A group of campaigners has installed 54 benches to protest against the privatisation of Place Sainte-Catherine in central Brussels. “We placed them symbolically on Place Sainte-Catherine to show that it's as simple as that: citizens are just asking for space to sit down,” said Lea, a member of the...

As an expat, it’s not easy to understand the consequences of resigning from your job. The rules for terminating an employment contract in Belgium are specific and differ depending on the type of contract (fixed-term or open-ended), the date on which the contract came into force, etc. Please be...

If the centenary of Surrealism prompted this major retrospective of Paul Delvaux’s work, it is the Belgian artist’s entire creative universe that falls under the spotlight at La Boverie in Liège. Offering more than 150 works that span his artistic career, The Worlds of Paul Delvaux delves into the...

A series of spot checks on taxis at Brussels-Midi station has found that almost half the vehicles operating at the busy transport hub should not have been on the roads. Out of 33 taxis checked by the Brussels-Midi police zone and Brussels Mobility, 16 were found to be not fully compliant with...

Rain, more rain and mildew are the main causes of Belgium’s poor grape harvest this year, winegrowers have warned. As growers in vineyards start the harvest a little later because of the bad weather, Vincent de Busscher, who founded, with Laurianne Lejour, the 1.5 hectare vineyard Domaine Mont des...

Swedish scooter supplier Voi’s pink scooters will share Brussels’ streets with Bolt, Dott and Lime until at least the beginning of December 2024, as a decision in the legal case between Voi and the Brussels region, due at the end of September, has been postponed. In Brussels, a stricter framework...

Troubadour Zestra, a hopped alcohol-free lager that has been sold in bottles for a year, has now been made available on draught in about 15 bars in Flanders and Brussels, due to a new technological development. The Musketeers brewery in Sint-Gillis-Waas (East Flanders) claims the honour of...

Three nail salons in the Galerie du Centre near the Grand-Place in Brussels are being forced to close for six months after federal police found undeclared workers and evidence of possible human trafficking from Vietnam. The businesses in question are Paris Nails, Family Nails and Calinails, Bruzz...

The Brussels parliament has approved a proposed ordinance by MR, PS, Les Engagés and Open VLD parties that delays the tightening of the low-emission zone (LEZ) on 1 January 2025 by two years. The ordinance disrupted the formation of Brussels’ new government and sparked sharp criticism and even a...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested during a protest in Brussels, along with about 100 other activists. Demonstrators blocked the inner ring in both directions near Rogier during the afternoon on Saturday to raise awareness about the climate crisis. “This climate crisis, which is only...