Taste, hear and see Hungary right here in Brussels during the HUNGAstRY cultural and artisanal festival. It’s got just everything, from massive amounts of food, folk dancing and kids’ activities to live music of jazz, lounge, rockabilly, pop and electric (including Jumping Matt & His Combo,...

Belgium's supreme court has rejected a last-ditch appeal to block the construction of a €1 billion "mega-prison" in the northern Brussels suburb of Haren, near the new Nato headquarters. The Council of State rejected two appeals against the planning and environmental permits issued by the Brussels...

Expat life in Brussels is more affordable than in 76 other world cities, according to a new league table comparing the cost of living for mobile professionals worldwide. The Belgian capital slipped 10 places this year from 67th to 77th most expensive, in a study by consultancy firm Mercer comparing...

Belgium’s Co-ordination Unit for Threat Analysis (Cuta) are looking into a cryptic message that was left on a digital message board yesterday at the European parliament. The message read: “Bruselas will be attacked tomorrow at 6:00pm in Grand Place by a guy with a neon shirt”. ‘Bruselas’ is Spanish...

Self-employed people in Belgium work, on average, 57 hours per week, and "have a hard time distancing themselves from their work", according to new stats from social security firm Securex. The study of 400 self-employed workers, carried out by Ghent university professors, found three quarters of...

A new bridge over the Brussels canal is seeking a name - and you have until Thursday evening to make your suggestion. Public works body Beliris is building a bridge that will link Boulevard Simon Bolivar, near the Gare du Nord, with Avenue du Port in Tour & Taxis. It is seeking name ideas that...

An initiative to promote Flanders as a destination for art enthusiasts has been a resounding success so far, according to tourism minister Ben Weyts. In its first year, more than one million visitors were drawn to exhibitions and other events in the Flemish Masters programme, which runs until 2020...

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has announced that its rector, Caroline Pauwels, has been diagnosed with stomach and esophageal cancer. She is undergoing treatment, and vice-rectors will assist her in carrying out her job in the interim. “The rector asks that her privacy and that of her family be...

Starting in March of 2020, Bpost will only deliver non-priority mail twice a week. The federal post office has announced that mail will be delivered on Mondays and Wednesdays. Post containing a priority stamp, which guarantees delivery the next business day, will be delivered daily, as will...

Leave your car at home from 4-7 July and take a free metro. This is some of the advice handed out by Brussels Mobility as the city gets ready to stage the Grand Départ of the Tour de France. Road closures will begin on the Thursday preceding the race launch, as the course has to be prepared. "Avoid...