Search form

menu menu
Belgium
Working
Culture
Moving
Education
Leisure
Living
Transport
Flemish Brabant
Europe
Sophie Wilmès at Federal Parliament of Belgium - Belga

Belgian deputy PM Sophie Wilmès takes leave of absence due to husband’s health

Belgium’s current deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Sophie Wilmès (MR) is taking a leave of absence due to the health of her husband, who's suffering from an aggressive brain cancer. This is a leave of absence, not a resignation, reports RTBF , and the announcement was followed...
Toots promoting film Midnight Cowboy (c) KBR

What’s on this week: 22 to 28 April

It’s the flagship event of the centenary programme honouring Belgian jazz giant Toots Thielemans. The Toots 100: The Sound of a Belgian Legend exhibition is a unique opportunity to dive into the universe of Belgium’s late famed musician who would have turned 100 on 29 April. Staged in the Royal...
Photo courtesy Ryanair

Ryanair cancels all flights to and from Brussels and Charleroi airports 22-24 April due to cabin crew strike

Ryanair has cancelled all flights to and from Charleroi and Brussels on 22, 23 and 24 April due to planned trade union actions, the company confirmed in a press release on Wednesday evening, reports RTBF. “All affected customers will be notified by email and informed of the options available to...
Illustration shows the closed entrance of Le Bois de la Cambre - Ter Mamerenbos, in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO THIERRY ROGE)

City association issues list of proposals to restart Bois de la Cambre debate

The study and action group Arau has issued a list of 25 proposals for the Bois de la Cambre, the largest park in Brussels, reports Bruzz. The city association states that it wants to trigger new discussions on how the park can be "returned" to the citizens of Brussels. The proposals range from a...
Illustration picture shows buses at Gare de l'Ouest / Weststation during a public transport strike in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO BENOIT DOPPAGNE)

Stib and Tec networks to be disrupted by trade union demonstrations on Friday

The Stib and Tec networks will be disrupted this Friday, 22 April, due to demonstrations for better pay organised by several trade unions, Bruzz reports. The trade unions involved intend to make their voices heard on Friday as they call for "better wages" and a reform of the 1996 law on wage...

Flanders Symphony Orchestra to perform Stravinsky’s 'dream work' Petrushka in Brussels on 16 May

The Flanders Symphony Orchestra is preparing an evening of extraordinary classical music at Bozar on 16 May. The programme offers Stravinsky’s sumptuous 1947 version of the ballet Petrushka, the Second Concerto for Piano by Rachmaninov with Russian-Lithuanian star pianist Lukas Geniušas and a contemporary piece by Ward De Jonghe.

Transit non-profit organisation that helps drug users

Brussels’ first ‘users room’ for safe drug consumption to open soon

Brussels’ first “users room” – a space intended for drug users to consume drugs safely with access to information on quitting – will finally open soon. Plans for the risk-reduction user space were first announced in July 2021 with an intended opening of December that year, but the opening was...
Petrol prices in Belgium

Belgium’s maximum prices for petrol are “useless” says International Energy Agency

The caps on petrol prices that Belgium introduced to help consumers grappling with high energy prices are “useless”, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency advised Belgium to abolish the system of maximum prices for motor fuels as soon as possible in a review of Belgian...
RUSSELS, BELGIUM: Illustration picture shows the 9th edition of the 'Zinneke Parade' in Brussels, Saturday 21 May 2016. In the two-yearly 'Zinneke Parade', districts and associations from Brussels march through the city centre. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)

Zinneke Parade to return after four-year hiatus

After an absence of four years, the Zinneke Parade will be held again on Saturday 14 May at 15.00 in the centre of Brussels, Bruzz reports. The theme of this year's biennial procession is “trompe l'oeil” - optical illusions. The theme was originally chosen by the people of Brussels for the planned...
People sign in at a center for the registration of Ukrainian refugees, at the Palace 8 hall of Brussels expo, Monday 14 March 2022. The center is opened to welcome Ukrainians fleeing their country after the Russian invasion. (BELGA PHOTO JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE)

Number of Ukrainian refugees registering per day falls to around 500

On average, 500 Ukrainian refugees are now registering at reception centres in Brussels every day, reports Bruzz. That is a significant drop from the figures for March when often more than 1,500 Ukrainians – mostly women and children – registered every day, with peaks of up to 2,000. The number of...

Pages