The court of appeal in Brussels has struck down an order by the Privacy Commission against Facebook and its practice of placing a tracking cookie on the computers of people without profiles on the site. According to the court, the judge who imposed the order did not have the authority to do so...

Brussels Beach is back for five weeks of beach fun on both sides of the Beco Basin section of the canal. On Friday, it kicks off with The Abyss, a light parade that puts marine life in the sky for a magical spectacle in which outsized puppets including a milky way of giant jelly fish will parade to...

Ten years ago, comedy in Brussels was in a bad way. There wasn’t much happening at all. Expats flocked to a theatre on Avenue Eugene Plasky for their monthly laugh, organised by Stand Up World, the only provider of English-language comedy in the city at the time. But answering the prayers of many a...

Red Devils fans with a ticket to Friday's quarter-final match in Lille are using social media to help them find lodging for the night. With the hashtag #AdopteUnBelge, the fans are hoping to find a place to sleep in the city following the European Football Championship (Euro 2016) match against...

About 34% of the drivers sitting in traffic jams on Belgian motorways at rush hour are not on their way to work, according to a commuter study by the FPS Mobility. More than one-third of drivers therefore could perfectly arrange for their trips to take place outside of the morning and evening rush...

During a combative meeting in the European Parliament, leader of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) Nigel Farage was the target of heated criticism from numerous parliament members for his role in leading the Brexit 'Leave' Camp to fruition. One of these was former Belgian prime minister Guy...

The project Born in Antwerp has launched an open-air exhibition of work by 11 Antwerp-based artists. The works are on or around the facades of buildings in the city centre and will remain in place for at least a year. The exhibition is curated by artist Lieven Segers, one of the Born in Antwerp...

Truvo Belgium, publisher of the Gouden Gids/Pages d'Or, or Yellow Pages, has filed for bankruptcy. FCR Media, an Estonian group, has emerged as a possible buyer and has submitted a plan for a rapid restart. The plan includes retaining about half of the current workforce of 520 employees. FCR’s...

"They're using the photograph – they're being very open about it. It's photographic realism. I don't know, photorealism. Does that sound good to you?" The words of the writer and art dealer Louis K Meisel, talking to the art critic Howard Smith in Manhattan in 1969. It turned out to be a good name...

Standing close to her mother outside a wind-swept Gare du Nord, five-year-old Ellie hands a weather-beaten middle-aged man a cheese sandwich and small carton of juice. He gives a slight bow and a coy smile. Other volunteers pour coffee and hand out waffles. The men they serve - mainly refugees from...