What is the background to the International Study Group ? Patricia Raymond ( pictured below ) : It started in 1960 as part of the American Women’s Club of Brussels, which then had a membership of around 1,000 people. A group of six women wanted to broaden their horizons beyond the American...

The discounted shopping days of "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" may seem like the ideal opportunities to grab a bargain but not all discounts are exactly what they seem, according to the secretary of state for consumer protection Eva De Bleeker. She urges consumers to exercise caution and be...

A member of the European Parliament who was caught speeding in Belgium will face prosecution after the driver’s parliamentary immunity was rescinded. The European Parliament authorised the waiver on the MEP’s immunity after receiving a request from the Brussels public prosecutor's office. The MEP...

Brussels-City has drafted a set of guidelines for offering student accommodation to prevent a lack of decent infrastructure and to ease pressure on the regular housing market. “Brussels is a proud student city,” said Ans Persoons, Brussels-City councillor for urban planning. “After Ixelles, we host...

The Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) plans to formally request the return of the Ishango Bone, a valuable artefact excavated in the DRC during Belgian colonialisation. ICCN director Olivier Mushiete Nkole mentioned the artefact in a recent interview ahead of a Belgian delegation’s...

Raids by social security officials and customs officers on three PostNL depots in Mechelen, Wommelgem and Ardoye on Monday led to the closure of the Wommelgem location and the subsequent delay of delivery for thousands of packages. The raids were carried out after intelligence was received on...

The City of Brussels launched its new online citizen portal MyBXL on Monday. On the MyBXL website, residents of the City of Brussels can now request and manage administrative documents. MyBXL is seen by Brussels as the flagship of its Smart City policy. With this, the city wants to guide its...

Some 40 Carrefour supermarkets in Brussels and Wallonia remained closed today as a strike that started last week continued. Unions are set to meet with management tomorrow. The strike concerns staff working for Carrefour markets franchised by the Mestdagh Group, based in Hainaut. Most of the...

Federal police officers once again took to the streets of Brussels this morning to purposely snarl traffic in an ongoing series of protests. The police are angry at the slow progress in hiring more officers and that there have been no pay rises in some 20 years. Ongoing talks between police unions...

The federal highway police organised its first "weekend of attention at the wheel" operation over Saturday and Sunday, with controls set up on Belgian roads to stop people using mobile phones while driving. The operation focused on all types of distracted driving, with an emphasis on mobile phone...