A new series of comedy shows invites Sri Lankan comedian Malinda Perera to entertain international audiences in Brussels on 14 October. Stand-up specialist Insecure & Dangereux has teamed up with city-centre venue Muntpunt Cafe to stage the English-language monthly series. Kicking off the...

Federal and local police are carrying out a 24-hour "marathon" of speed checks on Belgian roads this Wednesday. The 17th edition of the speed-check marathon began at 6.00 and runs until the same time on Thursday morning. It is the second operation of its kind this year - the previous one was...

The Brussels municipality of Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode is requiring all of its municipal administrative staff to work from home every Friday to save energy. The compulsory day of home-working has been imposed after the municipality saw its energy bills double to €3 million per year. The measure was...

Under the banner ‘science as a public good’, new rector Jan Danckaert underlined the importance of science in a world in transition and crisis when opening the academic year at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). “The world needs you. It’s not just VUB’s slogan, it’s a cry for help,” Danckaert told...

A former Britain’s Got Talent finalist Jonathan Antoine is set to woo Belgium with a much-awaited appearance at Antwerp’s Queen Elisabeth Hall on 19 November. The classical singer is famous for his audition on the show 10 years ago, which reportedly became the world’s most viewed television...

The leader of a group of organised criminals that stole two million litres of fuel from a Nato pipeline has been sentenced by a Belgian court to eight years in prison. The theft took place over approximately two years as the criminals diverted fuel via a pipeline that runs through the town of...

Taxing the excessive profits energy companies are raking in as a result of skyrocketing prices could bring Belgium €4.7 billion, according to a memo from the country’s energy minister. Tinne Van der Straeten (Groen) hopes to convince the government to implement a tax on these windfall profits,...

The CHS Community Help Service - a lifeline for the international community in Belgium - is organising a second 50km Challenge on Sunday 16 October. Stepping up its money-raising initiatives, the mental health centre and 24/7 helpline is gathering pledges for sponsored kilometres from friends and...

An anonymous woman from the Netherlands has left €5 million to the city of Bruges out of a love for the city. The woman had been living in Bruges for eight years until she passed away recently, VRT reports. Citing a special bond with the Belgian city she called home, the anonymous donor’s gift was...

The Flemish parliament has imposed a rent freeze for tenants of poorly insulated housing, forbidding landlords from raising the rate until energy efficiency is achieved. The freeze is effective immediately, Het Laatste Nieuws reports. The agreement was reached during discussions on an upcoming rent...