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This organised walking tour will take you through the nooks and crannies of Brussels' historic centre and soak in the stories of the 19th and 20th centuries. An array of anecdotes such as the legend ...
The Brussels universities on both sides of Belgium's linguistic border – the Dutch-speaking VUB and the Francophone ULB – have literally and figuratively built a bridge between them by opening a ...
Local police in Antwerp conducted raids on Wednesday morning at three locations as part of an ongoing judicial investigation into illegal circumcisions. Two of the searches took place in the Jewish ...
Savings accounts with Belgian banks have a much lower interest rate than in most other Eurozone countries, according to new data from the European Central Bank (ECB). In Belgium, the average interest ...
Six inmates escaped at around 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday from Saint-Hubert penitentiary, according to the prison administration, which clarified an earlier report in Het Nieuwsblad that initially ...
Like Trump, I've hit my first one hundred days in the job. It was a scary yet thrilling move to leave a legacy publication like the Financial Times and a decision I didn’t take lightly, writes former ...
An international network accused of laundering money was dismantled, the Spanish police announced on Wednesday. Among the 17 people arrested, one was in Belgium. According to Europol, which ...
Belgian municipalities with high crime rates experience a paradoxical boom in business activity, according to new economic research. The three top municipalities are all located in the ...
The municipality of Anderlecht in Brussels won the Prix de l’Entreprise CAP48 2025 on Tuesday evening for its efforts in including individuals with disabilities. CAP48 is an RTBF-founded Belgian ...
In Brussels, Roma begging is a highly visible yet widely misunderstood phenomenon. Many assume it is part of a criminal network, but experts and organisations working closely with the Roma community ...
In Switzerland, a duck was recorded flying at 52 kilometres per hour in a 30 km/h zone, potentially making it its second offence. The Köniz municipal government, near the Swiss capital of Bern, shared ...