Brussels public transport system Stib must pay €160,000 for expenses related to 19 trees that were damaged along Avenue Delleur in Watermael-Boitsfort. The roots of the linden trees were destroyed, and the trees will not survive. They must all be felled. The damage was inflicted during work to...

Several organisations have come together to carry out a flash operation in the middle of Brussels' most popular shopping street to protest the working conditions endured by employees of major fashion brands. On Wednesday, street artists created a huge mural on the floor of Rue Neuve in Brussels...

The SNCB is putting the finishing touches to a new suburban train stop in Anderlecht which will open on 13 December, near the La Roue district. The last time a new S-train station was opened in Brussels was in 2016 when two stops were added to the S20 line from Ottignies to Leuven at Arcades and...

Technical staff and other employees of the Vaillant group in Drogenbos began a strike on Thursday morning. This spontaneous action comes as a response to what the staff call “an excessive workload” within the company which is responsible for the installation and maintenance of Vaillant boilers and...

The traditional Grand Place Christmas tree arrived early this morning, taking up its spot on the square, which also hosts the Nativity again this year. The tree will be decorated and decked out in lights over the weekend and make its debut on Tuesday. The tree was felled yesterday from the garden...

The Winter Wonders Christmas market of course had to be cancelled, but Brussels has not been deterred from making the city centre festive beyond compare. The majestic 18-metre Nordmann fir is standing in the Grand Place as we speak, as is the traditional nativity scene. The tree is in the process...

Will the cash receipt soon be a relic of a bygone era? This is the aim of a proposal put forward by Walloon member of parliament Christine Mauel, a proposal which also includes plans to end the systematic printing of receipts within two years. In the plan, receipts would remain available to...

One of the last survivors of the Auschwitz extermination camp, Paul Sobol, died earlier this week in Brussels, his son announced on Wednesday. "It is with great sadness that I inform you that my father joined his little Nelly last night,” Paul’s son Alain wrote. “He left without suffering, less...

Belgium has seven nuclear reactors: four in Doel and three in Tihange. Alexander De Croo's government has confirmed its intention to close them all by 2025 - a decision that will redefine the country's energy landscape. This week, Engie Electrabel announced that it no longer plans to invest in the...

Squatters have taken over the former Bpost office building located at the corner of Rue du Belvédère and Chaussée de Boondael, down the street from Flagey. The former postal administrative centre has been empty for about a year. Real estate magnate Dominque Janne, who owns about 40 properties in...