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Moroccan spies working at Great Mosque in Brussels, says justice minister

The federal justice department has rejected the request of the Great Mosque in Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels to be recognised as a religious institution. The reason is that state security suspects that some of the members of staff are spies from Morocco. Following the terrorist attacks of 2016 in...
Illustration shows the locked entrance of Le Bois de la Cambre - Ter Kamerenbos (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)

University study aims to end impasse over the future of Bois de la Cambre

In collaboration with the Brussels Studies Institute (BSI), researchers from VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) are launching a survey to identify what people really think of traffic in the Bois de la Cambre, the VUB announced on Wednesday. This survey comes at...
Illustration picture shows Ryanair planes at Brussels South Airport, in Gosselies, Charleroi, Friday 10 April 2020. (BELGA PHOTO POOL CHRISTOPHE LICOPPE)

Ryanair threatens to remove several aircraft from Belgium in restructuring row

Amid a stuttering restructuring programme, Ryanair has threatened to withdraw half of its Charleroi-based aircraft and two from Brussels International Airport in Zaventem. The low-cost carrier issued the warning, which would affect seven planes at Charleroi, as discussions between the company and...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Illustration picture shows a traffic jam in the Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat in Brussels (BELGA PHOTO PHILIPPE FRANCOIS)

Brussels approves congestion charge plan amid widespread criticism

The Brussels government agreed on Thursday on a proposal for the Smartmove model of car taxation which will be based mainly on a tax on usage rather than the possession of a car. The tax payable will consist of a base amount which will increase by variable amounts depending on the number of...

Huawei SVP Catherine Chen at Web Summit 2020: We need more women leaders in the digital era

Huawei Corporate Senior Vice President and Director of the Board Catherine Chen delivered a speech at the Web Summit 2020 today. Mrs. Chen emphasized the importance of gender balance for building a diverse and inclusive digital economy. She also underlined the importance of education as a key to empowering women in the tech industry

An expat with no holiday plans? Sign up for Adopt Me for Christmas

How are you spending your Christmas? If Covid-19 is keeping you in Brussels, and you don’t yet have plans for the holiday, you might want to sign up for the Adopt Me for Christmas initiative. The novel idea was launched by Maxime Adam Levy, who runs the Expats in Brussels Facebook group. Expats who...

What’s on this week: 4-10 December

The Fine Art Museum offers a veritable trip through the history of modern and contemporary art with its exhibition Be Modern: From Klee to Tuymans . What set the modern artists of the 20th century apart from their predecessors, and what’s the difference from the ‘contemporary’ artists of today? See...
A young man is escorted away by police officers during a demonstration in Brussels (BELGA PHOTO PAUL-HENRI VERLOOY)

New report highlights tensions between young people and police

A new report published by the Youth Forum shines a light on the growing tensions between young people and the police. In its opening statement, the report, based on an extensive survey conducted between March and May 2020 among 1,408 people aged between 16 and 30, in Wallonia and Brussels, says...
A homeless man receives a warm drink and food from volunteers in Brussels (BELGA PHOTO ETIENNE ANSOTTE)

Brussels taxis distribute food aid to people in need

The Brussels Solidarity Action Reaction (SBAR) organisation set up taxis to distribute food parcels to families in difficulty as well as meals and blankets to the homeless in the Brussels-Capital region, Abdelkarim Dari, president of the SBAR and Elite Taxi Belgium associations, announced this week...
Illustration picture shows the Madou square 'Place Madou - Madouplein' in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - Sint-Joost-ten-Node in Brussels region, Wednesday 26 August 2020. BELGA PHOTO THIERRY ROGE

Saint-Josse offers relaxation rooms for cramped citizens

The municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode is offering relaxation areas for residents living in cramped accommodation and suffering from the mental strain of the coronavirus crisis. On request, and possibly in the presence of a social worker, residents of the commune can use the rooms to get some...

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