Belgians rang in the new year differently across the country, but in Brussels and Antwerp in particular, some celebrations got out of hand. On New Year's Eve in Brussels, 690 police interventions were carried out, half of them in the city centre, resulting in 160 arrests. Twenty-one of the arrests...

With all the numbers finally in, 2022 has tied with 2020 as being Belgium’s warmest on record since measurements began in 1833. The Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) predicted this would be a record-breaking year in terms of both heat and dryness, with less rain than usual falling across the...

Although the Belgian capital’s Winter Wonders seasonal festivities come to a close on 31 December, activities in De Brouckère and La Monnaie squares have been extended until 8 January. The prolongations enable people to continue enjoying ice skating and curling until the end of the school holidays...

A raft of services, from GP consultations to postage, rise in cost from 1 January, reports RTBF. The New Year also signals changes to laws surrounding salaries and paternal leave among others Here’s a round-up of all the changes in 2023. GP consultation rises to €30 The price of the consultation...

Night trains will start running between Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin from next May, Belgo-Dutch start-up European Sleeper has announced. The night service – the second departing from Belgium – will initially make round trips three times a week. The first train is scheduled for 25 May and will...

The Brussels Region government has given the final green light for a new swimming complex on the Abattoir rooftop in Anderlecht, announced secretary of state for urbanism Pascal Smet. His confirmation of further investment of just over €2.2 million means work will begin soon at the Manufakture, a...

Some 18,640 fines were handed out to drivers failing to respect conditions of the Brussels Low Emission Zone (LEZ) regulations in 2022, according to Brussels Environment. The number is higher than last year despite an extended warning period, reports Belga. LEZ regulations were further tightened...

After two years of coronavirus disruption, Brussels will ring in the New Year with a festive firework show in Place des Palais, the city has announced. Spectators will be able to access three viewing zones around the site from 23.00 on 31 December. They’re invited to arrive “as early as possible”...

Ryanair cabin crew in Belgium will strike on the last weekend of the year and the first weekend in January, trade unions have announced. The French-speaking Christian union CNE and Flemish union ACV Puls said staff would strike from 30 December to 1 January, as well as 7 and 8 January, reports RTBF...

The discreet poster at the entrance is the only indicator that this smart inner-city townhouse is actually a facility for hardened drug addicts. Symbolically called Gate, it’s run by drug addiction service Transit and located in Rue de Woeringen, near Lemonnier. As Brussels’ first risk-reduction...