Almost all of the ministers in both the Brussels and the Walloon governments are in quarantine following positive tests for Covid-19. In the Brussels government, finance minister Sven Gatz (Open VLD) tested positive, while in Wallonia, it was tourism minister Valérie De Bue (MR). In Brussels, all...

The driver responsible for a fatal accident on 2 February on Place Philippe Werrie in Jette has been sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of €24,000. Youssef C., 30, has also been banned from driving for life. The accident claimed the life of a 51-year-old pedestrian who was struck down by...

All bars and cafes in the Brussels region must close tomorrow, Thursday 8 October, for one month, to limit the spread of coronavirus. A regional crisis centre meeting was held in Brussels city hall on Wednesday morning, attended by the mayors of the region's 19 communes and Brussels minister-...

The Belgian state has been condemned by the Brussels Court of First Instance for not directly offering reception to asylum seekers who had electronically informed the Aliens Office (AO) that they were seeking international protection, according to a statement signed by various organisations. The...

Public transport services in Flanders will be disrupted by a 24-hour strike by De Lijn drivers this Friday, unions have announced. The unions are protesting against a redundancy plan and the privatisation of some of De Lijn's transport activities, such as school transport. Talks between management...

Brussels municipalities will receive €500,000 in additional funding to install more bicycle parking facilities around the city, including new secure bicycle boxes. The additional grants are part of the capital’s action plan against bicycle theft that started in 2016. The number of cyclists in...

Bars and cafes throughout Belgium must close at 23.00 from Friday and allow only four people per table, as the country's coronavirus restrictions are tightened. Close personal contacts - without a mask or physical distancing - should be limited to three people per month outside your immediate...

In a bid to get everyone to access Brussels public transport system with a Mobib card or contactless payment, Stib is making single paper tickets 50 cents more expensive. So while using your bank card or smartphone to pay for a single trip costs €2.10, a paper ticket bought from a machine at a...

The P&O passenger ferry that runs from Zeebrugge on the Flemish coast to Hull in the UK will set sail for the last time at the end of this year. Citing the coronavirus crisis, P&O has decided to end the service across the North Sea. P&O has been running the overnight route between Hull...

The Brussels Court of Appeal has confirmed the validity of "situation tests" and telephone records used to prove housing discrimination, Belgium’s anti-discrimination agency Unia has announced. The Court of Appeal decision follows a first judgment to this effect by the Nivelles Court of First...