In an ongoing project to green up the city, Brussels Mobility has planted 1,150 trees along roads in three urban areas of the city, it announced on Wednesday. Taking advantage of the winter planting season, the latest initiative includes 150 trees planted on Avenue du Bourget in Haren, 90 on...

La Monnaie continues to livestream concerts and operas scheduled for this season. Up this week, it’s young Paris versus old Vienna as the house’s symphony orchestra offers both Mozart’s Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra and Symphony Nr 39. Carrying on the Mozart series is Der...

Arguments were heard this week in the legal complaint involving 16 former members of the Jehovah’s Witness community in Belgium. Members who either leave the community or are expelled are subject to an act called ‘shunning’, and the ex-members have taken the community to court for discrimination...

The office of Belgium's coronavirus commissioner has validated a plan by the Brussels region to help restore people's confidence in tourist attractions, accommodation and event venues. Brussels' Covid-19 protection plan is one of the elements of the region’s recovery plan for tourism which...

Brussels Airlines is cancelling 900 European flights in February and March due to low demand, the company announced on Wednesday. “The number of passengers [who have] currently booked [a seat] on these flights does not allow them to be operated economically or environmentally,” said the airline. In...

The former mayor of Linkebeek and his wife have not only lost the appeal of their murder convictions, they were given an additional four years by the court. Christian Van Eyken and his wife, Sylvia Boigelot ( pictured ), were convicted in 2019 of murdering Boigelot’s husband. Marc Dellea died in...

Deliveroo couriers in Belgium might soon have to take selfies of themselves when they are working to combat employment fraud in the ranks. Delivery people for takeaway services, such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats, do not have employment contracts with the company. In Belgium, they are paid under the...

It’s Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday in Belgium today and many towns around the country are mourning the absence of their traditional carnival festivities. Already disrupted last year because of Covid-19, this is the first year since World War Two that the popular folklore parades have had to be...

While every municipality in Brussels has its waste issues, from illegal dumping to cigarette ends, Jette is tackling its problems with a unique poster campaign. ‘You’re not a llama, so don’t spit on public streets’ read posters hanging in and around Place Reine Astrid. It seems that globs of spit...

Belgium's biggest coronavirus vaccination centre, at Palais 1 on the Heysel plateau, opened for the first time on Tuesday morning. The centre will initially be reserved for healthcare personnel who do not work in hospitals or care homes - who have therefore not yet received their Covid-19 jab. Over...