The second Shakespeare Summer Festival returns to Espace Lumen in Brussels from 1 to 11 June, promising a feast of drama and action. Brussels Shakespeare Society's exciting lineup includes the bard’s ultimate tragedy Macbeth, plus a series of one-act plays that are the creative result of a lockdown...

High-speed train operator Thalys is withdrawing its low-cost IZY offer after more than six years service, reports RTBF and VRT. The popular service made it possible to travel between Brussels and Paris from €10 euros. "We are opting for clarity," said Thaly spokesperson Mattias Baertsoen. The...

Only one out of every three crèches in Brussels is complying with language legislation that requires a Dutch-speaking contact person be present, according to reports by Bruzz. The Flemish Care Inspectorate found 75 breaches of the language legislation in recent years, out of a total of just over...

The three main unions for Belgian railway employees have sent a formal strike notice for Tuesday 31 May to SNCB, Infrabel and HR-Rail. As Belgium’s railway companies plan an increase in future offerings, unions want job guarantees to ensure employees aren’t faced with an increased workload. They...

Two Belgian F-16 fighter planes escorted a civilian cargo plane over Netherlands airspace to its final destination of Liège airport following a bogus bomb alert on Tuesday evening. A potential problem was reported while the aircraft was flying over Germany, approaching Dutch airspace, said the...

The “In My Name” campaign presented the federal parliament with a petition containing 35,000 signatures on Tuesday, Bruzz reports. The petition calls for the government to implement a citizens' bill on a more transparent regularisation policy for foreign nationals coming to Belgium. Since 2019,...

People wanting to help reduce waste in Belgium are being given the chance to volunteer with Zero Waste Belgium, RTBF reports. Zero Waste Belgium is an association that actively raises awareness of issues related to waste in Belgium. Their missions is to inform the general public of waste issues and...

Police in Brussels plan on cracking down on “rodeo driving” in a series of regular checks over the coming months. They hope to combat a rise in reckless driving in the capital that tends to coincide with the return of warm weather. “Despite the efforts that are continuously made by the zone, in the...

Belgium’s federal government has adopted 133 measures for a more LGBTQ+ friendly country, including a ban on conversion therapies and non-consensual operations on intersex children. Prime minister Alexander De Croo and secretary of state for gender equality and opportunities Sarah Schlitz presented...