The Brussels Region has presented plans this week for a €17 million new sports complex to be built next to the canal. Located at the Quai des Armateurs on an industrial site belonging to the Port of Brussels, the building is intended to contribute to the revitalisation of the north quarter and the...

Daphne Caruana Galizia was Malta’s foremost investigative journalist when she was killed by a car bomb in October 2017. She had exposed corruption at the highest levels in government and business circles in her home country. The killing of a prominent journalist within a EU country drew...

A new study of patients arriving at the emergency room of the CHU Saint-Pierre hospital in Brussels has revealed the profiles of those people most likely to be injured in electric scooter accidents, RTL reports. According to the results of the study, in most scooter accidents in Brussels, the...

Excavation teams at Scladina Cave near the Belgian village of Sclayn in the municipality of Andenne have unearthed a tooth that is at least 40,000 years old, RTBF reports. Experts believe it belonged to a Neanderthal man, and its discovery has generated interest across Europe. "It's exceptional to...

Brussels shows why it’s such an international hotspot for contemporary art this weekend as the 38th edition of Art Brussels finally opens its doors at Tour & Taxis. After three years absence due to the pandemic, the prestigious fair gathers 157 galleries from 26 countries with some 1,000...

It was a friend’s dying wish that ignited a positive story of enterprise, sustainability and lasting allegiance among a group of international women in Belgium. Together, they’ve pooled their resources to create a series of ethical businesses in Brussels that support a community of female farmers...

Following the success of its first spin-off in 2019, a second film Downton Abbey : A New Era arrives on the big screen in Belgium on 4 May. From award-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes, the much-anticipated cinematic return of the global phenomenon reunites Downton’s cast as they head off on a...

It’ll be easier to build a cycling path in Brussels following a relaxation of permit requirements by the region’s government. Following approval of a series of decrees on urban planning exemptions and permits of limited duration, marked cycle paths with soft bollards on municipal roads can now be...

Belgian pharmacies are experiencing a shortage of some painkillers for children but assure consumers that “hoarding is absolutely unnecessary”. The shortage mainly concerns some medicines by the brands Perdolan and Nurofen, VRT reports. Pharmaceutical companies look at the sales from recent years...

There is a huge shortage of affordable and high-quality student housing in Brussels, reports Bruzz. Student organisation Brik and its partner institutions claim that affordable housing sector in the capital is in “free fall” and warn that the problem is also spreading in Flanders. The rents for...