Although Kanal has received assurance of a €60 million loan from the Brussels-Capital Region to carry out final work before its opening in November, the future art museum needs to repay this sum within one year. “The money ensures that the works that have been started can be completed,” explained...

Brussels will have two Car-Free Sundays starting next year, with a new second annual edition tentatively scheduled for 9 May 2027, the Sunday of the Iris Festival weekend. People have been calling for additional Car-Free Sundays for quite some time now, as the occasion becomes increasingly popular...

Two Belgian passengers from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, where an outbreak of hantavirus was detected, are currently isolating at Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) where they will receive support and a medical assessment. The two passengers were transferred via a medical transport service...

Plans to redevelop the Louise roundabout have stalled following disagreement among members of the Brussels government, some of whom say the project cannot go ahead in its current form. The redevelopment of the busy roundabout was due to be completed by the end of the summer. Road traffic was to be...

Brussels' public social welfare centres (CPASs) helped more than 3,000 tenants facing eviction from housing in 2024, new figures have revealed. An initial large-scale monitoring exercise shows 3,007 eviction cases over the course of a year, according to the study by perspective.brussels, the region...

Last year’s record for aircraft noise complaints has been broken just four months into 2026, with more than 900 complaints reached by the end of April. The complaints mainly come from the municipalities located under the much-discussed 07L flight path, according to environmental state secretary Ans...

An open letter is calling on Brussels to refuse the permit requested by the US Embassy to organise an event at Cinquantenaire Park to mark the 250th anniversary of the country’s Declaration of Independence. The letter argues that authorising this event would amount to "actively supporting President...

Police are finalising a security plan to prevent Anderlecht and Union Saint-Gilloise supporters from clashing before and after this Thursday’s cup final, with just days to go before the big match. Growing bitterness among the supporters is fuelling fears of violence, Bruzz reports, particularly...

Thousands of demonstrators are expected in Brussels to protest against the federal government's reforms in a new national strike on 12 May. Significant disruption is expected to public transport, airports and public services due to the action called by Belgium’s major unions CSC-ACV, FGTB-ABVV and...