There’s a feast of rock, reggae and soul in Flagey on Saturday night with Tournée Générale De Gaule . The Franco-Belgian music and food festival inhabits the square and its bars from 18.00-22.00. On the musical menu: young French talents We Are Enfant Terrible/Flavien Berge/69/Two Square Meter Of...

In more than half of the traffic accidents in Belgium with no witness and only minor damage to the vehicle(s), meaning scratches, scrapes or dings, the offender leaves the scene without identifying him- or herself, according to figures from the Belgian Road Safety Institute published in Het Laatste...

The new Belgian government has announced its intention to crack down on the possession and use of soft drugs, according to Belgian media. The government, under new Prime Minister Charles Michel, wants to put an end to what it sees as a “policy of tolerance”. Possession of all drugs is prohibited in...

The new centre-right federal government has announced big cuts in the number of civil servants, according to a report in the financial daily De Tijd . The Michel government hopes to book savings of €800 million in the personnel budget over the next five years by replacing only one in five of...

Belgium gets their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign under way tonight when they welcome Andorra to Brussels, before travelling to the Balkans to take on Bosnia-Herzegovina in Zenica on Monday. After reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil last summer, the Red Devils are favourites in...

Half of the Belgian working population is not satisfied with its current salary, according to an online survey of 30,143 Belgians by Jobat.be. Dissatisfaction is highest among manual labourers (60%). The most satisfied with their pay are civil servants and executives. The average survey respondent...

For those who missed Folklorissimo, Brussels’ folkore festival that took place at the end of September, it’s never too late to take in some of the capital’s rich folkloric sights and sounds. Amid comic books and creepy dolls, Brussels folk traditions give a glimpse of the city’s motley past as a...

Last weekend, on 4 and 5 October, the Boulevard Anspach closed its lanes to cars between Place de Brouckère and the Brussels Stock Exchange, giving Brussels residents a glimpse of the future, when the avenue and many of the surrounding streets will be pedestrians-only. After years of argument,...

The second national marathon of speed checks this year will go ahead as planned tomorrow, but in a drastically reduced form compared to the previous action, according to police unions. “The federal traffic police are on strike, and only half of the police zones will take part,” a union...

The policies announced by the new federal government have come under fire from trade unions and opposition parties but have been welcomed by employers. The policies were announced yesterday after the four coalition parties reached agreement on forming a federal government led by French-speaking...