Management at Brussels' hospitals have said that the ongoing government negotiations threaten access to healthcare and are calling on politicians to take responsibility and wrap up the government formation process. It has been nine months already since government negotiations began and healthcare...

A national strike on Monday 31 March is expected to affect schools, public transport and flights, with none of the almost 250 scheduled departing passenger flights able to take off from Brussels Airport. There will also be disruption to arriving flights, as many security personnel and handling...

Anyone looking to buy a book this week will be spoilt for choice at this year’s Red Cross book sale, which finishes this Sunday 30 March. Some 50,000 books are on offer at "La Grande Bouquinerie" in the new, albeit temporary, home of the former Mima urban art museum on Quai de Hainaut in Molenbeek...

The supply of general practitioners in Brussels is sufficient but unevenly distributed, according to the latest mapping of general medicine carried out by the Brussels Health and Social Observatory. The map shows 1,656 general practitioners working in the capital, which is more than the federal...

As Antwerp’s only English-speaking theatre group, BATS is proving its originality by putting on a play with a difference from 25 to 27 April. Emissaries is written by BATS chairman Adrian Veale and tells three stories of English expatriates who have been sent to Antwerp at different times...

Almost six months after the municipal elections, an agreement has been reached in Schaerbeek on the future mayor. The position will be shared by Audrey Henry (MR) and Hasan Koyuncu (PS). Henry will start as mayor, Bruzz reports, and Koyuncu will take over in 2028. Both MR-Les Engagés and the PS...

Brussels commemorated the victims of the terrorist attacks of 22 March 2016 with a peace march and ceremonies at three memorial sites - the departure hall of Brussels Airport, Maelbeek metro station and Schuman. The 2016 attacks left 32 people dead and 340 injured. In the months and years that...

As one of the largest suburban woodland areas in Europe, the Sonian Forest is a highly-valued green space for Brussels residents. That’s why the second version of a guide to the forest lying southeast of the Belgian capital is in English as well as French. The book is published by [aparté]-éditions...

More than 500 people from diverse cultural and social backgrounds came together to share the Ramadan iftar at Saint John the Baptist Church in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean on Sunday evening. The event during Lent marked the first weekend of spring, as well as the fast-breaking meal enjoyed by Muslims after...

Darkness Into Light Belgium is fundraising in support of mental health and suicide prevention at a walk in Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels on 10 May. Participants in the annual 5km walk or run will meet before dawn and set off at 5.00 to welcome the sunrise in a symbolic act of hope For 2025, the...