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Municipal elections: MR and PS celebrate wins in Brussels while Greens lose out

Belgian centre-right party Mouvement Réformateur (MR) followed on from its success in June's regional elections with several key wins in Brussels' municipal elections on Sunday, largely at the expense of green party Ecolo/Groen. Results from yesterday's poll show a dominant MR in many of the...

Municipal elections: Belgian political system too complex and problematic, study concludes

Belgium has not only six governments - five regional and one federal - throughout Brussels, Wallonia, Flanders and its small German-speaking region, but also a staggering 31,806 politicians and employees sustaining its offices and cabinets. That is a key message of a study on Belgian politics...

French-speaking schools already considering changes to new school holiday calendar

After just two years operating under its new calendar, the community of French-speaking schools in Belgium is already discussing possible changes to the holiday schedule. The aim would be to ensure that at least one week overlaps with Flanders between January and June, according to education...

Municipal websites hit by cyber-attacks ahead of elections

A number of Belgian municipalities are dealing with cyber-attacks on their official websites in the run-up to this weekend's elections. Nevertheless, “the electoral process is not under threat,” according to the Centre for Cyber Security Belgium (CCB). A group of pro-Russian hackers is behind the...

US election night: Join a watch party at Le Châtelain hotel in Brussels on 5 November

The final race is on between Democrat vice-president Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump as America heads to the ballot box on 5 November. With polls predicting a close finish between the two presidential candidate, the big question is will the US get its first woman...

Terracotta Army: Exhibition at Tour & Taxis uncovers a whole new world

In 1974, Chinese farmer Yang Zhifa accidentally discovered the first of more than 8,000 terracotta statues belonging to the First Emperor of China’s Terracotta Army. This find, outside Xiyang village in central Shaanxi province, shook up not only his life but the whole archaeological world, as it...

Brussels police seize 3,000 packets of contraband cigarettes in Schaerbeek raid

Police officers seized 2,989 packets of imported and untaxed cigarettes in a targeted raid in Schaerbeek on 3 October. The Brussels public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation following the operation carried out by North police zone - Schaerbeek, Evere, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. The three...

What’s on this week: 11 to 17 October

Whether or not you actually love science, you’ll have a blast at the I Love Science Festival , three days that mix innovation with creativity, from technology to nature to space to medicine. Try on an exoskeleton with VUB researchers, create an electric-powered greeting card, whip up some composite...

Missing link in Brussels' green belt reopens to public after 60 years

Walckiers Park in Schaarbeek, which had been closed since 1965, has finally reopened to the public this week, filling a gap in the green belt that circles the Brussels region. “This is the final section of the green walk, the last missing piece of this much-loved promenade for strollers, workers...

Test-Achats files complaint against 10 Belgian music festivals

Consumer protection agency Test-Achats has lodged a complaint with the Economic Inspectorate against 10 Belgian music festivals that it claims are not complying with regulations. The festivals in question are Couleur Café, Paradise City, Graspop, Rock Werchter, Pukkelpop, Tomorrowland, Ronquières,...

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