Brussels will finally get a museum of modern art, with the new building scheduled to open its doors in the former Citroën garage at Yser in the course of 2019-2020. The bulk of the collection will be borrowed from a renowned international museum, Brussels councilman Yves Goldstein told Bruzz...

Brussels public transport users on Sunday were treated to an extraordinary sight: Darth Vader and dozens of Stormtroopers riding the metro between De Brouckère and Parc. The officially recognised group of science fiction fans attend the Brussels Comic Strip Festival every year dressed as characters...

The youth unemployment rate in the Brussels-Capital Region has fallen for the 39th consecutive month in August and is now at its lowest level in 25 years. Still, 24.9% of young people in Brussels are without a job, writes VRT Nieuws. In late August this year there were 10,140 job seekers under the...

They are the unsung heroes of the local economy. Inspired by their creativity, drive and passion, these artists benefit everyone in the community. Wallonia has long had a history of traditional skills, and in recent years there has been a remarkable renaissance of hand-crafted and locally made...

Fifteen Brussels chefs and international guest cooks will team up with more than 50 wineries from Bordeaux to offer a weekend of wining and dining at the fifth edition of Eat! Brussels Drink! Bordeaux in the Royal Park this weekend. The chefs will be setting up pop-up kitchens and offering a...

The Brussels-Capital Region is a candidate to be European Capital of Culture in 2030, minister-president Rudi Vervoort has announced. The European Commission will launch the formal bidding process for the title in 2024. “It’s true that the deadline is quite a way off, but it takes a lot of...

The annual Gordel cycling and walking festival in de rand, or Flemish periphery of Brussels, attracted 16,000 participants on Sunday, organisers said, 3,000 fewer than last year. Numbers were thought to have been affected by heavy rain on the morning of the event, as well as a poor weather forecast...

As children return to school, the holiday season is officially over, and the region’s seaside resorts and theme parks are able to look back on a generally successful summer. The coast enjoyed better weather than the rest of the country: 200 hours more sun and 60mm less rain. The summer in general...

The Brussels Airport security personnel will from next year receive the help of a rapid response team (SRT) of police agents specially trained to intervene in the case of suspicious activity. The main objective of the new team will be to intercept and disable terrorists, write Het Laatste Nieuws...

The 18th edition of the Belgian Beer Weekend attracted more than 50,000 beer lovers to the Grand Place between Friday and Sunday, reports Jean-Louis Van de Perre, president of the Belgian Brewers Federation, in La Capitale . While the turnout is less than last year's more than 60,000 visitors, Van...