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Less pollution, no major incidents: Car Free Sunday hailed a success

Car-Free Sunday took place in Brussels without incident this weekend, resulting in a significant drop in air pollution and increased use of the capital’s public transport system. The whole of the Brussels region was closed between 9.30 and 19.00 to car traffic, though some drivers (for example,...

National strike set for 1 October, Brussels Airlines cancels most flights

A national strike scheduled for 1 October is likely to have a “major impact” at Brussels Airport, and Brussels Airlines is already cancelling flights in anticipation of the disruption. The planned union action intends to draw attention to poor working conditions in the security, cleaning and...
Gloria! by Margherita Vicario at BIWFF in Brussels

Explore the Brussels International Women’s Film Festival from 1 to 6 October

The Brussels International Women’s Film Festival (BIWFF) , formerly known as Elles Tournent, is a rare opportunity to discover films from around the world that are directed by women. Opening the festival on 1 October at 19.00 is the Italian film Gloria ! (Italy 2024) by Margherita Vicario (...

2024 #EUinfluencer top 50 ranking unveiled

Brussels digital agency ZN has announced its 2024 #EUinfluencer ranking, with Politico Brussels Playbook co-author Eddy Wax crowned the most influential social media figure on X in the EU bubble. The eighth edition of the annual ranking that tracks the impact of EU influencers on platforms such as...
Seizure of illegal cigarettes in Antwerp

Illicit consumption of cigarettes in Belgium rises to 13% says new report amid EU-wide increase

Some 13% of cigarettes smoked in Belgium are illegal, resulting in an estimated loss of €435m to the state in excise duties, according to a report by KPMG commissioned by Philip Morris International (PMI). It revealed that 35.2bn cigarettes have been illegally consumed in Europe, representing 8.3%...

Forest town hall restored to former glory

If Palais Stoclet in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre remains resolutely closed to visitors, anyone can explore a slightly similar and equally stunning Art Deco building at the other end of the capital – Forest town hall - which has recently reopened after a lengthy renovation. The H-shaped complex was designed...

Forrest and Haydn

Submitted by bachwerk on Sun, 09/22/2024 - 16:53

“A Requiem, at its core, is a prayer for rest- traditionally, for the deceased. The five movements of Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living (2013), however, form a narrative just as much for the living, and their own struggle with pain and sorrow, as for the dead.”

Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo by Joseph Haydn for choir and orchestra is better known as the Kleine Orgelmesse (Little Organ Mass) due to an extended organ solo.

Durga Puja 2024 Belgium by Sammelani Bangla

Submitted by Sammelanibangla on Sun, 09/22/2024 - 15:41

Sammelani Bangla is organizing "Durga Puja", the 11th year of celebration of "Sharodiyo Durgotsav" at Brussels, Belgium from 10th to 12th October 2024. Over the years this event has became one of the biggest Durga Puja festival in Europe.

We cordially invite you, along with your family and friends to join us to celebrate this joyous and auspicious occassion and festival.

Belgian cycling economy worth almost €1 billion a year

As Brussels residents got on their bikes this weekend for the annual Car-Free Sunday, a new study by Belgian research consultancy Transport & Mobility Leuven (TML) has revealed that the Belgian cycling economy is worth almost €1 billion. The study commissioned by Belgium’s federal mobility...

Brussels takes action against illegal Airbnbs

Some 472 apartments listed on holiday rental platform Airbnb have been put back on the long-term rental market in Brussels since 2020, after inspections into 1,200 Airbnb properties revealed many of them were being rented out illegally. Reasons could include because the buildings do not meet the...

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