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Women avoid using shared bikes and scooters

More than three quarters - 77% - of women in Brussels, never use an electric shared bicycle or scooter, according to the results of a new Ipsos survey commissioned by Brussels-based women’s movement ZIJkant and electric bike and scooter provider Lime Micromobility. The main reasons given are a lack...

Brussels scraps child benefit for foreign students

From 1 September, foreign students will no longer be entitled to child benefit in the Brussels region, the Brussels parliament has agreed. A proposal for an ordinance by Benjamin Dalle (CD&V), co-submitted by Pascal Smet (Vooruit) and Sadik Köksal (Mouvement Réformateur), was given the green...

Belgian Symbolism to go on show in exhibition at Maison Hannon in Brussels

Art Nouveau masterpiece Maison Hannon is to host an exhibition on Belgian Symbolism, Echoes of Dreams , from 29 August to 19 April. The show at the stunning Saint-Gilles museum invites the public to discover the enchanting world of Symbolist art at the turn of the 20th century. Artists of the...

Brussels Airport: Runway closed for more than six weeks over summer

One of Brussels Airport's three take-off and landing runways will be closed from 12 July until 27 August due to construction work, the national airport at Zaventem has announced. Runway 07R/25L is to undergo complete renovation of its top and bottom layers of asphalt and be equipped with new...

Cora hypermarket closures confirmed for January

Belgian hypermarket chain Cora will close all seven of its stores in Brussels and Wallonia by 31 January 2026, the group has confirmed at a meeting with the SETCa union of employees, technicians and store managers. SETCa said that all employees would be able to receive compensation. “The collective...

Penthouse for sale in Forest: Former water tower on the market for €1.85m

An already converted Marconi water tower off Avenue Molière in the Brussels municipality of Forest is on sale for €1.850,000. Listed by Sotheby’s international realty , the quirky triplex penthouse offers 257m2 of accommodation with a panoramic view of the capital’s southern suburbs. Built in 1904...

Belgian customs seized 16.7 tonnes of cocaine during first half of 2025

Belgian customs seized 16.7 tonnes of cocaine in the Antwerp region during the first half of 2025, as drug traffickers continue to evolve their criminal strategies, reports RTBF/Belga. The quantity of white powder recovered was approximately five tonnes less than during the same period in 2024,...

Doctors strike today against healthcare funding reforms

Doctors and dentists in Belgium are taking part in a one-day strike on Monday in protest against federal government reforms to healthcare spending. The Belgian Association of Medical Unions - ABSyM - has called the strike, which also extends to staff at health insurance firms (mutuelles). ABSyM...

Indian Rock Concert

Submitted by dibyendu on Sun, 07/06/2025 - 20:01

CACTUS - Live

For the first time ever in Europe, the legendary Indian rock band from Bengal, CACTUS, is coming to Brussels to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Tero Parbon with an unforgettable and electrifying night filled with raw emotion, unforgettable music, and timeless anthems that defined a generation.

SNCB-NMBS Belgian rail

Belgian rail: Fewer rush-hour trains this summer, tourism services boosted

SNCB has reduced the number of P trains running during rush hour on weekdays in favour of tourist and leisure destinations until 29 August, reports RTBF. Some train passengers at the beginning of July were surprised to discover that their commuter trains were cancelled. The national rail network...

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