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New Europalia exhibition Rinus Van de Velde: Inner Travels at Bozar

Europalia Trains & Tracks continues its journey with flagship exhibition Rinus Van de Velde: Inner Travels at Bozar. The Belgian artist’s diverse multi-media portfolio is on show for the first time alongside some of his fictional travelling companions, including Pierre Bonnard, Claude Monet and...
Plopsaland Ride to Happiness roller coaster

Firefighters free people trapped 32m high in Plopsaland roller coaster

Firefighters evacuated people stuck for hours during bad weather conditions in a blocked roller coaster at Plopsaland De Panne on Saturday evening. A crisis unit was set up at the theme park to coordinate the rescue of seven people trapped 32m high in the Ride to Happiness roller coaster. The...

Two dead, several seriously injured as Storm Eunice leaves trail of damage in Belgium

As Storm Eunice continues to sweep across northwest Europe on Saturday, Belgium counts the cost of the destruction left in its wake. While clean-up operations are ongoing around the country, the Royal Meterological Institute (RMI) has updated its weather forecast for the weekend, including an...
Bart Swings speed skater (c) Wikimedia commons Team IKO

Gold medal for Belgian speed skater at Beijing Winter Olympics

Skater Bart Swings earned his place in Belgium’s history books after winning the men’s mass start speedskating final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Saturday. He is the first Belgian to have won medals at two Olympic games, having picked up silver in the same event at the Pyeongchang 2018...

BEPS to expand Early Years Centre, bringing all the Early Years children together

Good news keeps coming out of BEPS International School. Following the announcement that the established international school, on the edge of Bois de la Cambre, is renovating the property next door to house their Secondary School, BEPS has now revealed that in addition to this they will renovate the back building for their Early Years.

Currently, BEPS International School Early Years children are spread between two separate buildings. While one part is in a dedicated Preschool building, due to limited space, the Reception classes are housed in the Primary School building.

Storm warning, parks closed (c) Belga

Storm Eunice: Orange warning for Belgium in severe weather forecast

An orange weather warning has been issued by the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) as Storm Eunice sweeps across the country. Strong wind and rain are forecast from Friday afternoon with people advised to stay indoors and avoid travelling. Coastal areas and the northern part of Belgium will...

Royal Conservatory to host concerts organised by prisoners

The non-profit organisation Music Projects for Brussels, which aims to reintegrate prisoners and patients from psychiatric institutions into society by helping them stage concerts, is organising a series of performances from 4 March to 9 June at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. With the "...

Planned police strikes could bring chaos to Carnival holiday travellers

People taking holidays during the half-term Carnival break at the end of February may face disruption after police unions announced on Thursday that a series of strikes will take place in response to the breakdown in negotiations with the government over pay. Spontaneous trade union actions by the...

A car-free Brussels? Not quite, but city has big plans for curbing traffic in centre

The City of Brussels is planning to significantly reduce auto traffic in its centre by using a variety of measures to reroute traffic, including one-way streets and traffic circles, beginning on 16 August. The new circulation plan will see the Pentagon become a largely car-free area, which aims to...
Unpaid interns in Belgium

Unpaid internships: Belgium worst in Europe for exploitation of young people

Only 18% of internships in Belgium are paid, making it the worst country in Europe when it comes to exploitation of young people through unpaid work, according to a Eurobarometer survey. The European Youth Forum (YFG) lodged a Collective Complaint against Belgium in 2017, prompting an investigation...

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