Concertgoers at the Ghent Festivities have been put to the test in a social experiment to find out how selfless and generous they are. The event's organisers blasted €1,000 in €5 notes into the crowd, with the promise that any money returned would be doubled and donated to charity. Organiser Xavier...

A new study by environmental organisation Greenpeace has found, that compared to other big European cities, in Brussels the difference in price between air and rail travel to other major destinations is significant. On average, the train is twice as expensive as the plane, with the fares being as...

Plans have been unveiled to improve working conditions for cleaners and home helpers in Brussels. However, the measures were immediately criticised as “unworkable” by Federgon, the federation of HR service providers, which has now urged the city authorities to rethink the proposals. The Brussels...

Brussels’ outdoor public swimming pool, Flow, is back in business after a bacteria scare forced its closure earlier this month. The pool in Anderlecht had been closed since 7 July but its operators said the problem had now been resolved and it has reopened. Paul Steinbrück, a spokesman for the Flow...

Some 3.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines in Belgium must be destroyed, according to the federal health ministry, which is in charge of managing stocks of vaccines in the country. This is because they have expired, are damaged or are considered unusable. The 3.5 million doses to be disposed of...

Brussels has opened its doors to an extraordinary and enchanting immersive experience – the Bubble Planet Experience at Tour & Taxis. Hosted by Exhibition hub, Belgium’s highly successful exhibition production and distribution chain, the experience has already proved popular in Los Angeles with...

Workers in Belgium deserve more days of paid leave each year, as the country lags behind some of its European neighbours, according to Belgium’s League of Families, the group defending the rights of families in Brussels and Wallonia, and several trade unions. The legal minimum for paid leave in...

Brussels is aiming to open a second safe space where drug users can safely administer drugs to help combat problems on the street, Brussels health minister Alain Maron has announced. The first site, called GATE, was opened last year on Rue de Woeringen near Brussels-Midi station. The second is...

The Brussels parliament has given the green light to a proposal that would give tenants priority if their accommodation is put up for sale. The text, presented by Brussels state secretary for housing Nawal Ben Hamou, states that landlords must inform their tenants if they want to sell their home,...

A proposal by Belgium’s mobility minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) to ban all night flights at Brussels Airport from autumn 2024 will “put 14,000 jobs at risk”, the socialist transport union BTB has claimed. This is the latest outcry against Gilkinet’s plan to fight noise pollution around the...