The annual end-of-year party, concert series and charity drive De Warmste Week (The Warmest Week) has kicked off in Kortrijk. While the culmination of rock station Studio Brussel’s fundraising initiative usually takes place in a grassy recreation domain, this year DJs have taken to the middle of a...

Gourmet delights One of the joys of winter is tucking into warming dishes with friends and families. With such a rich terroir, Wallonia’s generous cuisine never fails to please. When the temperatures drop, nothing beats raclette. One original concept is Le Chariot à fondue, a year-round activity by...

It may not be the reminder that everyone wants to hear on the eve of a period of feasting, but Belgium’s health department has issued its latest report on healthy eating. Aimed at encouraging the population to adopt a healthier diet, it includes 12 rules - and five priorities - reinforcing the link...

Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the acting federal government have reached agreement on a national climate plan. The European Commission had set a deadline of 31 December to submit the plan. The plan has been hammered out using regional climate programmes that had already been approved. The...

Staff at Belgium’s French-speaking regional daily L’Avenir have launched a co-operative to raise at least €1 million to earn on a seat on the management board and guarantee future editorial freedom for the 100-year-old paper. In a first for a Belgian daily, the setting up of the co-operative Notre...

In the late 1980s, Pascale Risbourg took part in an exhibition at the Fondation Cartier – then in Jouy-en-Josas, outside Paris. Synonymous with traditional toile de Jouy, or cotton cloth printed with pastoral scenes, typically in blue or red, the town has a museum dedicated to the genre, which...

Around one train in three will continue to operate during Thursday’s train strike. One-half of the international train service is due to run as normal as well as one in three L and S trains. The majority of P trains will not circulate. Rail traffic will be disrupted from 22.00 on Wednesday due to...

An academic collaboration on diversity, urbanism and citizenship has been set up in Mechelen by Antwerp University and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). The partnership aims to combine practical knowledge from the field with research, and so have a more nuanced effect on public policy. “Our...

With the re-opening of the underground passage, SNCB has completed the renovation of North Station in Brussels, a project that began in 2014. North Station is the busiest train station in Belgium, with more than 80 trains an hour and some 60,000 people passing through every weekday. The works were...

Belgian artist Henri Van Herwegen – better known as Panamarenko – had died aged 79. The artist died unexpectedly at home in Brakel on Saturday. Panamarenko was both engineer and artist, known for his flying machines. Whether they were large-scale blimps, figures with jetpacks or tabletop creatures...