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PhotoBrussels Festival

What’s on this week: 26 January to 1 February

The capital’s month-long celebration PhotoBrussels Festival offers a staggering 55 exhibitions for its 2024 edition, showing off the work of 300 artists in galleries and venues across the city. It also counts a programme of events, including talks, workshops and artist presentations. The initiative...

Fake newspaper sounds alarm about rise of far-right in Belgium

A fake newspaper has been distributed in Brussels and Wallonia as part of an awareness-raising action intended to draw attention to the rise of far-right political beliefs in Belgium. Called Vraiment, the paper consists of a series of articles presenting the speeches, projects and decisions taken...

Ban speed camera warning devices, says Belgian traffic safety institute

Belgian traffic safety institute Vias is calling for a ban on speed camera detectors and other types of warning systems that alert drivers to police controls. In Belgium, more than one in three drivers (37%) regularly uses one or more warning systems - for example Coyote, Waze or TomTom Go - that...

Belgian virologist and senator Lise Thiry dies at 102

Tributes have been paid to Lise Thiry, a top Belgian virologist and former Belgian senator, who has died in Waterloo at the age of 102. The Walloon scientist and politician was a leading figure in feminism, social medicine and aid to refugees and Aids victims. Born in Liège on 5 February 1921, she...

9,000 join Brussels march calling for Gaza ceasefire

An estimated 9,000 people joined a Brussels march against violence in Gaza at the weekend, according to police counts. This was the fourth national demonstration since violence broke out in October last year, Bruzz reports, with this one organised by several civil society organisations including...

Affordable Art Fair exhibition ‘Enjoy the unexpected’ is inspired by a weekend trip to Swiss city Basel

The exhibition Enjoy the Unexpected at the Affordable Art Fair Brussels 2024 from 7 to 11 February features new works by artist Malou Cohen that were inspired by a weekend trip to Basel.

‘Enjoying the unexpected’ is an essential aspect of any great city break, and the Dutch artist was invited to explore Switzerland’s capital of culture in preparation for a special exhibition at the fair.

Almost one quarter of Brussels’ residents are non-Belgian Europeans

Some 23% of people living in Brussels are non-Belgian EU citizens, according to the new annual report from Brussels statistical office Bisa , reports Bruzz. Overall, the number of non-Belgians in the city continues to rise. In 2023, 287,590 people with another European Union nationality lived in...

Former Brussels bar Monk to reopen in February under new name Billie

Under new name Billie , the Brussels institution that was cafe Monk is due to open in February, its new owners told Bruzz. They reiterated their promise to preserve the authentic atmosphere of the iconic brown tavern in the Sainte-Catherine quarter. The trio of Dries Heymans, Leentje Bruynickx and...

UK band the Tiger Lillies to play Brussels on 3 February

London-based macabre cabaret trio the Tiger Lillies perform a new concert inspired by an WWI anti-war satirical masterpiece at the 140 theatre in Schaerbeek on 3 February. The Last Days of Mankind , originally written by Karl Kraus, is centred on a self-destructive society; exploring themes that...

Belgian ski resorts welcome influx of visitors

Belgium’s ski resorts reported a bustling – and at times crowded – weekend following the recent snowfall in the country. It is estimated that up to 20,000 people visited the snowier regions over Saturday and Sunday. The Baraque de Fraiture in Luxembourg province in particular saw enough visitors to...

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