After celebrating its first anniversary on 1 March, The Bookshop Mons is spreading the word about its English-language book service and community of passionate readers. Owners Jerry Systermans and Laura Desmedt. are a couple who have transformed a love for literature into a gathering place for...

A demonstration denouncing the lack of international attention being paid to the situation in eastern Congo drew more than a thousand protestors to Place du Trône in Brussels. Participants gathered at the foot of the statue of King Leopold II and accused the European Union of being complicit in the...

Four Youtubers have filmed themselves illegally entering two government buildings in Brussels in order to access their roofs and record stunts. In a 23-minute video that accrued 67,000 views in four days and has since been made private, the four pose as interns to bypass reception at the Iris Tower...

Joining a mutual health insurance fund (mutuelle or ziekenfonds) is an essential part of life in Belgium, as it guarantees access to health coverage. This can be a complex subject, especially if you are not that familiar with the ins and outs of the Belgian healthcare system. What do compulsory and...

From the Manneken Pis to Maria Callas, Brussels is full of history – and Phantoms in Brussels brings the city’s rich past to life in an exciting, interactive way. The Belgian capital’s stories are also told in the capital’s most iconic building – the gorgeously Gothic 15th century town hall – and...

The Belgian-Latvian co-production Flow, the Cat Who Was No Longer Afraid of Water by Gints Zilbalodis won the Oscar for best animated Film in Hollywood on Sunday night. A film without dialogue, it’s an odyssey about a cat who overcomes his mistrust to welcome different animals aboard his sailboat...

Residents in Jette, Anderlecht, Berchem-Saint-Agathe and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre will all pay more taxes this year, L’Echo newspaper has reported. In Jette, property owners will also be faced with higher charges. This new situation, a decision of the capital’s new municipal councils formed after...

While the nine-day strike on the Belgian rail network ended this weekend, another one is planned for the second half of March. Unions are striking because of a number of proposed measures by the incoming federal government, especially regarding changes to pensions that mean workers will have to...

The current Brussels government is refusing to approve further work on metro construction work at Brussels-North station because of spiralling costs. The latest of these concerns an unforeseen problem with a perched water table, L'Echo reports, with a leaked government memo noting that construction...

Eurostar, the high-speed train operator most known for its London-Brussels and London-Paris trains, will not run direct services between Brussels and the south of France this summer, it has announced. This information has been confirmed by Eurostar, following a report on the Dutch website...