group of socially minded people determined to clean up Brussels are inviting volunteers to help them collect 30,000 butts in downtown Brussels this Saturday afternoon. Since it was set up a year...

In the Belgian art calendar, April is a special month. Each spring gallery owners, collectors and enthusiasts from around the world gather in Brussels for the country’s art event of the year: contemporary art fair Art Brussels . Its 35th edition brings together 142 galleries from 28 countries, and...

Judging by the number of his sculptures around Brussels, there must have been a time when Pol Bury was the city’s favourite public artist. But while his monumental fountain on Boulevard Roi Albert II still flows, the others are in a sorry state. His “Moving Ceiling” in Bourse metro station, for...

Belgium is becoming a film star, appearing as itself and in countless disguises in an increasing number of movies. Local directors are devising new ways of portraying life in Belgium, while international productions are drawn here by incentives from the regional film funds and the Tax Shelter,...

The long-awaited House of European History will open its doors on 6 May in the Eastman Building in Brussels’ Leopold Park, organisers have announced. The museum, a European Union project, will take visitors along a timeline of major historical events across the continent starting in the 19th...

A Brussels initiative is inviting residents to swap their job, their cat, their house or even their husband for a day – or more. Become a city councillor for a day in Brussels, the newspaper Bruzz reported. It sounds a strange idea, but here’s the explanation. Brussels-City councillor Ans Persoons...

The City of Brussels is considering a tougher stance on begging, enforced using existing laws on public order and child welfare. The city hall is working with judicial authorities and the police on a new set of regulations, city councillor Karine Lalieux said. The news comes after Antwerp mayor...

The number of workers in Belgium on long-term sick leave has reached a record high, at a cost to the Belgian social security system of €5 billion a year. Last year, 392,000 people had been signed off work for at least a year due to illness, the highest-ever level and an increase of 20,000 on the...

Of the 12 wholly Belgian-owned companies in the Bel-20 stock market index, only one figures among the 200 best when it comes to gender equality. That company is Proximus, which came in at 186. The CEO of Proximus is Dominique Leroy (pictured). The ranking was compiled by the Dutch Equileap...