The Ferris wheel installed on Place Poelaert will continue to dominate the city skyline for another six years. Its long-term planning permit has just been issued, confirmed Brussels city business alderman Fabian Maingain. "It's a plus in the tourist offer that brings visitors coming to enjoy the...

Belgian band Hooverphonic couldn’t resist Brussels Airlines’ invitation to come up with a catchy tune set to its onboard safety instructions. Says musician Alex Callier: “I really thought it would be impossible. But at the same time, I love that kind of challenge and we went for it. I’m glad I...

July 2022 was a hot, sunny and an extremely dry month, confirmed the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI). It was also the second driest July ever recorded. The drought situation in Belgium now looks set to continue with a new heatwave warning issued for 3 to 5 August. Temperatures are forecast to...

Vehicles in the capital will be restricted to parking parallel to the road in the future, according to new ‘Good Living’ urban planning rules being studied by the Brussels region. Angled and diagonal parking will gradually disappear, said Brussels state secretary for urbanism Pascal Smet. Only a...

The medical consultations by phone or video call that became commonplace during the pandemic are here to stay – at least for now, according to Belgium’s health minister Frank Vandenbroucke. Permission to conduct teleconsultations has been extended as of 1 August, reports RTBF. But it’s not intended...

Park & Ride zones around Brussels have met with little success, despite their hefty price tag, reports Bruzz There are seven such car parks around the Brussels region and a large proportion of their parking spaces frequently remain empty. The P+R (park and ride) Ceria Coovi in Anderlecht cost €...

As the summer sales come to their end, traders’ unions said they were “satisfied” with the month-long sales period, reports Le Soir. The union of the middle classes (UCM) reported an increase in sales, referring to the "best period since 2019". It added: “The remaining stocks of the summer...

European Union member states have agreed on a voluntary reduction of gas consumption by 15% by winter in order to compensate for a decrease in Russian imports - but Belgium has been granted an exemption. The reduction will only become mandatory under certain conditions, but exceptions exist for...

After more than two years of serving as the face of Brussels’ pandemic response, even more so than health minister Alain Maron, the region's coronavirus manager Inge Neven is stepping down from her role at the end of August. Neven has always been clear that her position as the crisis manager for...

In the first half of 2022, Belgians drove almost a quarter (23%) less kilometres by car than they did in 2019. That’s before the coronavirus pandemic had an effect on traffic levels, according to data from the Belgian traffic institute Vias, report local media. People between the ages of 17 and 34...