Brussels prosecutor’s office has launched a preliminary legal investigation to shed light on the circumstances that led to the first death attributed to e-cigarettes in Belgium. The death of Raphaël Pauwaert last month is believed to be the first death attributable to use of e-cigarettes in Belgium...

Flanders’ public transport operator De Lijn is to introduce an instalment plan that will allow travellers to spread the cost of its annual passes. De Lijn’s annual passes, which cost €319 for adults and €212 for youths, can represent a steep financial hurdle for travellers on a tight budget. It’s...

The punk, post-punk and new wave eras were about more than just music – as a fascinating, visually striking new show at Brussels design museum ADAM reveals. Punk Graphics: Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die takes a look at the totally original and extremely inventive visual language that came out...

Belgium's winter anti-drink-driving campaign begins on Monday, with police aiming to carry out 300,000 on-the-spot checks. The "Bob" campaign officially runs until 6 January, with billboard ads along all major roads. But the drink-drive checks will be reinforced around Belgium until the end of...

More than 1,000 people took part in a day of sporting and cultural events to practise Dutch in Brussels this week. The second edition of Allez:NL featured dozens of activities around the city, including rapping, learning to play the djembe, making radio and visiting exhibitions. The event was...

Brussels’ domestic workers protested today in Brussels, and a few dozen stormed the offices of the Randstad Group, which manages the Service Voucher scheme. The workers staged the protest to demand higher salaries. Some 145,000 people in Brussels who work as household cleaners and in companies that...

New funding to increase capacity in the short term is being offered to Flanders’ schools. The €6 million in extra funding will help schools renovate existing infrastructure, rent portable classrooms or rent other existing empty spaces. “We are building new schools, but sometimes schools cannot wait...

Calling Brussels’ annual holiday festival a ‘Christmas market’ doesn’t do it justice. While Winter Wonders has everything a good Christmas market should – more than 200 stalls with food and gifts, an endless array of lights, an ice skating rink and fun fair rides – Brussels goes many steps further...

A Belgian cooperative aiming to build a new ethical and sustainable bank has successfully hit its €30 million fundraising target in just one month. More than 55,000 people joined the crowdfunding campaign for NewB, a bank which pledges to be "transparent and 100% geared towards green energy"...

The mayor of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre has filed a police complaint after swastikas were painted on the side of the town hall and municipal police station. Council staff discovered the graffiti when they arrived at work on Wednesday morning. The three offending tags were promptly removed by municipal...