An analysis from Belgian independent health insurance fund Helan has found that vaccination rates are significantly lower in Brussels and Wallonia than in Flanders, and attributes this to administrative fragmentation in the two lagging regions. This fragmentation leads to reduced access to vaccines...

Belgians today are putting a smaller portion of their income into their savings compared to previous years, according to a study from ING Bank, choosing to channel their money more towards investment funds instead. In the past Belgians have been described as "super-savers" compared to their...

The Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek will scrap its rule that shops in the Rue de Brabant neighbourhood near Brussels-North station must close between 1.00 and 6.00, which was first implemented on a trial basis in April in an effort to curb crime. “The nights in the neighbourhood are quieter,...

Following several years’ renovation work, architect Joseph Diongre’s modernist and Art Deco masterpiece, the Withuis in Jette, is open to the public from 19 September to 22 November. Guided tours of the property located on 183 Avenue Charles Woeste are organised by non-profit organisation Arkadia...

Contemporary multimedia arts project The Seasons marks the month of September, heralding the arrival of autumn, with a Tchaikovsky piano performance, an original poem and a new illustration. Belgian concert pianist Marie François is the creative spirit behind this artistic experience that...

Employees of Casino Viage in Brussels held a protest on Tuesday regarding ongoing uncertainty surrounding the casino’s licence and the resulting implications for their future. The City of Brussels awarded the 15-year casino licence this past July to a rival, ECK, the parent company of Napoleon...

The public consultation regarding renovation plans for the Josaphat site in the Brussels neighbourhood of Schaerbeek has already received more than 6,000 responses. The 1km-long strip of land between Schaerbeek and Evere has been the subject of significant debate in recent years as the municipality...

The Belgian academic community has said that it is "dismayed" over the government deadlock regarding 13 students and researchers from Gaza who received scholarships to study in Belgium but have not yet been permitted entry to the country. The vice-chancellors of Belgium’s 10 universities condemned...

Air traffic controllers at Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) plan to strike every night shift, from 22.00 and 8.00, starting from 16 September. The industrial action by the Skeyes controllers over night-time bonuses could continue until 10 October. The announcement followed the failure of...

More than 1,000 protesters gathered on Sunday in Brussels to condemn what they have called the "Crucke flight path", a new route over the capital that was supposed to be temporary but has been in use now for over a year. This flight path takes planes over the north and west of the capital, causing...