‘And me, I want to swim again with you’. This refrain by Belgium's legendary rock singer Arno is now the anthem for Brussels' outdoor swimming crusader Pool is Cool and its latest crowdfunding campaign Je Veux Nager. So 20 years after the late singer's number hit the airwaves, this new campaign to...

The Brussels government launched a call for projects on Thursday to boost the roll-out of charging stations for electric vehicles, Bruzz reports. All owners of private car parks in Brussels have an opportunity to gain a subsidy, subject to a few conditions. To be eligible for a subsidy, the...

Canal it Up, the Brussels organisation fighting for clean water, is appealing to the capital's residents to not go to the toilet when it's raining and has put up signs around the city to make its point, Bruzz reports. While the delivery of the message is not entirely serious, there's genuine...

Thousands of websites hosting online forms are capturing data entered into them live before submission and then leaking the identifying data to third-party data brokers, advertisers and marketing companies. The revelation was made in a new study by researchers at KU Leuven, Radboud University and...

Pomes Penyeach is a unique and thrilling project that transforms the poetry of James Joyce into song. The one-off evening at Bozar in Brussels is organised by the Irish Embassy in a collaboration with The Museum of Literature Ireland and the Saint Patrick's Festival. Composed by Adrian Crowley and...

If you’ve noticed a lot of rainbow colours popping up around the capital this month, it’s not your imagination: Belgian Pride is back for the first time in two years. Join the LGBTQ+ community this weekend for the big Pride Parade, featuring floats, drag queens, leather mamas, politicians, dance...

Belgium is formally leaving behind a small piece of its colonial legacy with the renaming of its Leopold II Tunnel on Sunday 22 May. The inauguration of the newly-christened Annie Cordy Tunnel will take place in the presence of numerous French and Belgian artists, and will be held in conjunction...

Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands want to increase the capacity of wind turbines in the North Sea tenfold by 2050, RTBF reports. The four countries signed an agreement to this effect on Wednesday in the port of Esbjerg in western Denmark. The four countries are joining forces to try to...

Belgium is facing a scandal after it was revealed that it sent medicines to Ukraine at the beginning of March, some of which reached their expiry date just three weeks after their arrival, RTBF reports. The Belgian health ministry has stated that the solidarity operation took place urgently but...

Thundery showers are expected in the west and centre of Belgium early on Thursday, the Royal Meteorological Institute (IRM) announced on Wednesday. The stormy showers are due to shift towards the east of the country during the afternoon. Dry weather with sunny spells will then return to the west...