The sunny weather in Belgium may have come a bit late this year, but the festival season is already in full swing, with organisers of some of Belgium's smaller music festivals warning that their future is in jeopardy. One of Brussels’ most famous free festivals recently took place, 17-18 May, in...

Police and inspection services carrying out a major spot check on truck drivers’ rest periods in the Antwerp port area recently revealed more than 200 infringements. Some 70 truck drivers failed to comply with the obligation to return regularly to their native country, and 135 drivers were not...

Belgium’s Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) has issued an alert for hayfever across the country for this week. Levels range from high to very high in places, exacerbated by dry weather over the next few days that will make allergy flare-ups more common. “Most people allergic to pollen are likely...

Some 255,000 Belgians abroad have registered to vote in the upcoming elections. Those who plan to vote in person will do so at their nearest embassy on Wednesday, but the vast majority (178,000) will do so via mail. They will be voting in the federal parliamentary elections and the European...

The photographic frieze serpents its way around the walls of the ground floor of the Bourse: a colour panorama of the infamous 90m stretch of Normandy coastline that on 6 June 1944 was the scene of the largest seaborne invasion in history. To mark the 80th anniversary of the landings, the city of...

Some former residents of the ghost town Doel will be able to buy back their property, according to an announcement from the Flemish government. The town’s homes were sold to the Flemish government and vacated to accommodate an expansion of the Port of Antwerp that never ended up happening. An...

Commuter cyclists in more than 100 locations across Belgium were treated to applause on World Cycling Day, 3 June. The applause initiative, called ‘Clap au Vélo’, comes from cycling organisations Gracq and Fietsersbond. “It's a resolutely positive action that thanks cyclists on their morning...

During May, the Belgian tax authorities send out tax returns in brown envelopes to all taxpayers. Depending on your situation, you may have some questions about filling in the form! What does the tax return consist of? How should the boxes be completed? What documents do you need to collect? What...

Bozar’s exhibition Histoire de ne pas rire. Surrealism in Belgium has attracted a record attendance of over 100,000 visitors since it opened on 21 February. Due to its success, the Brussels arts centre is organising late-night openings from 13 June until its closure on 16 June. The exhibition will...

The city of Brussels is expanding its innovative programme offering museum visits on prescription for people suffering from anxiety, stress, depression. Following the “entirely positive” results of the museum prescriptions pilot scheme launched in September 2022, a second phase of the art and...