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Brussels Airport taxi drivers given extra year to improve their Dutch

A good level of Dutch will be essential for any taxi driver working in Flanders - including those serving Brussels Airport - but not yet, Flemish mobility and public works minister Lydia Peeters has announced. Initially, under the new decree on taxis adopted in March 2020 to make these vehicles “an...

Cat ownership on the rise in Brussels

More people in Brussels are welcoming cats into their homes, according to new figures from the Brussels minister responsible for animal welfare, Bernard Clerfayt. The statistics, collated from the CatID and DogID databases, showed that while dog registrations decreased slightly - from 89,167 to 88,...

Brussels aims to promote multilingualism with updated rules

The Brussels Council for Multilingualism is calling for updated language rules, pointing out that existing legislation dates back six decades and is in need of major changes. The council says the capital’s population can no longer be seen as the co-existence of a French-speaking majority and a...

Rents on the rise everywhere - especially in Brussels

Rents across Belgium are on the rise, but they have never risen faster than they have in Brussels, which saw an 8.6% increase in 2023 following an already significant increase of 3.9% the previous year. The average rent in Brussels was €1,249 a month in 2023, almost €100 more than in 2022,...

SEQUENCE 028 | Patrick Toby - François Marcadon - SavAnne

Submitted by Xavier Huysmans on Fri, 02/09/2024 - 16:57

In  “SEQUENCE 028”, contemporary art gallery Le Neuf Gallery presents extraordinary works by 3 artists.


  • Patrick Toby (new media, until 23/03/24)

  • François and Mila Marcadon (squid ink, pencil and watercolors on paper, until 16/03/24)

  • SavAnne (acrylics and pastels on canvas, until 02/03/24)

Barack Obama to visit Antwerp in March

Former US president Barack Obama will visit Antwerp to speak at a technology festival at the end of March. A conference on Sunday 17 March, called "An Evening With President Barack Obama", will take place at the Studio 100 Pop-Up Theatre in Puurs as a prelude to the Antwerp tech festival Supernova...

Leading Ladies in European Film Series - Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 18:00

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2024, the House of European History proudly presents three extraordinary and very different European films, written and directed by three leading ladies in genuine European cinema. The Czech director Věra Chytilová (1929-2014), the Belgian director Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) and the French director Céline Sciamma (1978), representing three generations of powerful and independent European filmmaking from the 1960s to today.

Leading Ladies in European Film Series - The Captive

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 17:59

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2024, the House of European History proudly presents three extraordinary and very different European films, written and directed by three leading ladies in genuine European cinema. The Czech director Věra Chytilová (1929-2014), the Belgian director Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) and the French director Céline Sciamma (1978), representing three generations of powerful and independent European filmmaking from the 1960s to today.

Leading Ladies in European Film Series - Daisies

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 17:56

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2024, the House of European History proudly presents three extraordinary and very different European films, written and directed by three leading ladies in genuine European cinema. The Czech director Věra Chytilová (1929-2014), the Belgian director Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) and the French director Céline Sciamma (1978), representing three generations of powerful and independent European filmmaking from the 1960s to today.

Christie's auction house new Brussels office

Elite auction house Christie’s opens new Brussels office in Avenue Louise

With Belgium boasting the highest number of art collectors per capita in the world, it’s little surprise that global auctioneer Christie’s has invested in a suitably elegant showcase for its fine art and luxury collectibles. New townhouse premises in Brussels’ Avenue Louise offer two floors of...

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