Belgian postal service bpost is on the verge of losing its newspaper distribution rights after it reportedly failed to win the contract against two competitors: PPP and Proximy of France. The current contract expires on 31 December and the next is worth €125 million a year, L’Echo reports. Leaks...

Brussels remains a culinary hotspot on the Belgian gastronomic landscape, according to the 21st Gault&Millau guide, reports Bruzz. The culinary bible lists a total of 1,385 addresses in the country, including 165 new establishments. Among them are 181 Brussels restaurants, an increase from the...

A new Burger King next to Brussels' Grand-Place is using the likeness of Manneken Pis in its advertising ahead of their opening, having created its own version of the iconic Brussels statue. Burger King’s statue, standing on a 48cm-high bronze plaque, was spotted at several locations around the...

More than 2,500 demonstrators participated in a Brussels rally over the weekend, marking the International Day against Violence towards Women on 25 November. The initiative came from Mirabal Belgium, an umbrella organisation with more than 100 associations beneath it. “For the seventh year in a row...

A strike by Brussels Airlines cabin crew planned for the first week of December has been averted, following an agreement between management and unions. Management has put a “serious proposal” on the table on which staff will be consulted in the course of next month, according to Olivier Van Camp of...

The husband of former prime minister Sophie Wilmès has died, a year after Wilmès resigned from her post in order to be at his side during his battle against brain cancer. Christopher Stone was 64 years old and was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour in early 2022, La Libre reports. Wilmès...

The Belgium Cello Society stages a solo cello recital by Karel Steylaerts at ULB Solbosch in Brussels on 7 December. The principal cellist of the Brussels Philharmonic is set to enthral the audience with his performance of the Bach solo cello suites. Representing the pinnacle of the cello...