Flanders' last foie gras producer will officially close its doors before 1 January, a year ahead of the proposed deadline, in a victory for animal welfare organisations that have been campaigning on the matter. Geese are force-fed as part of the process of preparing foie gras, a French cuisine...

Amid the ongoing energy crisis, the Brussels region has announced several measures intended to reduce excess consumption in the capital. Dubbed "Switches down, Brussels up", the campaign calls on companies and businesses to take energy-saving measures to reduce usage in workplaces. This call to...

This past year was the one of driest and warmest in Belgium in the last 30 years, second only to 2020, new statistics have confirmed. While the year is not yet finished, Belgium’s Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) is using predictions and forecasts for the remaining days in order to complete its...

Tick tock, tick tick tock… the hourglass of Christmas counts down in the magical family show Le Sablier de Noël . Staged by world-famous Belgian impressario Luc Petit and Les Nocturnales, the audio-visual spectacle transforms a Brussels church into a world where a clockmaker needs to call on all...

Many Belgians are choosing to do at least some of their holiday shopping online this year, and as a result, Belgian postal service bpost is handling an estimated 600,000 parcels per day. RTBF visited the Brussels X sorting centre, which covers over 100,000m² and sees 400,000 packages pass through...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but for many people it can also be the most stressful one. Decorations abound and friends, family and colleagues seem full of holiday cheer. Unfortunately, some of us are alone, without loved ones nearby, with complicated family issues, or are facing the...

The Hôtel Hannon in Saint-Gilles is due to open in the spring of 2023 as a museum dedicated to Art Nouveau architecture and design under the name Maison Hannon. Restoration is still underway at the striking heritage site situated at the intersection of Avenue Brugmann and Avenue de la Junction. It...

The French rock ‘n’ roll idol’s musical career takes centre stage in the immersive show Johnny Hallyday l’Exposition that’s running at Brussels Expo until 15 June. Highlighting the singer’s artistic journey, it presents memorabilia and animated displays celebrating a career that spanned 57 years...

Out of all the countries in the EU, Belgian residents use the least amount of cash – not only because they prefer to pay by card, but also because they fnd it difficult to get cash. More than one in four Belgians say they find it hard to get banknotes, a figure that has worsened in a few years,...

The City of Brussels is going ahead with its plan to tax co-living spaces beginning in January of next year. Brussels currently has an estimated 300 such spaces, mainly inhabited by young foreign workers who do not plan to stay in the region for long. Unlike traditional apartments, this special...