The Red Flames' Euro 2022 dreams ended in the dying seconds of their quarter-final against Sweden on Friday evening. The highest-ranked team in the tournament needed a 92nd-minute winner to secure their semi-final place against England on Tuesday. It was a cruel end for Belgium, the lowest-ranked...

Brussels is hoping to meet demand for open-air swimming pools – which is only set to rise as heatwaves become more commonplace – with plans for the construction of an open-air mega-pool in the capital. Brussels alderman for sports Benoit Hellings (Ecolo) presented a preliminary study for a 300-...

Ryanair is cancelling 69 flights that affect over 12,000 passengers this weekend after failing to reach an agreement with its Belgian pilots ahead of their planned strike . The Belgian pilots are striking on 23 and 24 July due to their heavy workload and low wages, which they say fail to meet the...

Welcome to the third edition of Summer Pop : three consecutive weekends of free cultural, sporting and artistic activities in different neighbourhoods around the city. First up is Neder-Over-Hembeek (22-24 July), followed by Laeken (29-31 July) and Haren (5-7 August). Each of the pop-up villages...

The glitzy travelling exhibition Tutankhamun: his tomb and his treasures rolls into Brussels, ready to thrill with its dazzling display of the Egyptian king’s astonishing riches at Tour & Taxis. It’s a repeat show of the one first presented in the capital 11 years ago, but with new interactive...

Belgium’s government has reached an agreement on a package of emergency support measures intended to address the personnel shortage currently facing the healthcare sector, reports Bruzz and Belga. These measures include allowing the formally-unemployed to work in healthcare while continuing to...

Nearly 1 in 3 new cars in Belgium is hybrid or electric, but delivery times continue to lengthen amid ongoing supply chain issues stemming from the pandemic. There are wait times of over a year for some new vehicles. Approximately 31.6% of new cars registered in Belgium in the first half of 2022...

While households’ purchasing power continues to decrease this year, the Federal Planning Bureau (FPB) is optimistic about the future, predicting a rise again from 2023 onwards. Belgians have already curbed their spending amid increasing inflation and a decline in purchasing power that’s seen the...

After days of negotiations, often late into the night, Belgium’s federal government finally reached a consensus on pension reform after midnight on Tuesday. “We want work to be better rewarded,” prime minister Alexander De Croo said on announcing the news, reports Le Soir. But major differences of...

Belgium beat Italy 0-1 on Monday evening to snatch a historic qualification for the Women’s Euro 2022 quarter-finals. The tight contest was played under a torrid 30°C heat at Manchester City stadium. Despite being the most threatening side, Belgium’s Red Flames failed in the first half to convert...