Belgian security services are trying to prepare for the arrival of US president Donald Trump, but his agenda remains uncertain, a source with the federal police told Bruzz. Trump is due to attend a Nato summit on 25 May, but the details of his visit are still unclear. Tight security is part of...

Pascal Smet, in charge of culture within the Flemish Community Commission in Brussels, has launched a new competition for amateur stage artists called Brussels Bijou. The prize is meant to recognise not only the high concentration of amateur theatre and dance groups in the capital but also the...

Alexander De Croo, responsible for the digital agenda in the federal government, has launched the Digital Belgium Skills Fund to give more young people – in particular youngsters with disadvantaged backgrounds – the chance to develop digital skills. The fund has a budget of €18 million, to be...

About 100 disgruntled taxi drivers blocked the streets around Brussels North Station on Tuesday morning with their cars, reports Het Laatste Nieuws . At 11.00, the taxi drivers headed to the cabinet of Brussels mobility minister Pascal Smet to express their dissatisfaction with the renewed tax plan...

Surgeons from the Hospital Netwerk Antwerpen (ZNA) in March performed a gastrointestinal reduction through the oesophagus for an obese patient, a first in Belgium. The new procedure takes place under complete anesthesia and lasts 90 minutes. Using a flexible tube through the oesophagus , the...

US first lady Melania Trump will accompany President Donald Trump on his 25 May visit to Brussels, according to VTM News. The American president is set to attend a NATO summit. Trump's first trip to Belgium as American president will be a quick visit, as he is scheduled to meet with the Pope in...

It’s the thing that annoys drivers more than anything else: drivers who cruise in the middle lane. And it seems there are more of them on the road than ever before, according to motoring organisation Touring. Drivers are routinely annoyed by traffic situations, like traffic jams, bumper stickers...

The animals of the Sonian Forest will be able to safely cross the Brussels Ring Road from August, when the first phase of work is scheduled to be finished on a new wildlife crossing in Groenendaal, just outside of Brussels. Ben Weyts, the Flemish minister responsible for mobility and animal welfare...

Prime minister Charles Michel said that he will not allow Turkish people in Belgium to take part in a possible referendum in Turkey on the return of the death penalty. “I will not tolerate it,” he said. “In my eyes this is an unacceptable topic.” Speaking on RTBF radio on Sunday, Michel (pictured)...

Rail infrastructure company Infrabel has launched a virtual reality film that shows youngsters the dangers of walking on railway tracks. The BOX is a container in which youngsters walk around with a virtual reality headset. Via the headset, they see a short film of a teenager who is late for an...