Will Brussels’ answer to Paris’s Pompidou Centre be ready for its grand opening scheduled for 28 November? For the Kanal Foundation, the public has nothing to fear. The Pompidou has given the go-ahead for its artworks to be sent and construction work is drawing to a close, and only the fire safety...

More than 80 Belgian municipalities — boasting several landmark buildings — will be illuminated in pink to launch Breast Cancer Awareness Month on 30 September. They include town halls, public buildings and iconic monuments, which are to be bathed in pink for the initiative led by Pink Ribbon ,...

The federal government is proposing significant cuts to funding for refugee accommodation centres in Brussels, which critics say will worsen the already serious reception crisis in the country that is primarily affecting the capital. Brussels minister Dirk De Smedt (Anders), who is responsible for...

Brussels' famous Madame Moustache nightclub on the Fishmarket near Place Sainte-Catherine has been put up for sale. The vintage dance hall distinguishes itself in part by playing older music, swing, soul, R&B, funk and disco, forgoing electronic music or techno because “there was already enough...

Hundreds of Belgian military personnel have been sharing personal information via the American fitness app Strava, including from military bases around the country. The app reveals the names of more than 4,000 military personnel who have been recorded exercising since 2014 on the grounds of the...

Belgian animal welfare organisation Gaia claims to have detected horse DNA in 27% of the popular meat products it tested from 25 chip shops. It also found traces in three out of four establishments around the country, reports RTL. While highlighting the issue of traceability, the association called...

The collaborative classic music platform Brussels Muzieque stages a joyful family concert, Odyssey, Getting Back Home , specially designed for babies and young children (0+) on 4 October. In this interactive 45-minute musical adventure by top professional musicians, children and parents will set...

Fewer trains will be operating to and from Brussels Airport between 3 and 18 October while Infrabel carries out work on the infrastructure of the station. No direct trains will be running to and from the Zaventem airport to Hasselt, Leuven, Liège, Namur and Dinant during this period, reports Bruzz...

Belgium is heading for its worst drought since the 1970s, according to a warning issued by the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI). The country had one of the driest summers since records began and no significant rain is forecast in the coming weeks either, which could have consequences for...

The Belgian passport ranks sixth worldwide with a mobility score of 173 and access to 87.4% of the destinations surveyed, according to a new study by Passport Reports. Belgium also ranks third out of 47 European countries, 29 Schengen countries, 32 Nato countries, 38 OECD countries and 57 OSCE...