As schools start breaking up for summer and outdoor activities are becoming more popular, finding free toilets in Brussels is something of a challenge – and they are particularly absent in the city’s public spaces and parks. The City of Brussels is aiming to change this, including the installation...

Lifeguards have warned that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find new recruits and fill all the positions needed to ensure safe monitored swimming on the Belgian coast. To guarantee safety on Belgian beaches, some 1,400 lifeguards are needed, Nieuwpoort head lifeguard Thomas Vereecke told...

Belgium is on its way to forming its next federal government after the first meeting between the five parties expected to form the coalition: N-VA, Vooruit, CD&V, MR and Les Engagés. Representatives from the five parties were brought together by Bart De Wever (NVA), who was appointed by King...

The updated list of hard-to-fill jobs in the Brussels region now includes shopkeepers, along with tower crane operators and facade renovators, according to Brussels job placement service Actiris. The new list of bottleneck professions includes 102 trades and professions, slightly less than last...

A new spider species that has not previously been found in Belgium has been discovered along the Brussels ring road, according to Natuurpunt. It is thought that the spider might have hitchhiked via a lorry or a car coming from the south of Europe, where the nurscia albomaculata species normally...

The cold case of the Brabant Killers has been officially closed without any resolution, leaving victims’ families upset at the bungled investigation. The case refers to a wave of deadly supermarket robberies that took place in 1983 and 1985, leaving 28 dead and prompting a 40-year investigation...

#BXLOVESMUSIC is a new campaign that supports the emerging music scene in the capital by promoting a different artist each month. The first artist under the spotlight is Brussels writer, composer and performer Reinel Bakole ( pictured ). Running from 2 to 17 July, the promotion will close with a...

The Belgian town of Wervik in West Flanders is closing its border crossing to France on Monday evening during the Euro football match that pits the two countries against one another. Mayor Youro Casier (Vooruit) said the decision was to prevent any incidents, VRT reports, just like when it closed...

A public display of 90,000 cigarette butts has been erected in Place de la Monnaie in Brussels as part of a large-scale awareness and clean-up campaign organised by the city of Brussels. The campaign aims to convince residents to stop throwing cigarette butts on the ground. “One cigarette butt...

Following months of slow business due to almost constant rain, many fashion retailers are tipped to slash prices to clear stocks during Belgium’s summer sales from 1 to 31 July. While larger brands will initially offer 30% promotions, many smaller independent stores are likely to cut prices by half...