A court has ruled that the glass boxes intended to house the accused during the Brussels terror attacks trial violate the rights of the defendants and cannot be used in their current state. The trial formally began last week, and the plan was for the suspects to stand inside the glass boxes during...

Some 55 Belgian magistrates and members of the judicial system spent a weekend locked up in the new Haren "mega-prison" as part of an exercise intended to let them experience life in prison first-hand, and therefore better understand the psychological impact. The group of voluntary participants,...

The rise in energy costs has encouraged a number of Belgians to travel to sunnier parts of Europe this winter, according to multiple tour operators, reports RTL. “Belgians are looking more often at a three week-long holiday in the south of Europe. The main reason being a spike in energy costs,”...

King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium are attending Monday's state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London . The royal couple paid their respects in front of the coffin of her late majesty, lying in state in Westminster Hall, on Sunday evening. Belgium’s King and Queen were among the first...

The Belgian chocolate factory at the centre of a Europe-wide food safety scare earlier this year has been given the all-clear by health authorities to fully resume production. Belgium's food safety watchdog Afsca had shut down the Ferrero factory in Arlon, Luxembourg province, on 8 April after...

A large number of the lights running along Wallonia's motorway network will be switched off from Monday night, in an energy-saving measure. Some 20,000 lights on the central reservation of each motorway will be turned off between 22.00 and 5.00 daily, saving an estimated €400,000 per year. The...

A Jolly Nice Place to Be: Jeremy Duns finds out from Brits in Belgium about how the expatriate community has changed over the years I once had a job not far from Brussels where my British colleagues would spend all day drinking cups of tea, and talking about Eastenders and trips to a supermarket...

After undergoing a major facelift, Anderlecht’s historic beguinage once again welcomes visitors for a limited number of dates this autumn. Before re-opening definitively as a municipal museum in autumn 2023, the ancient site currently boasts a pristine interior. The bare rooms evoking the simple...

Close by Lukas Dhont is in the running for an Oscar in the international feature film category. Belgium’s jury has chosen the winner of the Cannes Grand Prix to be the country’s official candidate for the next Academy Awards on 12 March. This is Dhont’s second entry for the prestigious awards after...

An urban renewal project for the area around the Gare du Midi station in Brussels has been formally submitted for public inquiry next month. A study for the project was first begun in April 2021, Bruzz reports, and it took a little over a year to complete a draft programme. “As an international...