The Flagey police station in Ixelles is no longer open on Sundays as of September 1, RTBF announced yesterday on its website. The closure, effective for two months, is part of a pilot project and could be extended to other police stations in the Brussels Capital region. The decision by the commune...

Keith Vaz, the chairman of Britain’s Home Affairs Select Committee, has said he was concerned about an immigration loophole involving tickets on the Eurostar, reports Politics Home . "I’m very concerned at a loophole where you can buy a ticket from Brussels into France to pass through Paris and...

Various lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organisations are staging a ‘kiss-in’ this Sunday at 15.00 outside the Russian embassy in Brussels, as a mark of support for the victims of president Putin's policy of oppression. The event, called ‘To Russia With Love’, is organised in Brussels...

Viviane Reding, the EU’s commissioner for justice and fundamental rights, has called for a Belgian-style mediator to be appointed after next year’s EU elections to try to form a Parliament coalition that will back the next president of the European Commission, reports EurActiv . Speaking at the...

Chef Roger van Damme of Michelin-starred Het Gebaar in Antwerp is getting a lot of attention for his incredible dinner made entirely of desserts, reports CNN Travel . Often called the ‘godfather of molecular pastry’, the Belgian chef showed off his beautifully crafted dishes during an innovative...

The consulting firm of Jean Schrurs and Dominique Huret is based in Braine l’Alleud, just outside Brussels, but its name refers to a place far off in Alaska. Cape Decision is the tip of Kuiu island, where a lighthouse has been providing guidance to passing ships since 1932. “Just like this beacon...

The City of Brussels will from now on remove graffiti from façades for free, the alderwoman in charge of public cleanliness Karine Lalieux said in a statement yesterday. In 2012 , nearly 4,000 pieces of graffiti were removed by the City. The new regulation on graffiti removal came into force on...

The number of marriages of convenience is decreasing in Belgium, reports Le Soir. The number of cases handled by the prosecution has dropped from 5,770 in 2011 to 4,711 in 2012, a decrease of nearly 25%, according to latest statistics supplied by the College of Attorneys-General. The Prosecutor-...

German mobile payments services provider Payleven has launched its chip and PIN technology in Belgium, The Paypers reports . The chip and PIN card reader connects via Bluetooth with the Payleven app on a smartphone or tablet and allows payments by debit or credit card to be accepted - no fixed...

Hercule Poirot is to test his famous grey cells once again in a “new” Agatha Christie novel – the first featuring the fictional Belgian detective since Christie’s death in 1976, writes the Independent’s Nick Clark . Christie is the latest author to be resurrected by their estate, following novels...