Cooperative supermarkets around Belgium have opened their doors to non-members until 15 August, continuing a tradition aimed at keeping co-op grocery stores profitable during the less busy summer months. There are approximately 13 such co-ops participating, including six in the Brussels region...

An appeal aimed at stopping the development of an outdoor swimming pond in the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht has been rejected, allowing the project to tentatively move forward. Opponents of the swimming pond filed an appeal against its environmental permit, citing concerns about biodiversity...

A total of 12,636 drivers tested positive for one or more drugs in 2023, representing an average of 35 fines per day, according to Belgian road safety institute Vias. This was a 30% increase compared to 2019. In addition, one in six drivers who tested positive had used several drugs, reports RTBF...

Brussels' financing of cinema projects via its Screen Brussels organisation is paying off – and more specifically creating employment the cinema industry, according to a new report. Film shoots in Brussels provide jobs for those working in editing studios, and in dubbing and special effects, as...

The number of residential burglaries in the Brussels region fell by 6.7% in 2023 compared to 2022, but the riskiest month for break-ins has only just begun. August sees the highest number of burglaries and attempts because many people are on holiday, La Capitale reports. According to statistics...

The percentage of unemployed people in Brussels has risen to 14.2%, its highest level since 2017, according to the latest statistics from the Brussels employment service Actiris. There were 93,416 non-working jobseekers recorded at the end of July, representing an increase of 4,185 people in just...

Controversy over flight noise from Brussels Airport at Zaventem has been continuing for decades, especially in communes south of the capital and in Kraainem. Now one of these communes, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, is pleased to announce that the capital’s environmental administrative body Brussels...

A recent spate of shootings in Brussels has left eight people dead in the span of just seven months, with the latest firearms incident bringing the total this year to 34. Apart from the fatalities, the 34 shootings have left 14 people seriously injured and 10 people with minor injuries, Bruzz...

Brussels mayor Philippe Close is planning a special ceremony for Belgium’s Olympic medalists on the Grand Place on Monday 12 August. Belgian athletes have won two gold medals and three bronze so far in the 2024 Summer Olympics being held in Paris, which will come to an end on 11 August. Cyclist...

Action plans to deal with a wild boar that roamed around Woluwe Park until early July are no longer necessary, because the boar is nowhere to be seen, the capital’s environment administration, Brussels Environment, has announced. “The animal may have found its way back to its natural habitat by its...