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Illustration picture shows the new NATO headquarters in Haren, Brussels, Tuesday 16 March 2021. (BELGA PHOTO JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE)

New tram line planned between Nato and Brussels Airport

A tram line that will connect Brussels Airport in Zaventem to the Nato headquarters in Haren will potentially carry 10,000 passengers a day, according to the Flemish government agency De Werkvennootschap. Work on this project could start in early 2024. The tram will travel about 400m within the...
A picture taken 20 October 1996 shows an aerial view of protestors during a rally of tens of thousands in Brussels, protesting against the Belgian justice system's handling of the child sex, kidnapping and murder case that shocked the nation (BELGA IMAGE)

Belgium remembers the White March on its 25th anniversary

Twenty-five years ago, on Sunday 20 October 1996, 300,000 people gathered near Brussels North station for the start of a march that would become a milestone in Belgian history. The White March was organised by the parents of child killer Marc Dutroux’s victims and those of other missing children or...

Ecolo opposes Neo shopping centre at Heysel

The Neo shopping centre, long planned for Heysel, could be in trouble as green party Ecolo has come out against it in the Brussels regional government. Ecolo is part of the government’s ruling coalition, together with several other parties, including socialists PS – a staunch supporter of the Neo...

Solia Duo - CD Release

Submitted by muziekpublique on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 14:15

Airs and songs from Wallonia

Raquel Gigot, on the accordion, and Marielle Vancamp, on the nyckelharpa, make up the Solia Duo.  In this partnership, both musicians have decided to honor the Walloon traditional airs and songs.

Lidl supermarkets back open today as labour agreement reached

All outlets of supermarket chain Lidl will be back open as of 14.00 today, following a strike that started last week. Unions and management have reached an agreement on labour conditions, including increasing the number of substitute workers. Last Wednesday saw more than one-third of Lidl’s 300...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Illustration picture shows cans of Fanta on a supermarket shelve in Brussels on Friday 03 May 2013. (BELGA PHOTO SISKA GREMMELPREZ)

Future of return deposit on cans in doubt as pilot project underperforms

A pilot project in Wallonia to encourage people to return empty cans in exchange for cash has been deemed a failure despite three million cans being collected from 19 municipalities. An evaluation report on the experiment, which the region's environment minister Céline Tellier will present to the...
Illustration picture shows an armed member of the special forces branch of the federal police. (BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM)

Major police operation uncovers cocaine trafficking network in the Ardennes

A network of cocaine traffickers established on the edge of the forests of the Ardennes has been dismantled by the Belgian federal police. Officers carried out raids on 23 locations on Monday morning, including farm sheds in the municipalities of Modave and Ferrières in the province of Liège. One...

Concert for Hope

Submitted by Brussels Choral... on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 22:14

Concert for Hope

Brussels Choral Society – Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday, 27 November 2021 at 20.00

Centre for Fine Arts – Brussels – Henry Le Bœuf Hall

Programme: 

Johannes Brahms, Nänie

Felix Mendelssohn, Lobgesang 

Brussels Mobility to install bike racks next to pedestrian crossings

Did you know you had to park your car at least five metres from a pedestrian crossing? If you said ‘no’, you’re not alone. Parking closer to a zebra crossing than that is illegal, and motorists can be fined for doing it. Unless you are in a parking spot that is clearly designated with painted white...

Staff at Petit-Château stage 24-hour strike due to overcrowding

The staff at the Fedasil immigration office in the Petit-Château stopped work at 8.00 this morning for a 24-hour strike. Workers are protesting at the lack of adequate staffing and overcrowding at the arrival centre in Brussels. The Petit-Château on Boulevard du 9ème de Ligne, near the canal, is...

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