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What’s on this week: 4 to 10 April

How did the skateboard achieve evolve into its iconic shape? That is a key question raised in the Design Museum ’s new exhibition Skateboard that explores the development of skateboard design over seven decades. It features some 100 legendary boards from handmade 1950s models to Damien Hirst...

Expat Q&A: How to qualify for paid educational leave in Brussels

Did you know that in Brussels, as in the rest of Belgium, workers are entitled to paid educational leave? Thanks to this invaluable right, all employees can undergo training, further their studies, and develop new skills throughout their careers while continuing to receive their salaries. In this...

Disagreement over who is responsible for picking up waste at tram stops

Litter at tram stops and on the tracks in Brussels is often going unaddressed as municipalities, the region and public transport operator Stib disagree over who is responsible for cleaning it up. The problem is especially pronounced in the municipality of Jette, where residents have observed a...

Etterbeek and US at odds over new embassy site

The Brussels municipality of Etterbeek is at odds with the United States over the future site of the new American embassy. Local authorities say the Americans began security work on the site near Merode without a permit, Bruzz reports, and the Americans responded to the official cease and desist...

Contest offers 900 free Interrail passes for young Belgians

Some 900 young Belgians could receive a free Interrail pass allowing them to travel through some 30 European countries thanks to the DiscoverEU initiative from the European Commission. Belgians born between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 are invited to submit their applications between 2 April and 16...

‘Slow Looking Saturday’ - Post-heroic commemorations

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 18:35

Slow Looking Saturday is a museum series taking place during the temporary exhibition ‘Presence of the Past – a Photo Album’. 

Every first Saturday of the month at 14:30, come and delve into a topic of the exhibition through specific photographs for an hour. A facilitator will accompany you and the group to look at a photograph at a different pace and take the time to reflect on it. Collectively the sessions will cover all the rooms in the exhibition, through the slow looking practice and learning of historical facts based on the group’s observations and reflections.

Almost 27,000 long-term unemployed in Brussels risk losing benefits

Controversy is continuing over Belgium’s plans to cut unemployment benefit for anyone remaining out of work for more than two years. This proposal, part of the unemployment reform law, is one main reason for the country’s recent strike wave. Belgium is currently one of the only European countries...

Stib investigating how metro carriages became detached

Brussels public transport operator Stib has said that it is investigating how a metro train’s carriages became detached in an incident last week near Elisabeth station. Footage shared online showed a Stib metro train on line 2 losing two carriages as it departed for Ribaucourt. No one was injured...

Lady Gaga to play in Belgium for first time in seven years

Lady Gaga will return to Belgium for the first time in seven years with a concert at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp on Tuesday 11 November, it has been announced. The American performer will take the stage as part of her comeback tour, The Mayhem Ball, promoting her new album, Mayhem. Tickets will be...

Colruyt plans to sell off its least profitable supermarkets

Belgian supermarket chain Colruyt is looking into selling its least profitable stores and petrol stations in France, citing strong competition there. The retail group said that it was examining "various strategic options" for its integrated retail activities in France, which include Colruyt stores...

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