Following last year’s successful inaugural baking fest, the British Chamber of Commerce’s young networking wing, Brussels New Generation, launches the 2014 Great Brussels Bake-Off on September 22. The launch event will assign one of four categories to each team and provide all the technical...

Now that Belgium is gearing up (please excuse the pun) to build 15 new cycling superhighways by 2025 we can expect more and more people to be commuting to and around the city on two wheels. But whether you’re thinking about a daily commute or just planning a ride for Brussels’ Car-Free Sunday...

Proving that thought-provoking social networking is appreciated in Brussels, Full Circle introduces its new high-profile programme, less than one year after launching the international professional club. Full Circle’s second season will be unveiled at a reception on Monday September 22 , providing...

The controversial taxi service Uber is offering its services free of charge in Brussels from today, Thursday, at 10.00 until 6.00 Sunday morning. Uber is offering such a service in view of Brussels’ ongoing Mobility Week, said its manager Filip Nuytemans on Wednesday. The taxi platform communicated...

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett (pictured) will perform an exclusive concert on the Grand Place in Brussels on Monday night, promoters announced yesterday. Earlier in the day rumours circulated that the American queen of pop would shoot a video in Grand Place, and it later emerged that the video would...

Delhaize will this week become the first supermarket chain in Belgium to launch a range of products based on insect protein. The chain will offer two sorts of savoury spread, branded Green Bugs, both containing mealworms. The spreads, despite clearly stating their origin on the label, contain no...

Thousands of police officers are expected to march through the streets of Brussels today, Thursday, in protest at the lack of a solution concerning early retirement pensions for police officers. Unions say that nearly 10,000 officers will take part in the march, a number not seen since the...

The inhabitants of Flanders are five times more likely to take to their bike than the residents of Wallonia and four times more likely to cycle than the residents of Brussels, a study by SPF Mobilité/FOD Mobiliteit has found. Twenty percent of Flanders’ residents get on their bicycle at least five...

The recently passed Belgian law on burnout is raising questions over whether European employers, including the European Commission, are doing enough to prevent their employees from succumbing to this debilitating psychological condition, linked to prolonged exposure to stress in the workplace. As...