New Europeans UK and Unlock Democracy have teamed up with the British Overseas Voters Forum for an investigation into how well the postal system performed for Britons abroad voting in the UK General Election on 4 July. It comes after the chair of the British Overseas Voters Forum, Bruce Darrington...

Belgium’s Red Devils face Ukraine in the final match of the Euro 2024 group stage on Wednesday at 18.00. With all four teams in Group E of the football championship each in possession of three points, it’s a critical evening that will decide which teams advance to the knockout stage. The match...

This summer - from 29 June to 1 September inclusive - young people aged 18 to 24 will be able to travel anywhere in Belgium for under €60, not only on trains, but also on TEC, De Lijn and Stib public transport in Wallonia, Flanders and Brussels respectively. “This is a dream opportunity to go and...

Brussels Airlines expects to carry more than 1.2 million travellers in July and August, with the US and Scandinavian countries serving as the most popular destinations. "Party flights" will also once again bring more than 20,000 partygoers to Belgium on a brand new ‘Amare’ aircraft for the...

Belgian Beer World is attracting fewer and fewer visitors, sometimes just 100 to 120 on weekdays, according to Brussels MP and city councillor Geoffroy Coomans de Brachène (MR). Coomans is the director at the Autonomous Municipal Company Beurs-Bourse and has calculated that 9,000 visitors came...

The musical theatre show Insectarium pays tribute to the fascinating world of tiny creatures in a family performance at Marni on 30 June at 14.00. Combining music, theatre and poetry, the event is designed for children aged between the age of seven and 13. The concert is part of Musiq3 Festival ,...

Two of the five Dutch-speaking primary schools in the Brussels municipality of Molenbeek will switch to a four-day week, with longer hours on other days to compensate. The two schools, Paloke and Ket & Co, will begin the experiment from the start of the new school year in September. There will...

Flemish minister for Brussels Benjamin Dalle (CD&V) will appoint five new ambassadors this summer to strengthen the capital's image, both within Brussels and abroad. This is the second round of ambassador appointments, Bruzz reports, and the public is welcome to make proposals for who the new...

“Tournai, the only Belgian city to have ever been English!”, declares the newly inaugurated banner adorning the city’s historic Henry VIII Tower . The new tarpaulin and temporary roof are protecting the ancient vestige from further deterioration while it awaits long overdue restoration. One of the...

Belgium’s federal health ministry has announced that the country will soon receive 20 new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanners – but none are going to Brussels. Instead, 15 will arrive in Flanders and five will go to Wallonia, according to RTL. The capital’s radiologists are calling for three...