The 2016 Bib Gourmand for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux), the Michelin guide to restaurants with high-quality yet affordable cuisine, has selected 28 new addresses in Belgium. There are 169 Belgian restaurants in the 2016 list , out of a total 317. The Bib Gourmand Benelux...

A new dining concept in Brussels is helping expats and Belgians make friends with like-minded food lovers over a shared homemade meal. Since launching in June, Meetsies has signed up about 30 amateur chefs who have hosted more than 100 dinners around the Brussels region. The organisers are now...

Brussels city hall is to buy a batch of high-tech rubbish bins that send out a message when they need emptying, at a cost of €4,000 each. The connected bins have already been tried out in New York, Amsterdam and Strasbourg - and 18 of them will enter service in the Brussels pedestrian zone by the...

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, directors of the new gang movie Black, have been named Brusselaars of the Year. The annual award is given to a personality who has attracted attention to Brussels and the Brussels dialect. Black, which hits cinemas tomorrow, stars Martha Canga Antonio and Aboubakr...

Facebook has been ordered to stop tracking Belgian Internet users who have not given the company permission to do so. A Brussels court on Monday gave the social networking site 48 hours to change its tracking behaviour, reports the Belgian broadcaster VRT. Facebook has announced that it will appeal...

The intersection at Avenue Fonsny and Rue de Russie next to Brussels South Station is the most dangerous place in Brussels traffic, according to a study that identified 30 'high danger' zones in the city. In response, Brussels minister for road safety Bianca Debaets has announced that she will make...

Salt consumption in Belgium has decreased by 10% compared to eight years ago when the records began, according to new data from the FPS Public Health and food industry federation Fevia, reports VRT. On average, Belgians eat one gram per day less salt, but it is still too much, says the health...

On the esplanade in front of Brussels' Berlaymont building on Monday, a piece of the Berlin Wall was inaugurated with the effigy of former US President John F. Kennedy. The “Kennedy piece” commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Germany. The...

Staff of the Indian airline Jet Airways, based at Brussels Airport, have been warned of the possibility that the company will move, according to a representative of the socialist union BBTK, De Standaard reports. During a staff meeting at the weekend, staff were told Jet Airways could pull out of...

A new museum devoted to 20th and 21st century art and design, opening its doors to the public next month, aims to become an extension of the Atomium, described by its creators as the monument's "10th sphere". Just 100 metres away from the Brussels landmark, ADAM, the Art and Design Atomium Museum,...