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Mayors cancel Tomorrowland out of the blue, organisers devastated

The mayors of Boom and Rumst in Antwerp province have cancelled the world-famous Tomorrowland dance festival. The announcement yesterday came as a shock to festival organisers and provincial and regional authorities. Tomorrowland , which brings 400,000 people from Belgium and around the world to...

Use your #BrusselsVoice: EU citizens asked for opinion on issues facing capital

“We have a democratic deficit,” says Pascal Smet. “If 20% of the people living in the city can’t vote, then you have a deficit.” He is the Brussels secretary charged with both urban development and European and international relations. And he – realising that EU citizens living in Brussels who are...

Gorillas grocery delivery service arrives in Brussels

The Gorillas grocery delivery service has begun operating in Brussels and Antwerp. Via an app, users can order groceries from the company, which it promises to deliver in mere minutes. The German company started up just last year, cashing in on the skyrocketing demand for groceries to be delivered...

What’s on this week: 18-24 June

Get out from behind your screen, live music is back. Who would have thought that the Fête de la Musique would be live this year, but here we are. The annual festival of free concerts across Brussels and Wallonia features all kinds of music. Bop to Charles ( pictured above ) at Cirque Royal, groove...
Picture shows the official launch of the 4th edition of the Sun Trip Europe at the European Commission esplanade in Brussels, Wednesday 16 June 2021. (BELGA PHOTO MARIE DOSQUET)

Solar-powered Sun Trip cyclists set off across Europe from Brussels

The Sun Trip, an initiative in which participants with solar e-bikes cycle across Europe, officially started in Brussels on Wednesday. The 10,000km bike tour travels from Brussels towards Latvia, Romania, Italy, Spain and Portugal before finally finishing in Lyon, France. The Sun Trip is a project...
Jan Spooren, the governor of the province of Flemish Brabant, pictured during a plenary session of the Chamber at the Federal Parliament in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO BENOIT DOPPAGNE)

Flemish Brabant governor cancels Kraainem's plans to create a language register

The governor of the province of Flemish Brabant, Jan Spooren, has cancelled the municipal council of Kraainem’s project to create a linguistic register. The municipal council of the officially Dutch-speaking commune decided at the end of March to set up a register with the names of residents who...
Brussels Women's Club golf club fundraiser

Community life: Brussels Women’s Club - a social, cultural and sporting haven for English-speaking women

What are your roles at the Brussels Women’s Club ? Lilian Eilers (pictured below) : I joined the club four years ago, and became club president last year. I also have a full-time job heading my own consultancy company with global coaches around the world. It’s sometimes difficult to balance the two...

Man hits Brussels woman with car for wearing a headscarf

A young Muslim woman filed a complaint with police in Brussels after being dismissed, she said, by the police in Ninove following a disturbing incident. Late last week, the 19-year-old was verbally harassed by a man, who then went on to hit her with his car because he was upset that she was wearing...

Ready for the Games? Visit an official Olympics museum or get moving yourself

On 14 August 1920, the Opening Ceremony took place for the seventh Olympiad. It was the first Olympics held following the First World War, and the honour fell to Antwerp. Because Belgium had been at the centre of the conflict, there were concerns it was not up to hosting such a major event less than two years after the end of the war. This led to other cities quickly bidding to take over the Games.

Domaine de Freÿr - Hastière

Major heritage site Domaine de Freÿr undergoes unique green restoration

It’s one of most beautiful sites in Wallonia, overlooking one of the most idyllic stretches of the Meuse river, south of Dinant. Now the Domaine de Freÿr in Hastière, has been restored in a unique project combining architectural heritage, ecology and the local economy. The castle and its adjoining...

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