Language-wise, there’s a yawning gap between my pre-moving-to-Brussels fantasy and the awkward, stuttering reality. In my imagination, I’d be thrown into the deep end of la langue française, and would switch effortlessly into survival mode. Following my rapid immersion I’d be having scintillating...

There are many reasons to pay visit Berlin : to some it’s the world’s party capital; others are attracted by its vibrant creative scene. This autumn, it’s the German city’s rich and turbulent past that makes it a sought-after destination – and not only for history buffs. On the 30th anniversary of...

A new exhibition tracing the development of American comic strips - and their Jewish connection - has opened at Brussels' Jewish Museum. Super Heroes Never Die - Comics and Jewish Memories is an updated version of a show created by the the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme in Paris and the...

More than 25,000 people from all over the world will be descending on Namur from 31 October to 3 November for four days of digital and creative culture. The international Kikk festival showcases new technologies from Wallonia and abroad, providing an economic boost to a wide range of digital and...

Part of Brussels' EU district is going to get a whole new look. An urban renewal project will soon break ground that will turn Boulevard Clovis into a much nicer stretch of road for pedestrians and cyclists. The largely residential street that runs from Ambiorix Square to Chaussée de Louvain...

An exhibition of works by Belgian artists has opened in the Tank cultural centre in Shanghai. The Wiels art centre in Brussels worked with Tank to select the country’s most emblematic artists. When considering the 15 artists – from internationally renowned to emerging – as a group, a theme emerged...

A festival just for kids, Big Bang fills Bozar with sounds of all sorts and explores the wonderful ways we find to make them. Jump on a noise-making trampoline, visit the music playground and hear a jazz trio make child’s play of the music of Thelonious Monk. And that’s just a start. 3 November 13...

Real estate transactions jumped a staggering 43% in October on the same month last year, a phenomenon directly attributable to the scrapping of the woonbonus, or mortgage tax deduction, from 1 January. The government of Flanders repealed the tax break last month as part of its new government accord...

In a situation eerily reminiscent of the 39 bodies found in a refrigerated lorry in Essex last week, police discovered 12 people in the back of the same kind of lorry today in Antwerp province. The truck was in a parking area along the E34 at Oud-Turnhout. It was a refrigerated lorry carrying fresh...

A 100% electric bus is being trialled between Brussels South Charleroi Airport and Brussels Midi station this week in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions on the busy route. In a first for the airport sector, mobility company Flibco.com is testing a 100% electric coach from 27 October to 2 November with...