Belgian transport minister Jacqueline Galant on Friday resigned after the disclosure of a critical European Union report on the security of Belgium's airports. Galant is the first political victim of the 22 March terror attacks at Brussels Airport and Maelbeek metro station. The confidential EU...

The socialist union FGTB has called on its members to strike on Tuesday, 19 April, in protest at the budget measures announced by the federal government, including an end to the 38-hour week. Workers have been asked to gather at squares in Brussels (Place de la Monnaie), Charleroi and Liège. “It...

More than 80 shops selling vinyl in Belgium will be hosting events this Saturday, 16 April, for Record Store Day (RSD), an international event celebrating the humble neighbourhood record shop. Shops participating with special vinyl releases, concerts or other treats include Vynilla and Wool-E-Shop...

Veteran American bluesman Corey Harris comes to Brussels for a show-and-tell of trans-Atlantic proportions. This blues programme kicks off on Friday with a screening of Martin Scorsese’s 2003 documentary The Blues: Feel Like Going Home, in which the award-winning director follows Harris (pictured)...

The Brussels museums have received up to 75% less visitors since the terror attacks on 22 March. The museums that mainly target foreign visitors are especially hard-hit. Many locals, on the other hand, have made a conscious effort to keep visiting the museums, writes Brusselnieuws. The Comic Strip...

A Roma slum has emerged along the railway between the Brussels communes of Jette and Laeken. About 50 people have been living there for a few months in ramshackle houses, shacks pieced together with any materials they can find. Many of the residents are families with young children. The ramshackle...

Brussels has issued a call for projects that breathe new life into 10 neighbourhoods, with up to €30,000 available to the winning project in each area as decided in a public vote. The initiative, called Make.Brussels , aims to strengthen community spirit and a sense of identity in areas ranging...

American restaurant chain TGI Friday's wants to establish itself in Belgium, writes Brusselnieuws. The chain's initial aim is to open four restaurants: in Brussels, Antwerp, Liège and possibly Namur, with the first openings expected in the second half of 2017. The exact location of the new Brussels...

Brussels is the biggest concert destination in Belgium, hosting more than 28% of all the concerts in Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region. Jazz and classical music are especially well represented in the capital, writes Brusselnieuws. The City of Brussels, with an average of 3,184 concerts a...

Children and young adults in Belgium are not getting enough exercise, and even spend most of the day sitting still, according to a large-scale study published today by the Scientific Institute of Public Health (IPH). The study reveals that 3- to 5-year-olds spend half the day sitting down, and...