A five-year-old boy who went missing in the summer of 2020 after arriving at Brussels airport has been found, confirmed federal police and Hal-Vilvorde prosecutor’s office on Tuesday. The boy, called Ahmad, has been located with his family in a German asylum centre, according to investigators. An...

A further 90,000 diesel vehicles will be banned from driving in Brussels from 1 January, as the region extends the criteria for its low emission zone (LEZ). The LEZ ban, which was first introduced in 2018, will now be extended to cover the Euro 4 standard, meaning no diesel vehicles registered...

The latest population figures for Brussels-City show a record figure of 189,560, according to the Belgian National Register (1 November 2021), reports RTBF. Although the register covers all categories, including foreigners and people waiting to be registered, the rise reflects a growing trend in...

Since the beginning of the year, 859 UK nationals have obtained Belgian nationality, according to interior ministry figures (until 4 December). The number is already higher than in 2020, despite the year not yet coming to an end. The number of Britons applying for naturalisation rose considerably...

From The Bulletin, 28 January 1966 René Magritte, born in Lessines, Belgium 67 years ago, is the last of the faithful. He has alone kept the great tradition of surrealist painting alive in our age, and is generally acknowledged to be one of the greatest of the surrealists in any case. A few weeks...

New figures show a record number of Belgian residents made a donation to charity in 2020 - in a year when many people's income was hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. Some 960,110 Belgian taxpayers made at least one charitable donation last year, according to data from household tax returns. The...

Schuman roundabout is set to be transformed into an almost car-free urban square. Urban.brussels has been granted building permission to redevelop the EU district landmark, the relevant federal, regional and city authorities announced on Friday. Work on the long-planned project is due to start at...

Teachers, healthcare workers, scientists and those who have suffered from Covid were among those honoured by Belgium's King Philippe in his traditional televised end-of-year message. Addressing the nation on Christmas Eve, the monarch reflected on a second year of the coronavirus pandemic, the...

Brussels public transport operator Stib will again offer free public transport on New Year's Eve, with an extended service, it has confirmed. Despite the Brussels firework display being cancelled, a large part of Winter Wonders shut down and cafes and restaurants having to close at 23.00, some 500...

New flexible season tickets are to be launched by national rail service SNCB/NMBS during 2022. The offer reflects the rise in home-working during the coronavirus pandemic and is designed for rail commuters who only travel to the office two or three days a week. It follows a successful pilot project...