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Dudenpark in Brussels to close for two weeks

The Brussels-Capital Region's environmental agency Leefmilieu Brussel have announced they will temporarily close Dudenpark in Forest later this week. Dudenpark, one of Brussels most-beloved parks, will stay closed from August 15 until August 31 so the agency can prune the park’s sick trees and...

Largest sculpture in Europe going up on the E411

The first pieces of ‘Arc majeur’, a new public artwork in Namur province, went up at the weekend. When finished in October, it will be the largest sculpture in Europe. ‘Arc majeur’ is being erected on the E411 at Rochefort. It will tower 60 metres above the motorway, twice as tall as Rio de Janeiro...

Brussels lawmaker calls out online harassers and files complaint

After the recent local elections, PS lawmaker Leila Agic became one of the youngest members of the Brussels parliament ever after obtaining close to 3,000 votes. Since then, she’s been harassed and threatened by countless men online. Agic, 24, also an alderwoman in the municipality of Molenbeek,...

Scooter users to help map Brussels’ most dangerous intersections

Starting September, three dozen Lime scooter users will help identify the capital’s most dangerous traffic junctions while zooming through traffic. The electric scooter-sharing scheme Lime and the Vias road safety institute have decided to equip 30 of the company’s scooters with a button that users...
Baby panda Pairi Daiza 2016

Two new baby pandas born at Pairi Daiza animal park

Pairi Daiza animal park and the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, welcomed two new giant baby pandas on Thursday, reports Belga. The births are the second and third for the species at the Hainaut park and in Benelux, following the arrival of Tian Bao in June 2016. “It’s a...

Schaerbeek instates alcohol ban to ‘restore public order’

The municipality of Schaerbeek has adopted a decision that prohibits public drinking in a section of the district around the clock. Anyone who is caught consuming alcohol in public in the area may receive a municipal administrative fine of up to 350 euros, no matter what time of day. The ban –...

Brussels firefighters head to World Police and Fire Games in China

Three dozen Brussels firefighters left from Brussels Airport yesterday to participate in the World Police and Fire Games in Chengdu, China – the world’s biggest sporting event after the Olympic Games - in terms of participants with 12,000 competitors representing 70 nationalities. The biennial...

What’s on this week: 9-15 August

As Brussels’ famous flower carpet takes place every other year, the lovely Flowertime fills the floral gap in between. An explosion of colours and scents take over City Hall in the Grand Place, with florists having been given carte blanche to decorate its historical rooms from top to bottom. More...
Drought in Bornem, Antwerp province, following 2018 heatwave

Belgium one of European countries most at risk of water shortage

Belgium is ranked 23rd out of 164 countries in water scarcity, the third highest in Europe outside of Cyprus and San Marino. The figure was released in a new report by the World Resources Institute (WRI), which measures water shortage, drought and river flooding. Water scarcity, also known as water...

Brussels Explained: Join us on 22 October to better understand the city

Is Brussels as boring as some claim? Who are the city's homeless people? Where in the capital can you find traces of Belgium's colonial history?

These - and many other - questions will be tackled at Brussels Explained, an eye-opening and interactive evening in English on 22 October that aims to help us better understand the city in which we live.

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