If it’s the Easter school holidays, then it’s time for Hopla! ( main image ) one of Belgium’s best circus festivals. It’s the 15th edition of the free week-long event dedicated to every circus art imaginable, from trapeze and acrobatics to eye-popping antics atop a Chinese mast and hilariously...

At various 'historical' locations in Brussels, the peregrine falcons are back, according to a report by Bruzz. At the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula in the city centre, a breeding pair has returned while a falcon couple on the Église Saint-Job in Uccle are expected to welcome their babies in...

Belgian ports are preparing for the consequences of a new sanctions package by the EU against Russia this week, RTBF reports. The European Commission proposed a fifth package of sanctions targeting Russia on Tuesday. This time, it's a question of targeting, among other things, the banning of...

Thousands of Brussels residents will receive an SMS message on their phones on Thursday, 7 April, as part of a test of the BE-Alert system. The aim is to test the infrastructure and the capacity of telephone operators in the context of a massive SMS transmission, and also to promote awareness of...

A special collaboration between Belgian brewer Brasserie de la Senne and Ukrainian brewer Pravda Beer Theatre has produced Schieve Kolos, “a beer of struggle and hope”. Made in Brussels, the beer is a Belgian ‘saison’ with Ukrainian hop accents, RTBF reports. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine,...

Belgium is full of houses with unusual and celebrated architecture; it's one of the country’s charming features for tourists. Now the country has another claim to architectural fame for offering one of the smallest Airbnbs in the world, The pigeon tree , reports Le Soir. Housed in a century-old...

The Regional Development Commission has delivered a harsh assessment of the plans for redeveloping the Josaphat site in Brussels, reports Bruzz. The commission is made up of 18 independent multidisciplinary experts appointed by the government. It says there has been insufficient cooperation between...

The Belgian capital marks the 100th birthday of Brussels jazz icon Toots Thielemans with a celebratory programme of events from April to December. Toots 100 aims to be a comprehensive, diverse and fitting tribute to the virtuoso harmonica player, whistler and musical legend, who passed away in 2016...

Belgium has blocked financial transactions amounting to €196.4 billion in accordance with the economic and financial sanctions against Russia, according to figures from minister of finance Vincent Van Peteghem (CD&V). The country is also withholding assets worth €2.7 billion, RTBF reports,...

Two Belgian airports face substantial fines for violating privacy law when they imposed temperature checks on passengers at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The Disputes Chamber of the Data Protection Authority fined Brussels Airport Zaventem €200,000 and Brussels South Charleroi...