Enchanting summer festival Brosella is one of Brussels’ most convivial and family-friendly live music events. Returning to leafy Osseghem Park, it promises an immersive experience in the wooded location at the foot of the Atomium. The festival is a diverse mix of jazz and urban ethno music with 22...

The option of working four days a week for some employees in Belgium will become available this autumn, following the official approval of an agreement reached last February. Certain employees will be able to work longer hours four days a week in exchange for being off a fifth day, with the aim of...

Over half (55%) of Belgians are worried about their declining purchasing power, according to a large-scale survey conducted by various Belgian media outlets. While Belgians are overall less concerned about their energy bill than they were in the spring, they’re cutting back on their leisure...

A national day of action in Brussels this Monday by the FGTB, CSC and CGSLB unions is causing widespread travel disruption, reports RTBF. A large demonstration will be taking place in the capital and strike action is being observed by various companies at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, which has...

‎Passengers affected by the strike in the aviation sector this week, conducted as part of the national action on 20 June, will be entitled to compensation depending on their circumstances, RTBF reports. "Consumers whose flight would be cancelled due to the strike announced at Brussels Airport on...

Free open-air film festival Bruxelles fait son cinéma returns to 16 locations in the capital from 1 to 15 July, Bruzz reports. The festival, which is screening in Brussels municipalities for the 22nd time, opens in Ganshoren at Le Château de Rivieren with the French film Presque . Films will then...

After two years of pandemic disruption, the Brussels International Film Festival (Briff) returns to its original midsummer slot for a fifth edition boasting a rousing and eclectic programme. Comedic zombies, living icons of European cinema, a new generation of French directors, recently-restored...

The Pimms will be flowing, BBQ sizzling and cakes ready for slicing when the British community celebrates its annual summer garden party on Saturday 25 June. The Royal Brussels Cricket Club is once again hosting the charity fundraiser at its beautiful grounds near Lasne. Organised by the Brussels...

From humble beginnings in 1956, the Brafa Art Fair is now ranked as one of the top five art and antiques fairs in the world. Some 115 leading galleries are represented at the 2022 edition: 40% from Belgium and 60% from abroad. The foreign contingent includes 14 countries (Austria, Belgium, France,...

The American Theatre in Laeken is to be given a new lease of life under plans by the Flemish government, in cooperation with the City of Brussels, to turn it into a cultural centre, Bruzz reports. Flemish minister-president Jan Jambon spoke on the proposals during the meeting of the culture...