Some 3,000 people took part in a silent wake yesterday evening in Antwerp to commemorate Julie Van Espen, who was murdered last weekend riding her bike in the city. She was 23 years old. Van Espen left from her home in Schilde at about 18.00 on Saturday on her bike, headed to friends in Antwerp...

Following news last month that the number of people absent from work in Belgium due to psychological problems had reached an alarming 140,000, a VUB researcher has announced that treating burn-out patients with therapy specifically designed for victims of trauma has an excellent success rate...

In A Reason to Talk , playwright Sachli Gholamalizad ( pictured ) used video projections to confront her mother about family patterns that developed after they fled the Iranian Revolution and settled in Antwerp province. It took the country by storm, and she produced a second piece, which continued...

An activist who climbed to the top of the Coca-Cola sign at Place De Brouckere and hacked the display to condemn the transatlantic trade deal, TTIP, has avoided a fine and will spend no time in jail. A Brussels court found the 26-year-old guilty of illegally accessing a computer system. The maximum...

A square in Schaerbeek has been named in honour of the late Belgian singer Maurane on the first anniversary of her death. Square Maurane is located on the corner of Rue Jacques Rayé, where the singer lived for more than 20 years. Maurane, who was 57, was found dead in her home in May 2018 just days...

E lections are coming up at the end of the month, and Brussels’ Dutch- and French-speaking universities, VUB and ULB, have drafted their priorities in a common memorandum. They devoted particular attention to the boosting of publicly funded multi-lingual education in the capital. When registering...

A study has been commissioned on the possibility of constructing a pedestrian and cycle bridge between Place du Luxembourg and Rond-point Schuman. The bridge would be completely separated from traffic. The success of the pedestrian bridge that runs along the train tracks between Luxembourg and...

Five of Brussels' pop-up bars in parks are reopening ahead of the summer season. The guinguettes are an initiative by regional parks agency Bruxelles Environnement and are back for a third year. As well as serving drinks and local organic food, they will also be the venue for activities from yoga...

Brussels public transport operator Stib has followed its Flemish equivalent De Lijn and "temporarily" moved its bus stops away from North Station because of health and safety concerns. A Stib spokeswoman said the situation at North Station, where transit migrants are camped, was being closely...

The government of Flanders is working on a new loan scheme that allows residents to borrow €500 to €7,000 to buy works by contemporary artists. The loans are interest-free. The Kunst Aan Zet programme was announced yesterday by Flemish culture minister Sven Gatz. “Everyone should have the...