Eight Brussels restaurants will offer customers a dining experience "in the dark" to draw attention to the soaring cost of energy and food that is putting the sector's viability in danger. From 29 September to 2 October, the participating restaurants will turn out all their lights and serve dishes...

The City of Brussels is organising a major jobs fair at Palais 6 in Heysel, advertising 2,000 vacant positions in both the public and private sectors. The event on 4 October from 10.00 to 17.00, which is free of charge, is being put together by the city and various socio-professional integration...

Brussels' attempt to introduce low-traffic neighbourhoods to combat high levels of air pollution and congestion is facing strong opposition in some parts of the city, particularly from motorists who are unhappy about restrictions being placed on car traffic. A recent council meeting in Anderlecht...

The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) has announced that 20 cinemas spread across Brussels and Flanders will be participating in the Open Cinema event from 1 to 6 October, reports RTBF. “Come and discover where the passion of cinema lies”, says the slogan for the large line-up of new films and...

A kaleidoscope artwork of coloured glass panels is set to open on the gleaming roof of futuristic Liège-Guillemins train station on 15 October. The year-long in-situ installation by internationally-renowned French conceptual artist Daniel Buren will transform the station into a colourful and...

A nationwide day of strike action in Belgium is affecting household waste collections in seven of Brussels' 19 municipalities. A walkout by staff at Bruxelles Propreté means bin bags are not being collected on Wednesday in parts of Brussels-City, Auderghem, Etterbeek, Ixelles, Saint-Josse,...

After this weekend’s successful Car-Free Sunday, Brussels mobility minister Elke Van den Brandt (Groen) is calling for more of such days in the capital. Car-Free Sunday was part of Mobility Week in the capital, which aims to promote alternative means of transportation that lead to lower air...

This year’s Gault et Millau chocolate awards honoured Belgian chocolatiers and leaders within the field, and crowned a "chocolatier of the year" in each of the country’s regions. Herman Van Dender, whose shop Van Dender is in Schaerbeek, took home the title for Brussels. Pierre Plas of Bastogne was...

The decision to reduce energy consumption by Brussels City will result in new temperature and light regulations from this October, reports RTBF. Among the sites affected is the Grand Place, with some lights to be switched off in the medieval square from 23.00. The new regulations will come into...