An estimated 25 healthcare facilities in Brussels are overexposed to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), according to data from SIRANE, the air quality modelling software developed by UCLouvain. The affected facilities include hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and care homes, where NO2 concentrations are...

Belgium’s federal government is to reallocate €76 million from the European Recovery and Resilience Facility to rail projects, Belgium’s minister for mobility, climate and the environmental transition, Jean-Luc Crucke has announced. Belgium’s rail network provider Infrabel will receive most of the...

The sitting Brussels government has agreed to set up a Committee for Budgetary Prudence to prepare an emergency budget by 30 June, according to a note from budget minister Sven Gatz (Open VLD). The emergency budget would be approved in September and ensure that Brussels has a real budget for the...

Argentinian duo Ca7riel Y Paco Amoroso have cancelled their planned performance at Couleur Cafe music festival on Sunday at the last minute, which the organisers said took them by surprise and was done without explanation, despite multiple attempts to consult. The organisers only discovered that...

The Botanique contemporary art space is currently showing a highly original and pertinent project exploring climate issues by the French visual artist Pierre Jean Giloux. Biomimetic Stories Part II is a new cycle of augmented reality fictional films set in four Indian cities. Positioned at the...

Belgium's interior minister has announced a "summer plan" to reduce waiting times at passport controls at Brussels Airport. As part of the plan, extra staff will be provided at passport control at peak periods. On so-called "orange" days, capacity will increase by 30% and on the busiest "red" days...

To mark his 65th birthday, King Philip’s children invited Belgians to send a video with a question addressed to the king on social media, receiving 2,614 questions from people from all over the country. From those videos, 38 were selected and presented to the King. The participants were a...

A Brussels labour court has ruled in favour of classifying an Uber driver not as an independent contractor, but as an employee entitled to the same protections and benefits as traditional workers, in a ruling that could set a legal precedent for other workers using the platform. The CSC trade union...

The famous ranking of the World's 50 Best Restaurants has been unveiled, with two Belgian restaurants placed in the top 100. In the 23rd edition of the prestigious listing featuring restaurants from 32 cities and 22 countries, Willem Hiele ( pictured above ) near Ostend achieved 62nd place and...