It had me puzzled, to be honest. Sprout to be Brussels, it said on a revolving advertising sign in a Brussels metro station. Now, I’m used to Belgians using English expressions that I don’t understand. An invitation to a “walking dinner” is never going to make any sense. But this was even more...

The City of Brussels has announced it will not place any big screens for the European Championship (Euro 2016) set to kick off later this week. Several different locations within the Brussels-Capital Region, however, will be showing the matches on the big screen. The King Baudouin Stadium will open...

Robert D., the father of the driver who was killed in the train accident in Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse on Sunday night, will file a complaint, he says in Het Laatste Nieuws , the Sudpresse newspapers and La Dernière Heure . "I am taking this to court. Because I want to thoroughly investigate what...

The number of working non-EU citizens in 2015 was the lowest in Belgium compared to all the EU countries, writes Het Laatste Nieuws , according to figures from Eurostat. About 59.4% of Belgium's non-EU citizens between the ages of 20 and 64 in 2015 were working or looking for a job, compared to 74...

“Mental health problems are rare, I’ll never be affected.” This is one of ten myths surrounding mental health problems that MHE debunks in its campaign Each of us . The truth is that one in four people will experience a mental health problem in any given year. Among other figures highlighted in its...

You have finally made your choice between filing online and filing on paper, but still, not everything makes sense. Far from it. In this fourth part of our guide, we see when you file jointly or separately. And what is that about reporting bank accounts? Do we file jointly or separately? In Belgium...

Between 25,000 and 30,000 people attended the first Environment Festival at Brussels' Park Cinquantenaire on Sunday, according to Environment Brussels. The festival replaces the traditional Environment Party, and includes a wider range of fun and interactive activities, writes Bruzz. The main...

The fire department in Jette captured a potentially dangerous turtle that had been spotted walking around the Brussels commune for weeks, writes Bruzz. The large animal has since found shelter in the popular Belgian zoo Pairi Daiza. The common snapping turtle, with the scientific name Chelydra...

Hundreds of owners of businesses in and around the Brussels pedestrian zone will gather this afternoon at city hall to demand the resignation of mayor Yvan Mayeur, writes Bruzz. The merchants find that the mayor does not listen to their needs, and that the pedestrian zone is responsible for their...

Three people have been killed and nine injured in a train crash in Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse near Liège. Local newspaper L'Avenir said the passenger train travelling between Mouscron and Liers, with about 40 people on board, collided with a freight train on the same track at about 23.00 on Sunday...