The European Commission’s landmark Berlaymont Building has been sold by the Belgian government for a reported €640 million to BNP-Paribas Fortis bank and AG Insurance. The Commission’s headquarters in Brussels’ Schuman area is the centerpiece of many EU institutions and EU-related organisations...

The International Festival of Ice Sculptures comes to Brussels for the first time. Ice Magic features dozens of comic strip-inspired ice sculptures created by twenty international artists. All of your favourite characters are here from Asterix to the Smurfs to Lucky Luke. Dress warmly as the...

Authorities near the Belgian city of Liege were forced to shoot and kill a snow leopard that escaped a zoo Tuesday night. The news comes as a sad ending for the animal that arrived from Austria only two weeks ago. The leopard escaped through a window Tuesday morning at the Monde Sauvage safari park...

Finding a seat in a Brussels’ classroom or day care for your child will soon get a bit easier. The city’s new mayor, Yvan Mayeur, has announced that 2014 will see an increase of funds dedicated to building new schools, day care and sports centres. Brussels is planning on investing up to 116 million...

Belgium has committed to continue its military assistance in Afghanistan until the end of NATO’s long-time mission. The decision will see the army maintain its operations until late 2014 when the international military presence plans to withdraw forces. Belgium has also promised additional support...

Three of Brussels taxi federations have announced plans to protest Wednesday, which could lead to a repeat of widespread disruption to city traffic. Some 250 taxi drivers took action three weeks ago and succeeded in locking up the inner ring road and the main tunnels. The drivers are continuing to...

Flemish culture minister Joke Schauvliege has launched Thuis: 50 jaar migratie (Home: 50 Years of Migration), a book and programme of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 labour treaty signed with Morocco and Turkey. “When Belgium signed the labour migration treaty, the economy...

A Belgian electronics’ recycling organization, Recupel, has announced that it received 122,905 kg of consumer appliances in 2013, or just shy of 123 tonnes. Everything from home computers, printers, and TVs to name only a few, avoided the landfill and found their way to second lives. This year’s...

There are concerns that up to a thousand public buildings in the Brussels-Capital Region may be a threat to people’s health because of asbestos. The Socialist Trades Union claims that the buildings are not in accordance to the rules surrounding the cancer-causing insulation, and that some schools...

According to a new European survey, Belgians are among the most satisfied with their trains in the European Union, with 74% of citizens giving the country’s rail system a thumbs-up. Belgium trails only Finland, Britain, Ireland and Luxembourg when it comes to having a positive outlook on its nation...