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Ixelles flooded with electric scooters after Uccle parking ban

The Brussels neighbourhood of Ixelles has found itself flooded with electric scooters after bordering municipality Uccle issued a ban on them being parked. Ixelles residents are finding their streets and pavements clogged with the discarded scooters, especially on roads that border Uccle, RTL...

Tickets now available for Poland’s Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games 21 June to 2 July

This summer we will witness the biggest sports event in the world. We are united to put Poland at the heart of European sport, and in the challenging times we live in, spread the Olympic values of peace, equality, and fair game. For 12 days, from 21 June to 2 July 2, we will deliver an unforgettable experience for fans from all over the world. Don’t miss an opportunity to watch your favorite athletes win medals of the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games.

‘Typical Belgium’: Health experts criticise the country’s ambitious tobacco plan

Belgium’s new tobacco plan is facing sharp criticism from some health experts, not only because of its ambitious targets and lack of new measures, but also because of the way it lumps together cigarette smokers and users of other nicotine products. It’s the last point that dismays some public...

What’s on this week: 14-20 April

Anyone living in Brussels – or further afield – should consider making a pilgrimage to the Royal Greenhouses in Laeken. Only open to the public a few weeks a year, they are a sight to behold, with thousands of varieties of plants and trees, including rare species and some that have been growing...

112,000 undocumented people live in Belgium, with almost half in Brussels

There are an estimated 112,000 people without residence documents living in Belgium, according to new research from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). The number of undocumented migrants is equivalent to the population of Bruges, and almost half of them are living in Brussels. In an attempt to...

Faulty hand-dryer paralyses train traffic at Brussels Central station

A faulty hand-dryer prompted the evacuation of Brussels Central station and caused a ripple of delays throughout the Belgian rail system. Some 113 trains were partially or completely cancelled and, elsewhere, trains were delayed. In total about 630 trains were affected due to the incident,...

Staff at Cinquantenaire museum condemn toxic working conditions

Staff at the Cinquantenaire Art and History Museums (MRAH) say they are on the verge of burnout and have criticised working conditions that they described as toxic. Empreva, the Belgian federal public administration's occupational health and safety service, has drawn up a report on the psycho-...

Art Brussels is the capital’s top contemporary art fair

As one of the leading art fairs in the world, Art Brussels is integral to the Belgian capital’s reputation as a contemporary art hotspot. For its 39th edition, the international event opens its doors to collectors and art enthusiasts at Brussels Expo from 20 to 23 April. The return to the Belgian...

Students ‘blindsided’ by University of Kent decision to close Brussels campus

The news arrived in an email on 30 March: the University of Kent planned to “wind down operations” at its Brussels campus from September 2023, say students at the Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS). The British university informed students that the postgraduate school would fully close...

Belgian violinist Marc Bouchkov continues packed 2023 season following performance of Alexey Shor's music at InClassica 2023

First prizewinner at the Montreal International Violin Competition and silver medallist of the Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition, violinist Marc Bouchkov has long been one of Belgium’s biggest cultural exports. The artist ( pictured above ) currently serves as professor at the...

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