Brussels Police resorted to the use of water cannon on Sunday in order to disperse a crowd of about 400 people who had gathered to attend an anti-Semitic rally that had been banned by Anderlecht mayor Eric Thomas. The independent MP Laurent Louis organised the extreme-right rally called Debout les...

Unions representing staff of Brussels-City have plans to strike on May 8, in protest at the city’s new parking policy. The action concerns office staff as well as workers in the municipality’s various services. The unions are angry at the new parking policy, which means an end to free parking cards...

Flemish politician Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium’ former prime minister and current president of the European Council, has published a book of essays called Europe in the Storm in which he describes his five years at the head of the EU. Van Rompuy focuses on the financial crisis when the euro zone...

More than 2,000 runners participated in Belgium’s first Wings for Life World Run in Ypres, West Flanders, on Sunday. The same race took place simultaneously in 34 other cities around the world. The Wings for Life World Run raises money for research into spinal cord injuries. 2,143 participants...

In 2013, seven new gangs formed in Brussels, bringing the total number of gangs in the city up to 36. The gangs recruited 140 new members altogether. There are currently 652 gang members active in Brussels, according to Sudpresse and La Capitale , based on figures from Interior Minister Joëlle...

Belgium's top-ranked chef, Peter Goossens of Hof Van Cleve in Kruishoutem, East Flanders, this week saw his restaurant slip 20 places in the top 50 international restaurants, as voted annually by Restaurant magazine. Goossens ( pictured ) falls from 25 last year to 45 this year; his remains the...

The elections on 25 May will see electronic voting machines installed in 209 of the 589 municipalities across Belgium. The remaining 380 municipalities will use the traditional method involving a paper list of candidates and a pen to mark preferences. More than half of voters will use electronic...

Brussels universities VUB (Vlaamse Universiteit Brussel) and ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) are celebrating their respective 45th and 180th anniversaries together on May 9. The festivities will take place on the eve of the Iris Festival, which celebrates the Brussels-Capital Region’s 25th...

Cave explorers have discovered a huge cave system in Sprimont, in the Belgian province of Liège. The caves are divided into a number of large halls and galleries with a river running through them. The actual discovery was made 1.5 years ago during quarry works, but the news is only now going public...