Brussels development agencies hub.bussels and citydev.brussels are looking for a way to save the capital’s iconic Mima (Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art) from permanent closure, by looking into options for a new home. This was the response of secretary of state Barbara Trachte (Ecolo) in...

With Christmas around the corner, Belgium’s postal service Bpost has announced that it has made the necessary measures that will allow it to deliver up to 800,000 parcels a day. The normal average is 500,000. Traditionally, the end-of-year peak starts on Black Friday (29 November), but volumes are...

A Belgian scheme allowing employees to reorganise their full-time job from five eight-hour days to four longer 9.5 hour days has not been a great success, according to a study by Belgian human resources specialists Acerta Consult. The "Deal for Jobs" launched in November 2022 and allows flexible...

Most motorists in the Brussels region support Brussels’ "Good Move" regional mobility plan, according to a study by Brussels Mobility into the capital’s car ownership and travel needs. “Overall, the sample of respondents seems to recognise to a very large extent that air quality is a public health...

Many Brussels restaurants - from Le Transvaal Comptoir in Auderghem to Terza Luna in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - have gained the highest accolades in Gault&Millau’s new restaurant guide, that marks its winners out of 20. Among the winners announced for the guide’s 22nd edition of best restaurants in...

Belgian federal prosecutors have been spent four years investigating messaging app Telegram - an investigation that until now was not public knowledge. Belgian investigators have now announced that they will collaborate with their French counterparts following the arrest of Telegram’s founder Pavel...

Taxi drivers in Brussels will be given an extra two years to upgrade to electric vehicles following the adoption of a new ordinance by the region's parliament. The postponement concerns 700 of the 3,250 vehicles currently in service and comes at the initiative of the PS party, Bruzz reports, with...

An investigation has been launched into claims of systemic benefits fraud within the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht. Flemish broadcaster VRT uncovered proof that people who are not entitled to "living wage" payments are nonetheless easily able to obtain the regular social support from the...

The Belgian defence ministry’s plans for a new national security centre were unintentionally accessible by anyone through the online planning permission platform Openpermits, journalists at La Dernière Heure discovered. Plans for the €500 million project were online for almost 48 hours, showcasing...

Almost 700 inmates in Belgium are currently on extended prison leave due to overcrowding, according to a new internal study released by the prison administration. The study found that overcrowding in prisons has reached "historically high" levels, with 12,809 people currently incarcerated despite a...