Fifteen years ago, 10 film-loving pals, girls and boys, decided to found a monthly film club, with a view to raising the profile of queer cinema: in other words, films in which not all characters correspond to heterosexual norms and that, consequently, raise questions about those social norms and...

The 16th edition of Winter Wonders, which runs from 25 November to 1 January in the centre of Brussels, is expected to help restore the city's image after the tragic terror attacks of 22 March. The holiday festivities should bring back Brussels' international reputation as a place where lively...

Business representatives in Belgium have been reacting to the result of Tuesday’s US presidential election, won by Donald J Trump. Foreign ministers of the EU member states are due to meet in Brussels on Sunday to consider the election result informally, prior to a planned summit on Monday...

From 2017, HIV patients in Belgium will have access to the medicines needed to start antiretroviral therapy immediately after diagnosis, decided federal public health minister Maggie De Block. The current system limits the repayment of the drugs to patients whose immune systems have already...

To celebrate the third anniversary of the gourmet market on Brussels' Grand Sablon square, the organisation on Thursday held a concert and other festivities starting in the late afternoon, reports Bruzz. The gourmet market of Sablon was launched in November 2013 by economy minister Marion Lemesre...

Brussels is a cinephile city, with a relatively high number of cinemas and film festivals throughout the year catering for every possible interest. Venture into Flanders and Wallonia and the same is true, with cities boasting both multiplex and art-house screens, and film festivals of international...

A labour of love by the organisers, the 15th edition of the Pink Screens Film Festival celebrates alternative sexualities and genders through nearly 80 films, performances, an exhibition, workshops, gigs and parties. Back in the Cinema Nova as usual, with additional screenings at the close-by...

Prime minister Charles Michel expressed concern about security following yesterday’s election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, while Flemish minister-president Geert Bourgeois, with an eye on trade relations, stressed the importance of continuing to work together. “I...

Bozar, the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts, can now be visited virtually thanks to a collaboration between the venue and the Google Arts & Culture website and app. The platform, based on Google Street View, allows visitors to 'move' through the building using their computer or smartphone. This...

The Belgian federal police has never recorded so few criminal offences as in the first quarter of this year. Overall crime rates have dropped by more than 20% over the last six years, writes De Tijd. The 211,713 criminal offences recorded by the police in the first three months of 2016 constitute a...