Brussels waste collectors are threatening to strike over a newly implemented schedule of bin rounds. Their protests against the reform began back in mid-December. The reform sees that the collection of blue, yellow and the new orange bags will take place once a week, while the collection of white...

U2 have announced they will play the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on 1 August, as part of group's The Joshua Tree 2017 world tour. The Irish rockers kick things off in North America on 12 May , and will make their way to Europe in early July. Tickets for the Brussels gig will go on sale at 10...

While many tourists who come to Brussels spend their time in the tourist mecca of the old city centre, a group of enthusiastic local volunteers are endeavouring to bring visitors to see some other less-known Bruxellois highlights. The Brussels Greeters are part of the Global Greeter Network, a...

Officers in the anti-terrorism and major crimes divisions of the federal police take considerably more sick leave than the average police officer, according to figures from the medical service. Figures from January to November 2016 obtained by Le Soir show that across the whole police service, the...

Living in a new country can often be the trigger for expats to realise how much they love their own culture and how they took it for granted when they were living at home. In Brussels, the city that has become the melting pot of the cultures of Europe, you don’t have to look far to find your...

There will be an international investigation into activities at the Belgian Princess Elisabeth base in Antarctica, following a dispute between polar traveller Alain Hubert and the federal government. There will be no Belgian scientific mission to Antarctica this year. The inspection has been set up...

Belgian airline TUI Fly – previously Jetairfly – intends to take on 330 new aircrew in preparation for the summer season. The airline is looking for 70 pilots and 260 cabin crew. The staff are needed because the airline intends to add new destinations, as well as increasing the frequency of flights...

Politicians and others have been paying tribute to Luc Coene, the former governor of the National Bank who died last week. He was 69 and had been ill for some time. Coene was “my fellow traveller for more than 30 years”, said former prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, whose chief of staff Coene had...

The Brussels-based Flemish chamber of commerce (Voka) has soundly criticised the traffic situation in Brussels caused by the condition of the tunnels. The organisation described the tunnels as “medieval”. “It’s time the Brussels [regional] government stepped in,” Voka managing director Hans...

A beer delivery service has arrived in Brussels courtesy of UberEATS, as reported by L’Echo. The service has been up and running since New Year's Eve. The American transport giant Uber signed a partnership agreement with mega-brewer AB InBev and night shop chain White Night. The deal allows for the...