Belgium's Covid Safe Ticket system will be suspended on Monday (7 March) and masks will no longer be required in most public places except transport and healthcare institutions. The consultative committee has agreed to downgrade Belgium's coronavirus alert level from orange to yellow - the lowest...

Expat grocer Stonemanor is urging its customers to join the humanitarian cause in war-torn Ukraine this weekend. Store manager Ryan Pearce has pledged to match donations of food and toiletries by his customers in order to double the number of Stonemanor parcels heading out to Ukraine from the...

Don’t drop your hands, chips in the instructor as I take a break from what I think is some pretty impressive pummelling of the boxing bag swinging menacingly in front of me. I’m enjoying a trial session at GOBOX , the new sports club that launched in Schuman in January. It’s bang on trend,...

The Federal Agency for Food Safety (AFSCA) has granted an import permit for two Ukrainian lions that had to be evacuated urgently from an animal shelter in the Ukraine capital Kiev, the federal agriculture ministry said on Thursday. Faced with the offensive of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory...

The Brussels hotel sector has made nearly 200 rooms available free of charge for the reception of Ukrainian refugees, the Brussels Hotels Association (BHA) announced on Thursday. "This solidarity initiative brings together both chain hotels and independent hotels in and around the Brussels region...

New rules regarding the use of mobile devices while driving entered into force on Thursday, including a €174 fine for driving with a cell phone in your hand or on your lap, rather than in a special holder. Those who do not abide by the new rule risk the immediate fine plus administrative costs, De...

One of Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte’s most famous works sold in a London auction for a record €71.4m (€61.9m without auction fees) on Wednesday. ‘L'empire des lumières’ (The Empire of Light) is described as one of the most coveted works of art currently in private hands, VRT reports. It...

Get your groove on with the annual Brussels, dance! bonanza in no fewer than 18 cultural venues across the capital ( main image ). The two-month contemporary dance event highlights the diversity and richness of its choreographic scene. Some of the top theatres and dance studios pool their...

Deputy prime minister and justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne is proposing an in-depth reform of the notarial sector, he announced last week. Notary fees for an average family home will decrease significantly, he promised, adding that rates will be updated, and clients will receive a...

A first Ukrainian family has called homeless organisation Samusocial to ask for help and shelter. Although the new centre for families in Auderghem is almost full, it has still been possible to find a place for the couple and three children. Samusocial is now awaiting further decisions from the...