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Inauguration of Namur's Confluence public space during Les fêtes de Wallonie

Namur celebrates opening of new riverbank public space, the Confluence

Namur’s long-awaited Confluence riverside esplanade project was inaugurated on Saturday, following four years of building work. Occupying the symbolic site formerly known as the Grognon – considered the historic cradle of the city – it lies at the meeting point of the rivers Meuse and Sambre, at...

Awareness campaign to improve safety in Brussels' pedestrian zone

The City of Brussels has launched a campaign to improve pedestrian safety in the city centre. Called "No Excuses", it is aimed at people using bicycles, scooters or cars and consists of a checklist that the municipal authorities want people to keep in mind, especially in the pedestrian zone which...

Brussels Motor Show to go ahead without several key exhibitors

Despite rumours to the contrary, the 99th edition of the Brussels Motor Show will go ahead as planned in January 2022, organisers have announced. However, some big players have decided not to participate in the very popular event, which skipped 2021 but attracted half a million visitors in early...
Illustration shows 'Justitia', the new courtroom at the former Nato headquarters building, in Haren, Brussels, Thursday 03 December 2020. 'Justitia' will accommodate the biggest trials in Belgium. (BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND)

Ten suspects in Brussels terror attacks to stand trial

Ten men accused of involvement in the March 2016 bomb attacks in Brussels that killed 32 people will face trial, Belgian federal prosecutors have confirmed. Six of the suspects, including 32-year-old French-Moroccan Salah Abdeslam, are currently on trial in France over the November 2015 Paris...
Illustration shows flooded streets in Spa, Wednesday 14 July 2021. Bad weather conditions with lots of rain continue with floods in the city centre. (BELGA PHOTO BRUNO FAHY)

Flood inquiry hears how multiple warnings went unheeded

Could the Belgian authorities have predicted the July floods and anticipated the scale of the disaster? According to a report from the European Flood Awareness System (Efas), the weather forecast for the period should have been alarming enough for the authorities to react and that warnings had been...

Mask rules relaxed from 1 October - but Brussels and Wallonia remain cautious

Belgium's federal government has announced it will lift the requirement to wear a mask in shops, restaurants and cafes from 1 October - and allow nightclubs to reopen. But the relaxed rules on masks are likely to only apply in Flanders, as both Brussels and Wallonia have indicated that they will...

Brussels-City loses appeal on car-free Bois de la Cambre

An appeals court has ruled in favour of Uccle in a dispute between the municipality and Brussels-City regarding closing the roads around Bois de la Cambre. Brussels-City had already been told that its unilateral decision was unlawful, and now an appeals court has upheld that ruling. The Bois de la...
Aristide Melissas and Marion Van Reeth -Togetherstronger.eu

Terror victims call for global solidarity in Belgian TV documentary ‘Back On Track’

Terror attack survivors from Belgium and the Netherlands call for international solidarity in a documentary to be screened on Flemish TV channel VTM on Sunday evening. Entitled ‘Back On Track’, the 32-minute film in English features the testimonies of four victims of the terror attacks in Paris in...

Tribute to Chick Corea's Elektric Band

Submitted by jazz4you on Fri, 09/17/2021 - 18:03

Tight arrangements, awesome sax solos, daring fusions, unbelievable energy.A jazz like you haven’t heard before thanks to five spirited musicians that join us tonight at the House to play tribute to the legendary Chick Corea Elektric Band.

 

Jeremy Dumont (keys), Maayan smith (sax), Lior Tzemah (guitar), Federico Peccoraro (bass), Adrien Verderame (drums)

International charity and giving

King Baudouin Foundation launches Myriad to aid international charity giving

Belgium’s leading philanthropy institute, the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), has launched a new alliance with US public charity Give2Asia to ease cross-border charitable donations worldwide. The KBF and its affiliates in North America have set up Myriad to help donors on four continents support...

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