Waregem, a city in West Flanders, Belgium, graced the front page of almost all editions of The New York Times on Thursday, on the occasion of US president Barack Obama’s visit there on Wednesday. While the European edition of the renowned paper correctly referred to Waregem in the photo caption, in...

The Brussels-Capital Region’s transport minister, Brigitte Grouwels, and mobility minister Bruno De Lille have announced plans to create more bike-only streets in the city, like the experimental route on Avenue Louise/Louizalaan between Rue de La Vallée/Dalstraat and Place Stéphanie/Stephanieplein...

By 2018, the Brussels-Capital Region will introduce progressive tariffs for electricity. Under the system, energy companies invoice a more expensive price per kilowatt hour to customers who consume more, and a lower rate to customers who consume less. Currently it is the other way around , with...

A team of Belgian archaeologists, historians and artists is convinced that the grave of pioneering anatomist Andreas Vesalius lies under a car park on the Greek island Zakynthos. The team, organised by Belgium’s consul in Greece, Theo Dirix, hopes to retrieve the skeleton in the coming month...

Anti-smoking legislation has had a positive effect on children’s health, according to a study involving 2.5 million babies conducted by the universities of Hasselt, Maastricht, Harvard and Edinburgh. Smoke-free public spaces have contributed to a more than a 10% reduction in the number of children...

It’s party time in more than 30 neighbourhoods of the capital over the weekend with a rare opportunity to get an insiders’ view of the city. In Welcome Brussels , some 350 local residents open their doors to share an activity, hobby or passion. And if you live out of town, make a weekend of it with...

Expat nightlife: beginning after work at 18:00 sharp! Looking for an in with the expat crowd in Brussels? Then mark your calendars for Brussels Expats’ next Apéro Afterworks . Organised every other Wednesday (the last one was yesterday, Wednesday March 26th) from 18:00 onwards at LOFT Brussels (51...

A need to rejuvenate European elections The European elections are quickly approaching and for many young EU expats living in Brussels, it's a time when doubts about having the time – or energy – to vote this May 25th quickly begin to surmount. "For many young people, the first question they ask...

US president Barack Obama’s visit to Belgium yesterday went according to plan, with a visit to the Flanders Fields American Cemetery and Memorial in Waregem, West Flanders, an EU-US summit and meetings with the staff of Nato in Brussels and a speech at Bozar with 2,000 invited guests. In the...

Angry fairground operators blockaded roads in the centre of Antwerp yesterday in protest at plans to move the annual Sinksenfoor out of its home in the centre to the outlying district of Borgerhout. Four police officers were injured in clashes, and 43 protesters were arrested, mainly for public...