The mayors of Anderlecht and Saint-Gilles have written an open letter to Belgian railway operator SNCB’s chief executive Sophie Dutordoir about the problems in the neighbourhood around Brussels-Midi station. The area has been a crime hotspot for a long time, but mayors Fabrice Cumps and Jean...

Six Belgian towns and cities are in the running to become European Capital of Culture 2030 - Namur, Molenbeek, Ghent, Leuven, Kortrijk and Bruges. The aim of the competition is to raise the international profile of European cities by highlighting their cultural wealth and diversity. The...

Another climate record was broken over the weekend, with Belgium recording its hottest first day of September since measurements began. Temperatures reached 31.3°C at the recording station in Uccle – two degrees higher than the previous record set in 1906. The previous record was first broken at 15...

Post-election negotiations aimed at forming Brussels’ next government have stalled after three parties put forth a proposal to postpone stricter low-emission zone (LEZ) standards by two years. Euro 5 diesel vehicles are due to be banned from the Belgium capital once the standards enter into force...

Every two years, the contemporary art biennale Miroirs invites art and heritage lovers to reflect on the beauty of the world around them via the prism of the enchanting setting of Enghien park. Within this cloistered yet open-to the-public domain, 14 Belgian and international contemporary artists...

A Catholic school in Leuven has decided to introduce Arabic to its modern languages curriculum for final-year students, in what is reported to be a first in Flanders. Holy Trinity College Preparatory School in Leuven will make Arabic mandatory for pupils in the sixth year of secondary school in...

Police made 333 arrests in the vicinity of Brussels-North station during July and August, including 159 administrative arrests and 174 judicial arrests for various crimes. The area has long been cited as a hotspot for crime in the Belgian capital, with people living in the neighbourhood around the...

Trams have returned to Belgium’s fifth largest city, Liège, for the first time since 1967 - but plans to extend the network further in the future have already been abandoned. The new tram line has been a long time coming, with work starting on the scheme back in 2019. Completion was delayed because...

The future of one of the capital’s iconic cafés, Au Daringman on Rue de Flandre, is uncertain after the building was put up for sale and the cafe's lease expires at the end of this year. Its manager, Martine Peeters, has been paying rent to private owners who put the property on sale several months...

From 1 September, general practitioners in Belgium will be able to apply to the medical insurance body Inami for funding to hire support staff for their practices. A €16.7 million budget has been made available for this purpose, said Belgium’s vice prime minister and health minister, Frank...