The City of Brussels is planning to extend its ban on drinking alcohol in public spaces by one year until October 2024, reports RTBF. This restriction concerns all pedestrian areas in the city centre, stretching towards Place Sainctelette, Place Sainte-Catherine, Marché aux Porcs and Quai du...

Understaffing within the Brussels family courts has led to sharp criticism for Belgian justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD). About 20 individuals and the League of Families have condemned what they describe as Van Quickenborne’s inaction in the face of the lack of judges and clerks...

The Port of Brussels will be reconnected to the Belgian rail network next year, following an agreement between the federal and Brussels governments. Planning permission for the project was obtained this week and the connection should be operational by June 2024. It is claimed that the result would...

Working at home will save some a cumulative 36 million kilometres of commuting this year, compared to 9.3 million in 2018, according to a survey of 3,750 Belgian workers carried out by Belgium’s federal public service of mobility and transport between October 2022 and May 2023. The results released...

Even experienced cyclists approach the Barrière de Saint-Gilles junction with caution. Negotiating traffic from no fewer than seven adjoining streets is no joke. But the situation is set to change. Brussels Mobility’s redevelopment plans - up for public consultation until 23 October - aim to “...

People using excessively loud smartphones in public transport should be punished, according to a motion for a resolution tabled in the Brussels parliament by two MPs. Announcing the plan for a new law, Brussels liberal MPs Anne-Charlotte d’Ursel and David Weytsman from the Mouvement Réformateur (MR...

Air Belgium, which announced earlier this month that it is stopping all passenger flights from 3 October, has said that 11,000 people will be affected. The company was set up in 2016 with the ambitious aim to fly people to “idyllic destinations for affordable prices”. However, from spring this year...

KU Leuven university has once again featured prominently in a world ranking of institutes of higher education compiled by the Times Higher Education. Coming in at 45th place, KU Leuven is the only Belgian university to appear in the Times top 100, which is dominated by American universities. First...

Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize is planning to push ahead with its move to switch all its stores over to a franchise model despite months of strikes and protests. The management’s latest proposal has been called “a declaration of war” by Myriam Delmée, president of the BBTK union. The proposal...

Discover the sublime resonances of the cello at the first concert of a series by the Belgium Cello Society (BCS) in Brussels on 7 October. The recital is performed by principal cellist of the Antwerp Symphony, Raphael Bell, who joins forces with pianist Boyan Vodenitcharov to serenade audiences...