Unions representing police officers are planning a national strike on next Tuesday, 23 September. The announcement came after a major demonstration in Brussels yesterday in which about 14,000 marchers took part. The unions are demanding confirmation from the new federal government coalition that...

Belgium can deliver six F-16s and two C-130s as well as offer additional military support to the international coalition against Islamic State (IS), announced Defence Minister Pieter De Crem in parliament. Together with his colleague for foreign affairs Didier Reynders, De Crem made the...

Brussels will not be the only car-free city on Car-Free Sunday on September 21. Around 25 towns and neighbourhoods outside Brussels are also making their centres car-free zones this Sunday, as part of the ongoing Mobility Week, said the organisation for sustainable mobility Mobiel21. The focus of...

In the decade to 2012, the number of back surgeries in Belgium rose by 40%. For many patients however, an intervention doesn’t help and can even lead to complications, according to the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE). The problem, KCE announced, is that for many patients, surgery is not...

Following last year’s successful inaugural baking fest, the British Chamber of Commerce’s young networking wing, Brussels New Generation, launches the 2014 Great Brussels Bake-Off on September 22. The launch event will assign one of four categories to each team and provide all the technical...

Now that Belgium is gearing up (please excuse the pun) to build 15 new cycling superhighways by 2025 we can expect more and more people to be commuting to and around the city on two wheels. But whether you’re thinking about a daily commute or just planning a ride for Brussels’ Car-Free Sunday...

Proving that thought-provoking social networking is appreciated in Brussels, Full Circle introduces its new high-profile programme, less than one year after launching the international professional club. Full Circle’s second season will be unveiled at a reception on Monday September 22 , providing...

The controversial taxi service Uber is offering its services free of charge in Brussels from today, Thursday, at 10.00 until 6.00 Sunday morning. Uber is offering such a service in view of Brussels’ ongoing Mobility Week, said its manager Filip Nuytemans on Wednesday. The taxi platform communicated...

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett (pictured) will perform an exclusive concert on the Grand Place in Brussels on Monday night, promoters announced yesterday. Earlier in the day rumours circulated that the American queen of pop would shoot a video in Grand Place, and it later emerged that the video would...

Delhaize will this week become the first supermarket chain in Belgium to launch a range of products based on insect protein. The chain will offer two sorts of savoury spread, branded Green Bugs, both containing mealworms. The spreads, despite clearly stating their origin on the label, contain no...