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Belgian population growth: more than a third of residents are of foreign origin

Belgium's population grew by 0.52% last year, bringing the total to 11.82 million, according to newly released official figures from national statistics office Statbel. This population growth is attributed to an increase in migration, which exceeded the number of people leaving Belgium. The growth...

25 June strike: no passenger flights taking off from Brussels and Charleroi airports

No passenger flights will depart from Brussels Airport on Wednesday 25 June due to a strike, with disruptions to arriving flights also expected. The disruption is part of a broader nationwide pan-industry day of strike action that is also likely to affect public transport, schools and other public...

Gaza march in Brussels draws more than 75,000 participants

Between 75,000 and 110,000 residents and represenatives from trade unions, youth organisations, cultural centres and associations joined a protest on Sunday in support of Palestine. The participants wore red to symbolically draw a line against Israel’s violence in Gaza, Bruzz reports. “The message...

Brussels credit rating downgraded, partly due to lack of government

American credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded the rating for the Brussels region from A+ to A with a negative outlook. The rating downgrade was expected, Bruzz reports, as the rating was already downgraded from AA- to A+ (on a scale ranging from AAA to D) last March...

Brussels Airport posts record profit for 2024

Brussels Airport Company, the operator of Zaventem airport, has announced that 2024 was a record year for annual turnover and operating profit. However, when announcing its annual results, the company made clear that, for the sixth year in a row, no dividend will be paid to shareholders. There were...

Cricket, pimms and cream tea! Summer garden party at Brussels royal cricket club on 22 June

The British community is gathering for its annual summer celebration and charity fundraiser in Lasne-Ohain on Sunday 22 June. The seventh edition of the bucolic garden party is organised by the Brussels British Community Association in the grounds of the Royal Brussels Cricket Club . “Our summer...
Two Gentlemen of Verona - Brussels Shakespeare Society

1960s Italian pop, fashion and youth culture set the scene for Brussels Shakespeare Society’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’

The Brussels Shakespeare Society gets ready to tread the boards with its fresh and vibrant take on The Two Gentlemen of Verona from 24 to 29 June. Often overlooked in Shakespeare’s canon, this early romantic comedy gets a bold revival set against the colourful backdrop of 1960s Italy. Director Tom...

‘Slow Looking Saturday’ - Destination: History Open configuration options Woman looking at photo in exhibition ‘Slow Looking Saturday’ - Des

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Every first Saturday of the month at 14:30, come and delve into a topic of the exhibition through specific photographs for an hour. A facilitator will accompany you and the group to look at a photograph at a different pace and take the time to reflect on it. Collectively the sessions will cover all the rooms in the exhibition, through the slow looking practice and learning of historical facts based on the group’s observations and reflections.

5 July – Destination: History

Swimming possible in some parts of Brussels canal, survey finds

Water quality in the Brussels canal is “surprisingly good” according to the results of what is claimed to be “the largest-ever citizen survey” in Flanders and Brussels, based on thousands of water samples in Belgium's waterways. “You could swim in some places,” said Lieven Symons, coordinator of...

Molenbeek up in arms over football club name change

Molenbeek is threatening to terminate its agreement with football club Daring Brussels, following US owner John Textor’s decision to wipe out the name Molenbeek from the club’s title Racing White Daring Molenbeek (RWDM). The municipal council may even terminate the agreement with the club around...

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