The full renovation of the Bourse building in Brussels continues steadily with the opening of the Belgian Beer World visitor centre on Belgian beer culture set to open its doors on 1 July 2023. The new attraction will be located on the top two floors of the Bourse, located in the city's downtown...

Belgian energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) placed a proposal to freeze gas prices on the table of a special summit of European energy ministers on Monday, hoping to cushion the effect of rising prices on families while removing a weapon from the arsenal of Russian president Vladimir...

A total of 843 reports of discrmination have been recorded as part of the Belgian Football Association’s (KBVB) action plan ‘Come Together’ to combat racism in the sport. The figure amounts to an average of 32 reports a month. The action plan, launched in coordination with the ACFF (Association of...

Roadworks due to start in Rue Belliard on Monday to reduce the number of traffic lanes from four to three have been rescheduled to an unconfirmed date, reports RTBF. The pilot project by Brussels Mobility, designed to create more space for cyclists and pedestrians , has been postponed at the...

The University of Antwerp is undertaking a large-scale research study on alcohol abuse among minors and wants to set up a polyclinic specialising in the issue. "In Belgium, when a minor ends up in the emergency room due to alcohol, we attend to them medically, but it stops there,” says Guido Van...

Belgium will send 3,000 additional automatic rifles and 200 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, prime minister Alexander De Croo told Flemish channel VTM Nieuws on Sunday. His statement, which he also communicated via Twitter, followed the announcement on Saturday of a shipment of some 2,000 FNC-type...

Caroline Pauwels, the widely-respected rector of Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), has resigned for health reasons. Her decision was announced by the university on Wednesday, which said that she will focus on her family and friends in the coming period. “A serious illness and the wonderful but...

Two protests in Brussels on Saturday called for the end of the military conflict in Ukraine as Western countries stepped up sanctions against Russia amid increasing international support for Ukraine this weekend. Around 150 demonstrators gathered at the Carrefour de l’Europe in front of central...

A convoy of military protection and other equipment from the Belgian Defense has left for Ukraine, according to the spokesperson for defence minister Ludivine Dedonder (PS), reports local media. Some 2,000 machine guns and 3,800 tonnes of fuel were among arms and equipment sent, detailed Belgian...

A sterile woman with Turner syndrome has given birth to a healthy baby in Brussels in what is being hailed as "a world first". Turner syndrome causes the early disappearance of oocytes – ovarian cells – resulting in an abnormality in the functioning of the ovaries and compromises fertility. The UZ...