Brussels city council has said it is satisfied with the second edition of Summer Wonders, which was created as a sibling event to the popular Winter Wonders. “Giving figures on the number of visitors is difficult because we have yet to make an overall evaluation, but the various initiatives, shows...

A Brussels court is prohibiting the Belgian state from destroying €207 million worth of out-of-date anti-coronavirus products. The products include vaccines, medicines and tests which have reached their expiry date, Le Vif reports. The health ministry intended to get rid of them but the effort was...

An investigation by consumer protection agency Test Achats into Belgium's summer music festival has singled out Pukkelpop for charging customers a €16 fee to resell unwanted tickets. People looking to sell their tickets for last weekend's festival were required to use the festival's own exchange...

The 144th edition of Brussels’ Foire du Midi counted its one millionth visitor just before the fair drew to a close on 18 August. The five-week-long festival began on 13 July and featured 130 attractions. Most fair-goers (87%) were Belgian. “With peak visitor numbers between 20.00 and 22.00, we can...

Supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl are well known for selling low-cost products, but now they are in the spotlight for going too far, according to Het Nieuwsblad. The Belgian union for entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises, Unizo, the supermarket and specialist shop organisation...

Belgium is famous the world over for its beer, from classic brands to a growing range of artisanal and innovative products. This heritage and skill has been rewarded in this year’s World Beer Awards, held in London. In this prestigious international competition some 11 Belgian beers won prizes. No...

The first action in Brussels’ decolonisation plan took place in Cinquantenaire Park over the weekend. The event featured an audiovisual installation by Chaos Village that highlighted Belgium’s colonial past, Bruzz reports, along with slam performances by Kavena Gomos, Avery Bertrand Iradukunda and...

Major progress has already been made in works on the Gare Centrale metro station, which are expected to last until autumn 2027. Gare Centrale was first inaugurated in 1969, and this is the first time the station has been renovated on this scale. “The first objective is to improve passenger comfort...

Traffic on the motorways around Brussels increased again in 2023 compared to the previous year, but was still below pre-pandemic levels, according to figures from the Flemish Traffic Centre. Nevertheless, congestion in the evening rush hour has increased since 2019, Bruzz reports. While traffic...

A court in Bruges has sentenced two men to prison for pickpocketing as part of an effort to crack down on the crime, whose targets are mainly foreign tourists. A 49-year-old Romanian man was given two years in prison and his 44-year-old accomplice was given an 18-month sentence for charges of theft...