The area around the Porte de Namur metro stop in Ixelles has turned into something of one, big heap of trash. Ongoing construction works at the intersection between Chaussée d’Ixelles and Avenue de la Toison d’Or have made it impossible for workers from the Brussels waste management agency...

Blankenberge's Art Deco pier is among the jewels in Flanders’ heritage crown that are to be restored thanks to a €10 million investment. “Some of our heritage gems need a little polishing,” said acting heritage minister Ben Weyts. “Take Blankenberge pier: a real eye-catcher that’s now in a bad way...

The cost to park in the streets around concert hall Forest National will go up starting in November. The municipality plans to create an event parking zone around the arena to try to get more visitors to take public transport. The municipality was spurred into making the decision by ongoing...

Brussels police shot at a driver who committed a traffic offence in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The 29-year-old French driver died of his wounds in the hospital a couple hours later. Olivier Slosse, a spokesperson for the Brussels police, told vrt nws that the incident was prompted by a...

Over the last few years, Brussels public transport authority STIB started installing access and exit gates in metro stations across the city in its most ambitious attempt so far to combat rampant fare dodging. But a crucial weak spot, it turns out, remains. Travelers have had to check out at tram...

A law student at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) spent 40 days in custody in Turkey because of Facebook posts from four years ago. She had criticised the treatment of Kurdish people in the country. Guslum Cetinkaya, 27, is Turkish-Belgian and was visiting the country with her parents last...

Fresh f rom their world champion win, the Belgian men’s field hockey team pummelled Spain 5-1 to take home the European cup at the weekend. The EuroHockey Championships was held in Antwerp, with the Red Lions winning the final on Saturday. It was Belgium’s first time winning the biennial event,...

Police say they arrested six festivalgoers at the Kamping Kitsch Club festival – one for disturbing public order, the five others for public intoxication. The festival, which bills itself as “the biggest dress-up party in Belgium”, was held in Kortrijk, West Flanders, on Saturday. Visitors had to...

The third edition of the BXLBeerFest, which came to a close on Sunday, drew 6,000 visitors, a 25% increase compared to the previous year. Compared to other beer events, the BXLBeerFest stands out for its focus on independent breweries offering qualitative, artisanal beers. Held at Tour & Taxis...

Belgium's itinerant Museum of Capitalism has taken over the Bourse - that temple to commerce in central Brussels - having previously travelled to Ghent, Arlon, Namur, Saint-Gilles and Mons. "The intention of the museum is to explain the economic system to the public in a fun way, and to create...