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Belgium lagging behind European neighbours in digital inclusiveness

Belgium is lagging behind other countries when it comes to fulfilling a recent European directive that states that all mobile applications of public organisations and companies in EU member states must be accessible to everyone, regardless of any disability. Barely 5% of mobile applications in...
People gather an action in support of a hunger strike by people without papers occupying the Saint John the Baptist at the Beguinage - Sint-Jan Baptist ten Begijnhofkerk - Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste-au-Beguinage church in Brussels, Sunday 11 July 2021. Some of the migrants occupying the church have started a hunger strike since the end of May in an attempt to obtain a group regularisation. BELGA PHOTO JULIETTE BRUYNSEELS

Rally in support of hunger strikers draws attention to critical situation

More than a hundred supporters of the undocumented people currently on hunger strike in Brussels demonstrated on Sunday afternoon outside the closed doors of the church of Saint John the Baptist at the Béguinage in the city centre. The crowd was made up of members of various groups, solidarity...

Le Jardin Enchanté 2021 'Créatures Fabuleuses', 500 sculptures dans un un jardin surprenant

Submitted by Ignace Clarysse on Fri, 07/09/2021 - 19:23

Art Sanctuary', - Tone Aanderaa & Ignace Clarysse, - organise le dixième anniversaire de l’exposition internationale d’art 'Le Jardin Enchanté'. Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à visiter cette exposition internationale d'art festive à partir du vendredi 25 juin 2021 dans un jardin plein de surprises.

De Betoverende Tuin 2021 'Fabelachtige Wezens', 500 beelden in een verrassende tuin

Submitted by Ignace Clarysse on Fri, 07/09/2021 - 19:18
De Betoverende Tuin 2021' is een Internationale Kunsttentoonstelling in een gestructureerde, natuurlijke, waterrijke landschapstuin vol contrasten. Het ligt op de taalgrens,tussen Jodoigne, Hoegaarden en Tienen, halfweg tussen Brussel en Liège en op de ‘RAVEL’-fietsroute die Tienen, Hoegaarden met Jodoigne en Namur verbindt (350 m vanuit knooppunt 59 richting knooppunt 60). In 2021 viert 'De Betoverende Tuin' haar tienjarig bestaan met talrijke festiviteiten en innovaties.

The Enchanted Garden 2021 "Fabulous Creatures", 500 sculptures in a surprising garden

Submitted by Ignace Clarysse on Fri, 07/09/2021 - 19:11
Art Sanctuary', - Tone Aanderaa & Ignace Clarysse, - organise le dixième anniversaire de l’exposition internationale d’art 'Le Jardin Enchanté'. Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à visiter cette exposition internationale d'art festive à partir du vendredi 25 juin 2021 dans un jardin plein de surprises.

Community life: The Arts Society Brussels plans lectures on Surrealist art, the cinema of David Lean and the story of wine

What is the background to The Arts Society Brussels , which recently changed its name from BRIDFAS? We were originally created in 1987 under the name, British and decorative fine arts society, which is a member of the London-based NADFAS society. After their 50th anniversary in 2018, they decided...

Region provides nearly €1 million for temporary housing for homeless

The Brussels regional government has set aside nearly €1 million to convert currently empty space in various buildings into housing. The idea is to create safe, temporary housing for 500 homeless people during a critical period. The number of people squatting in empty properties has increased over...

Rental commission to investigate charges of price gouging

The Brussels Capital-Region is about to launch a new commission to take complaints from people who believe the rent they are paying for their house or apartment is out of all proportion. The idea is to flag up property owners who are engaging in price gouging – charging much more than the market...

What’s on this week: 9-15 July

You know it’s summer when the Roller Bike Parade trundles by! Everyone is invited to take part in this procession of people on wheels – roller and inline skates, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, or perhaps you prefer a unicycle? If it’s on wheels and not motorised, it’s welcome in this fun family-...
Illustration picture shows a bike on a train in Brussels, Tuesday 08 June 2021. (BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND)

SNCB comes joint second in European cyclists survey

Belgian rail operator SNCB has been placed equal second-best alongside its Swiss counterpart SBB in a survey rating European railway companies in terms of service and infrastructure for cyclists. Only the German-Dutch consortium NS-DB, which manages the Amsterdam-Berlin international route, is...

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