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Hundreds of complaints already about new telecoms operator Digi

Telecoms operator Digi has been the subject of hundreds of complaints after just five months in operation, according to telecommunications minister Vanessa Matz (Les Engagés). Matz said the number of complaints from customers was "excessive" and is ordering social inspection checks and issuing a...

VUB Doctoral Derby 2025

Submitted by Sven De Boeck on Fri, 05/16/2025 - 09:35

Vrije Universiteit Brussel is pleased to invite you to the Doctoral Derby finals on Tuesday 3 June. This event is the last milestone of a three-month trajectory of nine PhD candidates and postdocs who have learned to communicate their complex scientific topic in an engaging and accessible way.

Bach Concert - Minimes Cantat

Submitted by AndreaWL on Thu, 05/15/2025 - 19:02

Bach’s cantatas for the month after Easter are all exceptionally poignant and intense. We present two of them, written a year apart. Between them, a short cantata of praise by a Sebastian Knüpfer, who was Cantor at Leipzig a half-century before Bach.

Brussels Muzieque concert features the Schumann Quartett on 28 May

Join Brussels Muzieque for a concert with the acclaimed Schumann Quartet at Cercle Gaulois in Brussels for an unforgettable evening of melodic masterpieces on 28 May. The Brussels chamber music collaborative’s musicians Sarah Oates, Nadja Nevolovitsch, Adèle Ginestet and Eduardo Tonietto will be...

Whistleblower sounds the alarm on inadequate prison healthcare

A general practitioner has filed a 25-page complaint with the Belgian Medical Association, condemning a series of serious shortcomings in healthcare at Haren prison. Doctor Brecht Verbrugghe spent months compiling the evidence presented in the complaint, describing the problems as structural...

Major union action planned for 27 June

Belgium’s major trade unions are planning another nationwide day of strike action for 27 June in protest against the policies of the incoming federal government. “Social security is under attack, wages are virtually frozen and public services are being subjected to cuts,” the ABVV union said in a...
Brussels Pride Festival 2025

What’s on this week: 16 to 22 May

Pride Week reigns in the capital of Europe culminating in the big Pride parade and festival on 17 May (starting at 14.30). Check out the Rainbow Village in the Saint-Jacques neighbourhood and spot the Manneken-Pis dressed up in a special costume for the occasion. On the entertainment front, Belgian...
Polish culture - Tapestry by Mirgal-Tas at Art and History Museum Brussels

Rewriting Roma history one stitch at a time: Contemporary Polish textile resonates next to Renaissance Brussels tapestries

Deep within the vast halls of Brussels’ Art & History Museum, a shiny new textile work dazzles with intimate and joyful scenes of Romani women and children. The contemporary fabric collage by internationally-renowned Polish-Romani artist Malgorzata Mirga-Tas boasts an illustrious setting amid...

Brussels Rhythm and Blues Club

Submitted by KateH on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 14:42

Toots Jazz Club, 6 rue des Chapeliers, 1000 Brussels (next to the Grand Place)

Bai Kamara Jr solo acoustic + Midnight Mary

Concert 8.30pm PAF - €25

Belgium experiencing drought conditions in many areas 2025 - Belga image

Large parts of Belgium experiencing “extreme drought” after four times less rain this spring

After a long stretch of record dry weather and warm temperatures, many parts of Belgium are now suffering from extreme drought, reports RTBF. Statistics recorded at the Uccle measuring station highlight the exceptional climactic conditions. Since 1 March, the date that marks the beginning of...

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