The latest demonstration of farmers in the Belgian capital on Monday resulted in three injured police officers and "particularly bad damage" to public property, according to Brussels authorities. Farmers and unions gathered en masse to voice their dissatisfaction with a range of issues, including...

The number of fines handed out by the municipality of Ixelles for noise pollution have doubled since 2018, according to new figures. Ixelles said that it was aiming to keep the balance between nightlife and the peace of neighbourhoods where families live by imposing various measures. Between 2018...

About 3,500 people marched in Brussels in support of Ukraine over the weekend, according to police figures, marking the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country on 24 February 2022. Demonstrators carried the Ukrainian flag and signs with slogans including: ‘Free the Ukrainian...

Brussels police have responded to another drug-related shooting over the weekend, this time at Place Lehon in Schaerbeek in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police discovered a man on the ground with gunshot wounds and another man was found in a nearby street, the local police zone said,...

If René Magritte is the poster boy for Histoire de ne pas rire . Surrealism in Belgium , this new exhibition at Bozar ambitiously traces the origins and evolution of the powerful 20th century movement. Belgium’s flagship celebration of the movement’s centenary is also the banner event for the...

The long-running saga of noise pollution caused by airplanes landing and taking off from Brussels-Zaventem airport is not going away any time soon, after another successful appeal against the current flight paths by the Flemish government. The Belgian Court of First Instance has ruled that within...

Brussels’ Palais Stoclet – the beautiful and iconic building on the Avenue de Tervuren near the Montgomery roundabout – is arguably as famous for its impossible access as its incredibly luxurious exterior and interior. The palace was built by Austrian architect Josef Hoffman between 1905 and 1911...

Brussels is looking for a new use for the two elegant, white neo-classical-style pavilions on the edge of the Bois de la Cambre. Built in 1835 by Belgian architect Auguste Payen, they mark the entrance to the wood from Avenue Louise, but now are not only unoccupied, but are also used by squatters...

Brussels transport operator Stib issued 72,651 fines to people not possessing valid tickets in 2023, new figures reveal. These figures represent a 7% increase - 4,866 extra fines - from the previous year, Brussels mobility and public works minister Elke Van den Brandt (Ecolo) said. Some 54,459...

Belgium will issue a new one-year and a three-year government bond on 4 March, the country’s debt agency has announced. This will be the first re-issue of a one-year bond since September 2023, which attracted an exceptionally reduced withholding tax rate of 15%. But, unlike last year, the...