Belgium’s last remaining vehicle manufacturer has seemingly spluttered to its final stop, engine wheezing. In some ways, the Van Hool story is like any other recent narrative in the country's ...

The swimming pool of Ixelles – the first public indoor bathing spot of the city – will re-open later on Saturday. To celebrate the anticipated return, people will be allowed to swim for free ...

As 2024 draws to a close and 2025 looms large, it’s time to take a look at what is in store for the world of energy and climate next year. This year was another bumper year of energy and climate ...

Four people were poisoned by carbon monoxide in a house in Evere on Friday morning, according to Brussels firefighters. The victims were taken to hospital, but are not in life-threatening condition.

16% of the Belgian population does not use online banking, according to a report published by the non-profit organisation Financité on Friday. This equates to 1.9 million Belgians. Financité's report ...

With some planning and your employer's approval, 2025 offers many possibilities to take consecutive days off work by maximising annual leave when used in combination with public holidays and weekends.

Tucked between a row of houses only a few steps away from the Grand Place, Central Station and Mont des Arts, nestles the snaking Galerie Bortier. Designed by architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar, the ...

Boasting a magnificent stained-glass ceiling over its courtyard, a glorious neo-classical façade and rooms dripping in luxury, the Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria Brussels could be a throwback to the ...

Six months after the elections, we still do not know which parties are going to form the next government of the Brussels-Capital Region. The deepest cause of this paralysis is a “confederal” political ...

Chris Vandenhaute knows everyone. As we weave through Brussels city centre together, he has a smile and a wave for almost everyone we encounter on the streets, be it a fellow police officer, a ...