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Campaign aims to promote free-range Belgian beef abroad

With rolling green fields home to 1.2 million grazing cattle, Wallonia is rightly proud of its beef. The region is now promoting one of its best home-grown assets abroad. The Belgian Beef, Tailor-Made Beef campaign, launched by the Wallonia Export Investment Agency (Awex) and its counterparts in...

The Brussels expat coaching businesses to work more efficiently

Twenty years ago, I followed my husband to Brussels for work. I’d just qualified as a doctor in London and left medicine for industry. I had no idea that one day, I’d help organisations be more successful by training them how to have great meetings. But soon meetings hijacked my life. I was booked...

Seven of our favourite Instagrammers to follow in Brussels

Are you #sprouttobebrussels? Plenty of Instagrammers think you should #visitbrussels and they love the city enough to post hundreds of pictures of it.

Here are seven of our favourite Brussels photographers on Instagram, who tell us who they are, what exactly makes them so interested in Brussels and what kind of equipment helped them achieve the stunning results.

@ellesbxl (Meredith and Josefien Geldof)

Five essential tips for renting a home in Brussels

Living in Brussels is a great experience – and unlike some other European capital cities, Brussels has a plentiful supply of relatively inexpensive accommodation, ranging from studio apartments to family homes with a garden.

Brexit: Briefing for British nationals in Belgium on 25 February

As the UK prepares to exit the EU at the stroke of midnight on 31 January, a Brexit briefing is being set up for British citizens in Belgium at ING Marnix in Brussels on 25 February. British Ambassador Martin Shearman CVO will welcome attendees at the latest event organised by the Brussels British...

Near record opening for Bad Boys movie by Flemish directors

The third instalment of the Bad Boys mega-hit cop series, directed by Flanders’ own Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, has grossed the second-highest amount ever for an opening film in the US in January. With more than $59 million (€53 million) in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, Bad Boys for Life...

Brussels’ socialists support Emir Kir in face of removal from party

The Brussels faction of PS has offered its support of Saint-Josse mayor Emir Kir, who was kicked out of the French-speaking socialist party at the weekend by its disciplinary committee. The decision was made following a visit last month from several mayors from Turkey, including two representing...

Retired volunteers needed for study on napping

Could you help further medical research - by enjoying a nap? Researchers at the University of Liège are looking for retired volunteers to take part in a new study on the effect a regular siesta has on ageing the brain and body. The paid research involves a 64-hour stay in the lab, including an MRI...

What can I do with my small coins in Belgium?

The introduction of price-rounding in Belgian stores since 1 December has left many consumers wondering what to do with their bags of unwanted one- and two-cent coins. There are hundreds of millions of low-value coins currently in circulation in Belgium - but many of them end up being stored away...

Where is my bus? New map shows every Stib service in real-time

If you've always wanted to see every Brussels metro, tram and bus, moving around a map of the city in real time, here it is. Inspired by flight-tracking services such as Flightradar24, the Liège start-up Connect2move has made a similar real-time map of the capital's public transport. The...

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