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But where will they pee? Road World Championships start in Belgium

The UCI Road World Championships have kicked off, taking place in Belgium for the first time in nearly 20 years. Time trials are currently under way, and will be followed by Junior and Under 23 road races, the Women’s Elite Race on Saturday and the Men’s Elite Race on Sunday. The Elite races start...
Illustration picture shows an action of the FGTB-ABVV socialist union against the wage standard law and for fair wages, Tuesday 13 July 2021 in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO OPHELIE DELAROUZEE)

Friday's national demonstration to cause disruption in Brussels

The General Labour Federation of Belgium (FGTB) is organising a national demonstration in Brussels on Friday as part of its continuing opposition against the 1996 wage margin law. Major traffic and public transport disruptions in the capital are expected. The FGTB, which announced its intention to...
Simon Gronowski, one of the Jews that escaped from a Auschwitz-bound train thanks to the intervention of three young Brussels resistance fighters, delivers a speech in Brussels in March 2018 (BELGA PHOTO BRUNO FAHY)

Brussels to honour three resistance fighters who saved Jews during war

The Brussels parliament has unanimously approved a resolution to erect a monument in honour of three Brussels resistance heroes who helped save the lives of over a hundred Jews during the second world war. On 23 April 1943, Youra Livchitz, Jean Franklemon and Robert Maistriau successfully sabotaged...

Serre pop-up restaurant: Ever had a rooftop dinner sitting on eight million books?

What’s cooking in Brussels this autumn? During the month of October, culinary heaven descends upon the exclusive rooftop of the Royal Library of Belgium, located near central station and Mont des Arts. New food concept Serre (Greenhouse) is designed to spice up your lunch or dinner with a dazzling city panorama.

Vanessa Renard of Etterbeek is Chocolatier of the Year

Food guide Gault&Millau has named Vanessa Renard as the Brussels Chocolatier of the Year in its new guide to the best chocolate in Belgium and Luxembourg. Her atelier and shop is on Avenue de la Chasse in Etterbeek, just a stone’s throw from Place Saint-Pierre. Renard ( pictured ) opened her...

Three police officers hospitalised following incident in Molenbeek

Five police officers were wounded yesterday, with three of them requiring hospitalisation, following a routine traffic stop in Molenbeek. The incident has once again led to police unions demanding that violence against officers be treated more seriously by the courts. According to the public...
Illustration picture shows a girl and a boy pictured in a playground in Brussels, Wednesday 27 May 2020. (BELGA PHOTO THIERRY ROGE)

Residents of the European Quarter, Haren to vote on new community projects

Citizens living in the European quarter of Brussels and in the neighbourhood of Haren will soon be able to choose how they want to spend €900,000 on community initiatives. The capital’s authorities have several feasible projects in mind for each of the two districts and will put the decision on...
Illustration picture shows a protest of taxi-drivers in the center of Brussels, Thursday 04 March 2021. (BELGA PHOTO OPHELIE DELAROUZEE)

Brussels taxis mark 10 years of controversial colour scheme

Brussels taxis celebrate a milestone this month as the controversial black and yellow livery, which caused a storm of protests at the time, turns 10 years old. While the black bodywork and mango yellow chequered strip had already been accepted as standard for cabs in many European cities when the...

Hallerbos now an official nature reserve, expansion ahead

The famous Hallerbos forest, just outside of Brussels, is now an official nature reserve. Flemish environment minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA) has confirmed the new status of the forest, well known for its carpet of bluebells that bloom every spring. Tens of thousands of people flock to the Hallerbos in...

Muntpunt selling off its entire collection of 25,000 CDs

The Muntpunt library in the centre of Brussels is selling off its collection of 25,000 CDs. The Dutch-language library and information centre is convinced that the silver discs are a thing of the past and is selling them all at rock-bottom prices. The sale started yesterday, on Car-Free Sunday, and...

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