As of 2014, Belgium has 247 breweries, a significant increase compared to the beginning of the century, according to figures from the FPS Economy. The increase is due to the return of small, independent brewers. At the beginning of the 20th century, Belgium had more than 3,000 breweries, but in the...

Belgium is already celebrating its qualification for the final of Eurovision on Saturday evening. If you want to cheer on 19-year-old Loïc Nottet singing Rhythm Inside, join the DJ party at international arts festival Kunstenfestivaldesarts . At 18 Quai du Commerce from 21.00-3.00. The big draw, or...

Martha Graham called it the hidden language of the soul, but some are just looking to bust a move on Brussels' dancefloors, without making a fool of themselves. Not sure your fancy footwork skills are up to snuff? Lucky for you, Brussels is filled with dance studios, classes, workshops and parties...

Brussels was the third-richest region in the European Union in 2013, with a GDP 207% higher than the average for the 28 member states. London came top of the list, with GDP 325% higher, followed by Luxembourg at 258%. In a footnote to the results, Eurostat – the EU’s statistical service – points...

Football club KAA Gent yesterday won the Belgian title for the first time in the club’s 115-year history. Ghent’s Buffaloes became champions of Belgium with a 2-0 win at home to Standard Liège. Sven Kums and Renato Neto scored the winning goals. Kums, who scored the opening goal against Standard,...

The €19.7 million paid by the federal government to Brussels Airlines, Jetairfly (now known as TUI Airlines) and Thomas Cook does not constitute illegal state aid, the commercial court in Brussels has ruled, rejecting a complaint brought by Ryanair. The subsidy was intended, according to the...

British actor Sir Patrick Stewart will receive an honorary doctorate from the Free University of Brussels (VUB) later this month. Stewart is famous for his role as captain Jean-Luc Picard in the science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation . Stewart was recommended by the faculty of...

A minor earthquake last night off the British coast, 2 km west of Ramsgate in Kent, could be felt in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders. The quake had a magnitude of 4.2, and some Belgians say they felt the tremor around 4.00, reports VRT News. "I woke up when the blinds started...

ISF Waterloo, an international school south of Brussels, has officially ‘gone Google’, equipping all of its classrooms with digital, interactive whiteboards. All of the school’s teachers are now Google Certified, each completing more than 100 hours of online tutorials and passing Google’s rigorous...

Just a few weeks away begins the long summer line up of music and dance festivals that fill weekends and cause many a Monday morning call-in to work. If this is your thing, you’ve probably already booked your tickets to Rock Werchter , Tomorrowland or Pukkelpop and picked out your dancing shoes...