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Kim Clijsters announces comeback, set to join pro circuit next year

Former WTA number 1 Kim Clijsters has announced that she is returning to the professional tennis circuit. The Flemish tennis player made the announcement via a video posted to her Facebook page and Twitter account today. “For the past seven years, I’ve been a full-time mum,” said Clijsters in...

What’s on this week: 13-19 September

A favourite for families and comic geeks alike, the Comic Strip Festival and accompanying Balloon’s Day Parade take over the centre of Brussels again this weekend. The procession of giant balloons in the shape of beloved strip characters will wind around the centre of town with a couple of new...

Discover why Brussels is in love with its cartoon characters

While Brussels' Comic Strip Festival in September is an annual celebration of what is often known as the 9th art, Brussels boasts sites and activities all-year-round. They include comic book stores, a Comic Strip Walk around some of the best murals in the city centre and museums dedicated to cartoon culture. Belgium is the birthplace of more than 700 working professional comic strip authors, making it the country with the most comic strip artists per square kilometre in the world.

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Who uses Brussels' electric scooters? This study has some answers

Electric scooters in Brussels are being used as an alternative to walking or public transport - and for short distances - a new study has found. Brussels Mobility surveyed 1,259 scooter users over the summer to build up a better picture of who is using this new form of transport. The research...

More people in Brussels visiting A&E departments

More people in Brussels than ever before are visiting hospital emergency departments. Between 2008 and 2016, 14% more people went to A&E for one reason or another, according to figures released by the Brussels Capital-Region’s Health and Social Observatory. The figures are most notable among...

Newcomers learn Dutch through art at Ghent museum

The Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent (MSK) has launched a sheet of questions and special tours for people who are learning Dutch. This not only becomes an interactive way to learn the language but allows Dutch learners the opportunity to become familiar with a cultural institution. The project, called...

40 bars join third edition of Brussels Cocktail Week

A week-long festival starting this weekend aims to “put the spotlight on Brussels’ cocktail scene”. The third edition of Brussels Cocktail Week involves more than 40 bars and restaurants across Brussels. The event was created by Leslie Moreau and Sophie Barrière, the co-owners of Green Lab - a bar...

Belliard tunnel only accessible in rush hours following water leak

The Belliard tunnel in Brussels' EU district will only be open during rush hours on Wednesday, to allow for urgent repair works to a burst water pipe. The incident forced the tunnel to be shut on Tuesday morning, causing a major traffic headache on Rue Belliard and the surrounding streets. To help...

Study finds real estate agencies regularly discriminate in rental market

Discrimination is alive and well in the Brussels rental market. According to a large-scale study carried out by VUB researcher Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe, Brussels landlords are particularly reluctant to rent to single men with a foreign-sounding name and to people with mental disabilities. Verhaeghe...

A foot in the door: What's it really like working as an EU intern?

As far as political centres of powers go, Brussels is second only to Washington. The campaign group Corporate Europe Observatory estimates that the city has 25,000 lobbyists, all orbiting around the EU institutions that issue laws and regulations that affect the lives of more than 500 million...

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