Sustainability isn’t just a buzz word these days. More and more businesses – and consumers – are becoming aware of the cost of our environmental impact. Now the Brussels-Capital Region has come up with its own strategy for a more sustainable system of food consumption and production. By rethinking...

Visitor numbers in Brussels are "encouraging", writes Bruzz based on the first projections made by tourist authority Visit Brussels since the 22 March terror attacks. Business travellers are gradually returning to Brussels, while tourists still need time to find their way back to the European...

Mayors of the municipalities on the Flemish coast will meet next week to consider a ban on smoking on beaches, proposed by Bredene mayor Steve Vandenberghe. “I want to make it clear to tourists and our own residents that burying cigarette ends in the sand cannot be tolerated,” he said. Each town...

The Flanders Catholic education network (VSKO) has announced it will implement a policy of total acceptance of other faiths. The major upheaval to the Flemish Catholic education system comes at a time when schools across the region are increasingly filled with non-Catholic students, especially...

In the first three months of this year, Belgium-based brewing giant AB InBev performed below analysts' expectations, according to quarterly figures. The company is especially struggling in Brazil due to a severe recession there, but is also losing market share in Belgium, report various...

The federal government’s budget reform includes the provision that years spent in higher education no longer apply to years worked for civil servants. This means that public servants, including teachers, will have to work longer to qualify for the same pension. Civil servants, including teachers,...

Belgian Pro League players Laurent Ciman, Jelle Van Damme ( pictured ) and Fréderic Brillant all left Belgium in recent months to compete in Major League Soccer in the US, and at least one American international is coming to play in Belgium, writes Voetbalnieuws. The 25-year-old DC United centre...

Brussels public transport authority STIB this morning installed a second memorial wall in Maelbeek metro station after the first wall was completely covered with messages after only a week, writes Bruzz. The commemorative wall was added to allow passers-by to write messages of hope and mourning...

The socialist union FGTB has announced a new national strike in Belgium on 24 June, reports Le Soir . The union had indicated a few days ago that there were plans for a strike. The choice of date was not random, as it is “just after the exams, but before the summer holidays”, according to FGTB. The...

Sfinks A world music festival that aims to bring different cultures together. This year’s edition sees four different stages, with a concert stage, a DJ stage, a club stage and a “different” stage, meaning that no matter where your tastes lie, there’s something for everyone. There’s also a...