Brussels is the most cosmopolitan city in Europe, being home to 189 nationalities with almost 40% of its residents being foreign nationals. Values of openness and respect for diversity are strongly ...

If there is one thing that puzzles every Brussels newcomer consistently, it is the country’s garbage collection system. Beyond the fact that bags can be collected directly from the street – which ...

Europe’s cocaine trade is booming and the drug’s gateway of choice is now the port of Antwerp. As the market has grown, so too have the drug gangs who find ever more ingenious ways to smuggle it in, ...

Protesting Leuven students calling for “Leuven Vlaams” (A Flemish Leuven) being clubbed by Belgian gendarmerie, the paramilitary federal force, on 18 January 1968 at the height of the turmoils.

Before the European Union, before the Treaty of Rome, there was Benelux. The trailblazing economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg paved the way for the European project that followed ...

Pension reforms were the hot topic in Belgium this week, triggering nationwide strikes and protests. But whilst politicians and economists maintain that we need to rethink how we pay for our elderly, ...

Anyone venturing outdoors in Brussels during these cold winter days will likely have noticed it is harder to breathe. The persistent cold weather plays a key role in this. Luckily, air quality will ...

Cycling to work is not only good for people's health, but also good for their wallet – or in Belgium, at least. Employees receive compensation for every kilometre they ride, with some cyclists earning ...

A total of 134,343 customers applied to switch banks using the free Bankswitching service in 2024, according to sector federation Febelfin on Tuesday. In 2023, the service received 119,517 ...