American president Joe Biden will be coming to Brussels in June as part of his first trip overseas since being elected last November. Biden’s international travels thus far have been curtailed by the coronavirus crisis. Biden will land in the UK, where he will attend the G7 summit from 11 to 13...

Where do Brussels sprouts come from? Why are there so many foxes in the city? And what led to cars being banished from the Grand-Place? These are just some of the questions that will be tackled in the next series of Brussels Explained, an eye-opening and interactive set of talks in May that aim to...

In a letter to Rudi Vervoort, the minister-president of the Brussels-Capital Region, 35 mayors from the municipalities of De Rand – the Flemish periphery around Brussels – have asked that no unilateral kilometre-based congestion charge be imposed on motorists on Brussels roads. They are pushing for...

For years, a building used as a kitchen by the Exki food chain has caused noise pollution in a residential part of the Marolles in Brussels city centre, prompting complaints from those living nearby. After local residents officially demanded action from the authorities, it was determined that Exki...

Due to the measures taken to control the pandemic, theatres, cinemas, cultural centres and festivals have been at a standstill for several months. The Still Standing For Culture collective has announced that 80 cultural places will reopen their doors on 30 April. Until 8 May, there will be daily...

Brussels now has two hotels in the "five-star superior" category. They are the Steigenberger Wiltcher's (167 rooms), located on Avenue Louise, and the Amigo (173 rooms), located in the street of the same name, behind Brussels city hall. The five-star superior category was created in 2019 by the...

Salah Abdeslam and Sofien Ayari, Belgian residents involved in the November 2015 terrorist attack in Paris, have been ordered to pay almost €700,000 in compensation to a special units police officer injured during a search in Forest. Both were sentenced in 2018 to 20 years in prison for attempted...

Doel, part of the municipality of Beveren, is a 700-year-old village across the Schelde River from Antwerp, known for its nuclear power plant, and has been famous for decades as a "doomed village" after the authorities decided to demolish the entire town to expand the port of Antwerp. In a campaign...

For close to 10 years, visit.brussels has been rewarding cultural and tourism initiatives in Brussels that have contributed to the promotion of the city at a national and international level with the visit.brussels Awards, including such categories as best gastronomic concept, evening experience,...

Cafes, pubs and restaurants in Belgium will be able to serve customers outdoors "safely and responsibly" from 8 May - with a 22.00 closing time and a maximum four people per table. "If the situation continues to move in the right direction - and we are confident it will - then 8 May for the opening...