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Brussels Airlines relaunches course to overcome fear of flying

People looking to overcome a fear of flying will soon be able to take a training course from Brussels Airlines designed to help ease their anxiety. Made with help from behavioural therapists, the ‘Fear of Flying’ course will start with a one-hour interview and take place either on location in...

As cost of living rises, Belgian food banks overwhelmed by demand

Food banks across Belgium say they are being overwhelmed by an increase in demand from people struggling to make ends meet. While an estimated 209,450 people received monthly food aid in 2022, that number is increasing as the social safety net is strained by additional challenges, the Belgian...
Mahler concert Flanders Symphony Orchestra

Flanders Symphony Orchestra presents Mahler concert in Brussels on 21 March

Gustav Mahler's hauntingly beautiful Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) forms the centrepiece of a ground-breaking concert series by Flanders Symphony Orchestra (FSO) from 16 to 26 March. Performed in venues in Brussels and Flanders, the masterpiece song cycle for two voices and an...
Stromae Music Industry Awards

Success for Belgian artists at French music awards

Stromae, Angèle and Pierre de Maere were among the winners at the 38th edition of the Victoire de la Musique in Paris. Proving that the Belgian music industry is up there with the best of them, the French ceremony saw the Belgian artists walk away with a total of five awards. Singer-songwriter and...

Foreigners increasingly leaving Brussels for the Flemish periphery, report suggests

Foreigners who first move to Brussels are increasingly leaving the Belgian capital for its Flemish suburbs, citing the availability of more green space for children, according to a study commissioned by the Flemish government. While urban flight is hardly a new phenomenon, especially after the...

Brussels' new mobility plan 'Good Move' has cost €6.5 million so far

The redesign of Brussels’ mobility infrastructure in the face of pollution, congestion and traffic-related accidents has cost an estimated €6.5 million so far, new figures reveal. Good Move, as the regional mobility plan is called, was first approved by the Brussels government back in 2020 and...

300 historic lifts in Brussels are given special protection

An estimated 300 historic lifts and counting have been certified as part of Brussels’ cultural heritage. These old lifts were in danger of being demolished under new rules to modernise such infrastructure in the Belgian capital, which was why the city’s state secretary of heritage Pascal Smet...

SNCB train conductors protest after spate of violent attacks

Conductors for Belgian rail operator SNCB are protesting until at least 15 February after a spate of violent attacks from passengers that have left them feeling unsafe on the job. The protest includes not checking passengers’ tickets, according to Günther Blauwens, president of the ACOD Spoor trade...

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: B-FAST logistics team takes off from Brussels

A logistics team from Belgium’s rapid intervention first aid and support facility B-FAST flew to Adana in Turkey on Saturday morning from Melsbroek military airport, reports RTBF. Part of the country’s inter-departmental disaster relief structure, it will help build a field hospital following...

Tribute to Chick Corea Elektric Band

Submitted by jazz4you on Sat, 02/11/2023 - 14:56

Tight arrangements, awesome sax solos, daring fusions, unbelievable energy. A jazz like you haven’t heard before thanks to five spirited musicians that play tribute to the legendary Chick Corea Elektric Band.

Jérémy Dumont, keyboard – Federico Milone, sax alto – Christophe Pons, guitar – Jérémy Debuysschere, bass – Adrien Verderame, drums

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