Vulnerable youngsters have been under increased pressure during the Covid pandemic. That’s why Belgium’s leading philanthropy institution the King Baudouin Foundation has launched Unlock your Energy to inject immediate cash into projects to help them get together, develop their skills and have fun...

The temporary open air swimming pool in Anderlecht has been a major success so far, according to the organiser Pool is Cool. ‘Flow’ was booked solid in July and looks to see the same level of interest this month – despite the weather not always playing along. Flow ( pictured ) is so popular,...

The twin panda cubs born at animal park Pairi Daiza have just celebrated their second birthday. It is a milestone for the young bears as they have now reached the age when they will move out of the family habitat and into their own. In the wild, pandas leave their mothers and go solo from age two...

A centuries-old tradition, one recognised as an expression of intangible heritage by Unesco, will once again be celebrated in Brussels on Monday when the Meyboom will be erected on the corner of the Rue des Sables and the Rue du Marais. The planting of the Meyboom is a tradition going back to 1213...

Team Belgium enjoyed its most successful Olympic Games since Paris in 1924 this year, winning three gold medals in Tokyo and seven medals in total. The Belgians equalled their performance at the London Games in 1948 and improved on the last Games in Rio in 2016 where the team won six medals,...

After decades of dealing with the tortuous procedures required when the federal government, the Flemish community and the Brussels-Wallonia Federation have to work together and foot the bill together on a project, the building housing the world renowned Royal Conservatory in Brussels is finally...

A well-known Brussels chip stand owner has set up shop in fashionable Saint-Tropez, bringing traditional Belgian frites to the south of France. Patrick De Corte, known as the spokesperson of the Brussels carnies, was invited to sell chips during the summer holidays in the Riviera beach town and...

Facebook has reversed a decision to block the page of Ostend maritime museum Mu.ZEE after it posted a photo of the artist Constant Permeke posing near two nude sculptures. The museum’s page on Facebook was taken offline, after the photo was posted on 16 July. First, the post was deleted by Facebook...

Flemish public transport company De Lijn received a record 1,848 fines for traffic violations last year, newly released figures reveal. This is an increase of more than 40% in five years, according to figures from Flemish mobility minister Lydia Peeters requested by MP Stijn De Roo. "De Lijn must...

According to Natagora's annual butterfly census, there has been a substantial drop in Belgium since last year with 20,000 fewer butterflies seen this year - a total of 55,631. Natagora carried out its butterfly census throughout the month of July. Entitled "Guess who flutters in the garden", it...