For the first time in his long and illustrious career, Manneken Pis is dressed as a paediatric oncologist. Brussels’ world famous statue has donned the new outfit to shine a light on Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Merging fashion with compassion, Brussels designer Céline Van den Bossche created...

The giant saucer-like shapes resemble a solar system, gravitating around the light filling the atrium of the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels’ EU quarter. Each of the suspended coloured discs reflects this light and is further illuminated by floor lamps. Together, they reinforce the potent...

The Marni Jazz Festival is getting ready to entertain music fans with a series of concerts in Brussels showcasing one of the genre’s most distinctive musical instruments from 14 to 22 September. This year, it’s the turn of the double bass to star in the popular annual event. Five concerts,...

More cash machines, or ATMs, will open across Belgium as the country's major banks have pledged to accelerate the rollout of new "neutral" cash dispensers. The joint venture is called Batopin (Belgian ATM OPtimization INitiative) and was set up by the ING, BNP, Belfius and KBC. The ATMs are...

The open-air swimming pool Flow in the Brussels neighbourhood of Anderlecht will remain open for three days a week in September to make up for time lost to a temporary summer closure. The pool was closed for a week and a half in July because the water quality did not meet its strict standards,...

As Belgium grapples with record-high numbers of migrants seeking asylum in the country, single men are being turned away from reception centres in order to prioritise women, children and families. The federal government pledged to create additional reception places for asylum-seekers between now...

Borrowing a book from a Dutch-language library in Brussels has just become easier - and completely free. All Dutch libraries in the Belgian capital are free as of 5 September and residents can access any library in the network using one single membership card. All late fees and due dates for books...

The giant parade of vibrant figures dance over the busy Brussels boulevard, an exuberant and kaleidoscopic tribute to the city’s artistic heritage and popular culture. Gracing the exterior scaffolding of the KANAL-Centre Pompidou in Place Sainctelette, the monumental work is by multidisciplinary...

Brussels public transport operator Stib has inaugurated a new tram line 18, as part of the reconfiguration of Albert metro station, opposite Forest park. The grand opening of the line, in time for the new school year, marked the culmination of three years’ work on Albert metro stop – where tram 18...