Hundreds of Audi workers who were laid off following the closure of the Brussels car factory are struggling to find new employment, new figures reveal. The closure of Audi Brussels was announced two years ago and production ceased in February 2025. About 3,000 workers lost their jobs, and hundreds...

British bookseller Waterstones is set to open a shop in Avenue Louise, its second location in the Belgian capital. The UK’s leading high street bookseller announced the opening almost 30 years since the first Brussels Waterstones store was established in Boulevard Adolphe Max in 1997. It follows...

While Wallonia’s largest city and former industrial powerhouse is a lively and cosmopolitan metropolis bursting with history and culture, its surrounding countryside attracts outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers. The rural Ardennes stretches over a large part of Liège province, all verdant hills,...

Belgium celebrates its national day on 21 July with activities around the country. In the capital , the festivities start with the popular evening National Ball on Monday in Place du Jeu de Balle, which is also the scene of the Resto National and traditional musical entertainment on Tuesday evening...

Contemporary multimedia arts project The Seasons marks the summer month of July with a Tchaikovsky piano performance, an original poem and a new illustration. Belgian concert pianist Marie François is the creative spirit behind this artistic experience that celebrates the seasons throughout 2026...

A Brussels court has temporarily suspended the planned opening of a migrant reception centre in Uccle. The reception centre was planned for the former care home on Rue Beeckman and would provide accommodation for 230 asylum seekers, mainly families with children but also single men, women and...

Belgian and foreign drivers will have to pay for a pass to use the country’s motorways and regional roads from 1 May 2027. The vignette applies to vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes with a few exceptions, and different options will be available, from one day to one month, two months or a full...

Six people have been killed after a blaze in the OXY Tower spread to two lift shafts of the construction site near Place De Brouckère on Tuesday. The bodies were recovered hours after flames ripped through the former Centre Monnaie in Boulevard Anspach, which was being renovated by some 250 workers...

The Brussels and Liège-based homeless organisation Street Nurses (Infirmiers de rue/Staatverpleegers) has launched its summer campaign , ‘This summer: we laugh, we eat, we dance… and we give’. For many, summer is a time of shared meals, parties and time spent outdoor, notes the organisation. For...

One of the oldest and most enduring social institutions in Belgium, the American Club of Brussels (ACB), celebrated its 105th anniversary at a gala at the distinguished Château Sainte-Anne in Auderghem. Two hundred members and guests attended the event at the beginning of July, representing over 20...