The European parliament has launched a call for preliminary proposals for a complete renovation of its building in Brussels. The Paul Henri Spaak building ( pictured ), home to the hemicycle that hosts plenary sessions, was constructed between 1993 and 1995, and the infrastructure is no longer...

A dozen comic book/graphic novel stores in central Brussels are embarking on a joint venture - a self-guided visit which combines these competing businesses so that Brussels locals, Belgians and international tourists can find their way to the most appropriate store for their comic book needs...

Brussels’ annual Ommegang procession, which re-enacts Charles V’s visit to the city in 1549, is now inscribed on Unesco’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Unesco’s list raises awarness of cultural practices around the world that “encourage dialogue, reflect cultural diversity...

“Shout for joy, exult!” insists Weihnachtsoratoirum , Bach’s famous piece that tells the story of the birth of Jesus. The Collegium Vocale Gent’s choir and orchestra provides the complex polyphony, resounding arias and soft chorales for this seasonal masterpiece. If you’ve never heard it, don’t...

Saint-Gilles officials have covered up a series of digital billboards put up by the JC Decaux advertisement firm. Alderwoman Catherine Morenville said that the advertising company had installed digital billboards at four locations in the commune without the required permit from the Brussels-Capital...

Brussels police discovered more than 2,500 cannabis plants at seven illegal plantations in Brussels and Flanders. Police made 15 arrests and confiscated more than 2,500 cannabis plants as well as several cars, a large, undisclosed sum of money and 14 kilograms of ready-to-be-used cannabis. The...

Facebook has launched its first guide to Brussels created by the site’s community groups. The paper and online guide has been produced with tourism agency Visit Brussels. Brussels Community City Guide , available in either English or a bilingual Dutch-French edition, contains tips on speaking the...

The City of Brussels is to renew cooperation ties with the Congelese capital of Kinshasa at the cultural, economic and administrative level, a senior Brussels official has said. “We want to involve the Congolese diaspora, especially in Brussels, in the preparation process for the visit,” Brussels...

The Free University of Brussels (VUB) has announced that it will cease collaborating with a local branch of the Chinese Confucius Institute from next year onward. The university’s board of directors decided on Tuesday that the current collaboration agreement with the Confucius Institute would not...

The government of Flanders has produced its Climate Plan, setting out measures the region will take to address the climate crisis over the next 10 years. It contains some 350 measures intended to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, including shifting energy production towards cleaner sources and...