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Image shows DNA testing kits at a Belgian police station (BELGA PHOTO)

Belgium-UK exchange of DNA information identifies 312 Belgian suspects

Belgium has been exchanging its DNA data with the United Kingdom for use in law enforcement forensic research since 21 December of last year, a report on Monday revealed. Since the two databases were connected, exactly 2,180 matches have been obtained and 312 Belgian suspects have been identified...
Illustration picture shows PMD/ PMC blue garbage bags. (BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND)

Brussels adopts new blue recycling bags to include more plastic packaging

From now on, all plastic packaging will be able to go into PMC/PMD blue refuse bags. The bags, formerly reserved only for plastic bottles, metal and beverage cans, can be used for all plastic packaging, such as yoghurt containers, butter pots or potato chip bags, in Brussels as of this week. The...

Bozar closed for at least a week after roof fire

Bozar will remain closed until at least next week after a fire on its roof left one firefighter requiring hospital treatment. No works were damaged in the fire, which was spotted on the Royal Palace side of the building shortly after 16.00 on Monday. Ten fire engines attended the scene, the first...

Schaerbeek residents to get free parking tickets for visitors

You know what it’s like: You have a permit to park in your neighbourhood for free, but your friends and family don’t. And once Covid-19 is a thing of the past, they might want to visit you again. Make it even more worth their while with a free parking ticket. Schaerbeek city council plans to hand...

Find the golden stripe, win two free bags of Chokotoffs

While they’re no longer made here, Chokotoffs are still considered a quintessential Belgian product. The chewy chocolate toffees are produced by Côte d’Or and sold individually wrapped by the bagful, one of the brand’s most enduring and popular products. But here’s something that even most Belgians...
Illustration picture shows a group of Muslim girls wearing head scarves, talking together (BELGA PHOTO LUC CLAESSEN)

Francophone universities to allow religious symbols from September

Religious symbols will be allowed in higher education institutions throughout the Wallonia-Brussels Education network (WBE) as soon as the next academic year, Julien Nicaise, WBE's managing director, announced on Saturday. While the symbols were so far banned in the institutions run by the WBE, "...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Illustration shows a 'Zone 30' road sign in the centre of Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO VIRGINIE LEFOUR)

Court ruling on speeding offence not a danger to Zone 30, says mobility minister

The decision by a police court magistrate in a speeding case heard last October does not pose a danger to the newly introduced Zone 30 in the Brussels Region, the office of mobility minister Elke Van den Brandt said over the weekend, despite fears it could be used by opponents of the policy to...

Nocturne at the House of European History - your Fake (f)or Real experience!

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Mon, 01/18/2021 - 10:04

Come and enjoy a fun and festive visit at the House of European history. Join the event conceived and implemented by the artists of Patrimoine à Roulettes and the museum team - be ready to lose your bearings and have a hard time distinguishing between the real and the fake, the authentic and the manufactured, the real and the illusion!

Vice Versa : Game trail

New 'Brupass XL' ticket to cover all travel in Brussels and suburbs

Belgium's four main public transport operators will launch a joint ticket for Brussels next month, allowing travel on all their services in the capital and - for an extra fee - the 19 municipalities immediately surrounding the region. Two new ticket types will be sold by Stib, rail operator SNCB,...
Sulaiman Addonia

Writing academy unites refugees with a shared passion

Listen to this article: While Belgium has a variety of organisations that assist refugees, this is usually to help them with basic needs: food, shelter, medical care. Once those are taken care of, there are few opportunities for these newcomers to pick up interests they once had. That’s why...

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