Come rain or shine, treat yourself to a delicious scoop or two of artisan ice-cream or sorbet. There’s no shortage of local parlours around the country, specialising in creamy confections, refreshing gelatos and even retro sundaes. In fact, the experience they offer, makes these venues a popular...

German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has requested new connections between Cologne and Aachen and the Belgian stops of Liège, Brussels National Airport, Leuven and Antwerp, according to the Federal Transport Regulatory Agency. The new high-speed service would be operated by DB's ICE trains,...

A nine-year-old boy has died after being struck by a police vehicle in Antwerp on Wednesday morning. The circumstances of the accident are not yet clear, but the police car was responding to a call with lights and sirens on when it struck the child around 9.45 on Provinciestraat near a school. The...

Fete de la Musique celebrates the solstice with dozens of musical concerts and DJ sets across Brussels and Wallonia. Since 1985, the French-community festival has promoted its artists and musicians in indoor and outdoor venues in each of its provinces. Highlights in the capital include the main...

Belgium’s rail operator SNCB will carry out several measures and make a public apology for its use of trains that from 1942 to 1944 deported thousands of Jews and Roma - most to their eventual deaths in concentration camps. SNCB chief executive Sophie Dutordoir told the Belgian Senate that the SNCB...

The Manneken Pis statue in Brussels was temporarily turned off in an initiative aimed at raising awareness about incontinence. While one in three people of all ages is affected by incontinence or urinary problems, the average wait time before seeking medical help is six-and-a-half years, according...

Citizens' platform Stop Rodeo Atomium held its second "pyjama protest" against street racers over the weekend, saying they have recorded more than 200 complaints about the nightly nuisance in just the past six weeks. The collective is calling on the City of Brussels to take action against the...

An intimate portrait of a woman in power, The Eukrainian offers an extraordinary insight into Olha Stefanishyna’s leadership as her country attempts to join the European Union and Nato. Filmed between 2022 and 2024, the documentary’s premiere screening in Belgium is at the BRIFF (Brussels...

Belgium’s insurance ombudsman opened more than 8,300 cases last year concerning problems arising between a customer and an insurance company, its new annual report has revealed. The number of complaints about insurance firms is similar to the number recorded in 2023. In almost a third of cases,...