The Sonian Forest Foundation is launching its annual public awareness campaign to remind visitors about the need to protect wildlife during the spring mating season. The campaign, titled "Good Habits of the Sonian Forest", calls on visitors to respect the environment and the breeding animals. “...

Cyberviolence against women remains a growing concern in the digital age, a topic highlighted during the European Parliament’s International Women’s Day events linked to the Commission's Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 . Master’s student in Digital Media in Europe at VUB, Magdalena Bissels,...

Dress up in green along with the Brussels’ Irish community at the 18th annual Brussels Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the city centre. Organised by Irish in Europe , the festivities kick off at 13.00 in Halles Saint-Géry with the colourful procession winding through cobbled streets before arriving...

A seven-year-old Brussels boy who was hit by a bus from Wallonia’s public transport operator TEC has died in the hospital. Enzo was critically injured when he was hit by a TEC bus near Porte de Hal last Tuesday while crossing the road with his aunt and two cousins. Due to severe pain and serious...

Contemporary multimedia arts project The Seasons celebrates the month of March with a Tchaikovsky piano performance, original poem and new illustration. Belgian concert pianist Marie François is the creative spirit behind this artistic experience that marks each month of 2026. It commemorates the...

A panoramic lift connecting the Mont des Arts quarter with the rooftop terrace of the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) has been officially inaugurated. The new installation enables people to access directly the terrace, where a restaurant is located, as well as improve movement around the library and...

Brussels Environment has once again not yet published the tender for the summer bars that are permitted to open in six Brussels parks, even though the first terraces traditionally open in mid-April. The summer bars - or guinguettes - in parks managed by Brussels Environment have been a fixture...

Residents of the Brussels region score highest in Belgium in terms of happiness, according to the latest NN-UGent National Happiness Survey. Overall, Belgians’ sense of happiness declined for the second year in a row with an average score of 6.53 out of 10, compared to 6.58 in 2025. At the...

Brussels public transport operator Stib has ordered 36 additional electric buses as part of its plan to further electrify the capital’s transport system, with plans to add 50 in total this year. The new vehicles will gradually be deployed across four bus lines in the Brussels region, replacing...

Brussels road safety organisation Heroes for Zero is calling for an investigation after two serious accidents last week in which bus drivers for Wallonia’s TEC and Flanders’ De Lijn caused accidents in Brussels that killed a child anf left another person seriously injured. Heroes for Zero called...