In addition to the unexpected sunshine, the benefits of La rentrée (back to school) include the start of the cultural season. Networking events also swing into action. Tonight (Friday) the Irish in Europe group host the Back to Work Piazza party on the Terrace at The Meeting Point, 39 Rue du...

The Reyers viaduct on the inner ring in Brussels between Montgomeryplein/Square Montgomery and Meiserplein/Place Meiser will be demolished before next summer, the Brussels-Capital Region government has announced. The viaduct dates back to 1970 and is in a poor state of repair. Last month, Brussels...

Marianne Thyssen, who was nominated as Belgium’s European Commissioner yesterday, has met European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker. Thyssen, a Flemish Christian democrat (CD&V), is not yet revealing whether she has already been offered a particular post within the EU administration. “...

Brussels hip-hop and electronic music star Stromae is thinking about taking some time off from the music industry, in order to go back to living “a normal life”. Stromae, born Paul Van Haver, was launched into international stardom just two years ago, but the Belgian singer-songwriter has recently...

Some 15,000 people will gather at the Tour & Taxis complex in Brussels this Sunday for what is billed as the happiest race on the planet: the 5km Color Run is taking place for only the second time in the capital. The Color Run, one of a growing field of non-traditional races, will splatter...

The Belgian Comic Strip Museum in Brussels’ Sablon/Zavel district will soon offer virtual visits via Google Street View. A cart equipped with 15 cameras drove slowly through the museum yesterday, while taking 360-degree photographs. Google Street View makes it possible to take virtual “walks”...

Marianne Thyssen, 58, has been named as Belgium’s candidate for European Commissioner. The decision was part of the negotiations to form a new federal government. Belgium had been told by the European Commission president to submit a candidate for the EU post by today. Thyssen ( pictured ) has been...

The federal government’s plans for selectively turning off the electricity supply to certain areas this winter – the so-called brownout – have been announced by interior minister Melchior Wathelet. The brownout plan is a precaution in case power supplies run short this winter, as a result of the...