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Discover Bruegel’s ground-breaking landscapes in real life at open-air museum

In 2019, Belgium recognised the 450th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest painters who ever lived, Pieter Bruegel the Elder. An entire year of exhibitions and special events was devoted to the man who embraced the first post-religious period of painting with vast landscapes featuring hundreds of townspeople – and sometimes a demon or two.

Leona Francombe new book The Universe in 3/4 Time

Writer Leona Francombe reveals how her new novel was inspired by finding a piano on a Brussels street

Writer and musician Leona Francombe ( pictured below ) was inspired to write The Universe in 3/4 Time after rescuing a piano abandoned in the street near her Brussels home, late one winter’s night. The resulting novel is a mystery story: a music-themed tale that travels back and forth between the...

Pandora Papers: Biggest offshore leak ever includes 1,200 Belgians

The largest co-operation among journalists in the world has led to the Pandora Papers, a major leak of thousands of names of people who have hidden money in tax havens. More than 1,200 Belgians appear on the list. It looks – and sounds – a lot like the Panama Papers of 2016, but the Pandora Papers...
Illustration shows the 'European Manifestation for Freedom' who decided to go from the Bois de La Cambre - Ter Kamerenbos, to Schuman and European neighborhood in Brussels, Saturday 29 May 2021. (BELGA PHOTO HATIM KAGHAT)

Survey: growing dissatisfaction with democracy in Belgium

One in three Belgians believes that our society would be better managed if power were concentrated in the hands of a single leader, according to a survey on democracy commissioned by RTBF and carried out by the Kantar polling institute. Less than one in five Belgians is satisfied with the way our...
A manifestation for the release of Congolese student Junior Masudi Wasso, in Brussels, Monday 04 October 2021. (BELGA PHOTO NILS QUINTELIER)

Congolese student facing deportation allowed to stay in Belgium

Congolese student Junior Masudi Wasso, who had been detained in a holding centre since arriving in Belgium on 18 September, will not be deported and can begin his studies at the UCLouvain. The Foreigners’ Office decided to grant him access to the territory on Monday after the payment of his...

Region to start work on six of Brussels’ most dangerous intersections

The Brussels region is set to start works on six intersections it has designated as dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. It is the latest round of projects to improve 23 intersections in the region that were listed in 2015 as posing the most critical traffic problems. Six years ago an audit...

City centre no-drinking zone extended to include more streets

The zone in the city centre where it is illegal to drink alcohol in public has been extended again. There was already a 24/7 ban on outdoor drinking in the entire pedestrian zone and many adjacent streets. This, says Brussels-City mayor Philippe Close, has pushed the problem to other streets and...
UK national in Belgium citizens' rights

Only 37% of Britons in Belgium have applied for new M card protecting their long-term rights

British ambassador Martin Shearman has made an urgent appeal to Britons in Belgium to apply for the new M card, after the Belgian foreign office revealed that only 37% of eligible UK nationals have requested the electronic residence card. With UK nationals facing a 31 December 2021 deadline for...

Brussels birth rate slowdown could impact funding for schools

Fewer babies are being born in Brussels - and this threatens funding and jobs because the number of teachers is proportional to the number of children enrolled, some schools have warned. After a significant birth rate boom between 2000 and 2014, the trend has reversed. "Since 2015 there is a lower...

New consultation panel to tackle issue of Brussels Airport flight noise

A new consultation platform has been launched to try to resolve the thorny issue of airplane noise due to flights over Brussels and its outskirts. Organised by Belgium's federal mobility minister Georges Gilkinet, the first working meeting took place last week, behind closed doors, away from the...

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