Animal welfare organisation Animal Rights Belgium has released images of turkey farms in West and East Flanders that reveal appalling conditions for the animals. “After several tip-offs, Animal Rights filmed heartbreaking images of crippled animals in three West and East Flemish turkey barns,” the...

The City of Brussels is bracing itself for the next World Cup match featuring Morocco, after a previous victory this week led to rioting and 119 arrests. The Belgian capital has a significant population of Moroccans and even without a personal tie to the country, there are some football fans who...

Berlin hotel chain NUMA has opened its first digital hotel in Brussels’ Place Rouppe, replacing the receptionist with an app and a 24/7 chatbot, reports De Tijd. NUMA Group has also digitalised 80% of all internal processes such as booking and accounting. Cleaning is outsourced and controlled via...

For its final concert of the year Brussels Muzieque stages an unconventional string quartet recital on 18 December. Featuring not one but two cellos, it promises an evening full of warm vibrations to lift spirits during the darkest season of the year. If string quartets represent the most prominent...

Two Korean winners of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Competition take to the stage for a one-off recital at the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp on 17 December. It’s the finale event in the concert series Sound Korea that kicked off in September. Organised by the Korean Cultural Center, it...

James Bond fans prepare! The largest exhibition of 007 memorabilia ever assembled outside the UK opens its doors in Brussels. Bond in Motion welcomes the public from 9 December, and continues into 2023 at Brussels Expo in Heysel. It features the full range of James Bond vehicles from A to Z (via M...

Brussels’ famous Mannekin Pis was given a new rock ‘n’ roll look earlier this week, reports RTBF. To mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Johnny Hallyday, the statue was dressed up in a costume evoking one of the iconic singer’s stage outfits. In a collaboration between Hallyday’s widow,...

The Bruocsella Symphony Orchestra, a mix of professional and top amateur musicians, presents its holiday season concert for children. This year, tales from the high seas are told by actors and narrators, together with the mix of classical and modern music for which the symphony is known. You’ll...

While ordinary residents have seen the price of homes in the Belgian capital steadily rise, office property prices remain sluggish as companies continue to downsize in the wake of the pandemic and the resulting increase in remote work. The year 2022 was particularly quiet for Brussels office real...

Construction of 75 prefabricated homes around Brussels to house Ukrainian refugees is under way, with the first 12 houses already complete. These modular emergency shelters are being built by the Brussels-Capital Region Housing Authority (SRLB), which announced the completion of the first batch...