Flemish public transport company De Lijn will in 2018 launch a pilot project with a self-driving bus that rides in a loop around Brussels Airport, reports De Standaard. Mobility minister Ben Weyts has long been a proponent of testing out self-propelled vehicles, he told the newspaper. The project...

During a specially convened summit yesterday in Brussels, Belgium’s prime minister Charles Michel ( pictured ) presented a plan to address the problem of asylum-seekers and refugees who lose their lives every year while trying to enter Europe. The plan includes the provision of additional shelter...

About 1,000 people took to the streets of Brussels on Thursday carrying coffins in a mock funeral procession to mourn the deaths of thousands of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. The organisers of the march, which started at Place de la Liberté and ended in Brussels’ Schuman...

Ilke Froyen, a programme director at Brussels literature house Passa Porta, has been unanimously selected by the board to be the new general director of the organisation. She replaces Sigrid Bousset, who led Passa Porta from 2008 until last year. Since its launch in 2004, Froyen ( pictured, right...

During the event Wetenschaps­EXPOSciences, taking place today and tomorrow, about 860 youngsters will present their science projects to a broad public at Tour & Taxis in Brussels. The event is organised by the Free University of Brussels (VUB) in collaboration with the organisation Jeunesses...

The annual festival Balkan Trafik! promotes the frequently overlooked culture of southeast Europe at Bozar this weekend. Broadening its horizons, the ninth edition offers a rich programme of concerts, dance, talks, workshops and films from an increased spread of countries, including Poland and...

Belgium is making way to allow the controversial renegade rideshare service Uber to operate legally in Brussels as part of plans announced by Brussels mobility minister Pascal Smet to reform the taxi industry in the capitol. Uber, which lets users find rides via their smartphones, was made illegal...

Levifweekend.be journalist Aurélie Wehrlin, who emigrated to Belgium three years ago, points out to Knack.be the eight aspects of Belgian culture that continue to surprise her. Wehrlin is astounded by the way Belgians go about collecting garbage, with the bags placed out on the curb or before the...

The socialist trade union ABVV will decide next week whether to hold another 24-hour strike on 12 May, following the success of yesterday’s action by civil sector unions, which saw train and other transport services at a standstill and many other sectors affected. The proposal for 12 May does not...

Authorities of the Brussels-Capital Region have said that they hope to have a legal framework ready by the beginning of 2016 for taxi services, including alternatives such as Uber. If Uber will agree to abide by the new regulations, the current ban will be lifted, and the service will be able to...