A self-driving shuttle bus is being set to work at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), ferrying staff, students and members of the public around its medical campus in Jette. As well as helping people get around the 32-hectare site, the idea is to study the possibilities for a wider application of...

One of Brussels’ most popular venues, Ancienne Belgique, is going to get a makeover, complete with a new rooftop terrace. While the main building on Boulevard Anspach will not be touched, the side building housing the café and Salon performance space is up for a complete renovation. The popular...

The Flemish and Walloons don’t get along. Or do they? Some politicians are trying to convince us that the recent elections show a country so divided it cannot possibly form a federal government. Confederalism is the only answer! One Belgian brewer would like to test this theory. From 26 to 30...

Belgian rail infrastructure authority Infrabel has for years complained about the thieves who remove railway cables to sell the lucrative copper in them. Infrabel decided to try out a new approach to combat and deter cable thieves earlier this summer – surveilling railway lines with drones. The...

A group of local residents have filed a complaint with Belgium’s Council of State over the planned construction of a new school on the Vanderlinden street in Schaerbeek. Although works only started at the beginning of the summer, local residents have already filed a complaint with the advisory...

An intimate classical music concert in a Brussels metro station is up for grabs for 50 lucky people later this month. Public transport operator Stib has teamed up with the Belgian National Orchestra, which will perform Beethoven's 7th symphony on 29 August. The venue has only been described as "a...

The Belliard tunnel in Brussels' EU district has been closed due to ventilation problems, causing major traffic delays in the area. Brussels Mobility announced the tunnel's closure at 7.30 in the height of the Tuesday morning rush hour. Engineers are on site to try to fix the problem. It is not yet...

Every generation has its protest movements - and an exhibition at Brussels' House of European History explores four such periods through a rich collection of physical objects and historic audiovisual material. Restless Youth, Growing up in Europe 1945 to Now , looks at four generations of young...

Last year, 217 asylum-seekers in Belgium had their right to stay in the country revoked. It is a record number for a single year. People can lose their refugee status by breaking the law or if it is discovered that they have committed fraud at some point in the immigration process. The third reason...

Federal postal service Bpost will have to go looking for a new CEO; Koen Van Gerven has decided not to put his name in the hat for re-appointment when his contract comes to an end early next year. Van Gerven started at Bpost in 2006 as the director of retail and financial services. He was in charge...