School holiday dates in Flemish and French-speaking schools in Belgium will be harmonised. New decree has been lodged this week to the Wallonia-Brussels parliament. Now some holidays in Flemish and French-speaking schools have different dates and this affects families in Brussels and the nearby suburbs who have children in both school systems. The anomaly arose […]

Saint Nicolas arrived in Brussels by boat on Tuesday morning. Children could watch him before he travels throughout the country to leave gifts by chimneys. The greeting event of Saint Nicolas arrival by boat has become very popular in Brussels region for the last few years. This year more than 1,200 children between five and […]

Stib, Brussels public transport operator, has lunched its own edition of Monopoly. It consists of bus, tram and metro stations and stations on the S-train suburban network. Stib Monopoly was devised by an employee in the Stib’s timetabling department who designs board games in his spare time. The game took about a year to develop […]

Brussels property investment firm Skyline Europe held a study shows that currently there are about 220,000 expats living in the country. It means that there are more expats living in Belgium than at any time in the past. Skyline spokesperson Kristof Schellekens said that Ghent and Antwerp are also both growing in terms of their […]

The Brussels branch of Belgium’s leading business school is hosting the free event on 29 November. Professor Dirk Buyens, the director of executive education programmes will give a talk on innovative convergence and an international networking reception. You will learn more how innovative convergence might be a dream comes true, or the bane of your […]

Brussels’ New Year’s Eve fireworks will be at the Atomium this year and not in the city centre. The decision to move the fireworks this year is because of repair works on the pedestrian zone. As well as the redesign of Place de Brouckère itself, there are several major building projects in the area, including […]

Winter Wonders officially opens in Brussels on Friday. The annual 22-metre Christmas has already been erected on Grand’Place in Brussels. Many twinkly lights are already everywhere and the stalls are waiting for visitors. The five week market and holiday-related activities kicks off at 17.30 on Friday with a Christmas Parade in Grand’Place featuring light artists. […]

Thirteen restaurants around Belgium are celebrating their first Michelin star. Three restaurants are upgraded from one to two Michelin stars in the latest guide, while the top tier of three stars remains occupied by just two restaurants: Hof Van Cleve in Kruishoutem and Hertog Jan in Zedelgem. In Brussels, Bon Bon, Le Châlet de la […]

Next Monday a town council meeting in Grimbergen will come to a decision if Brussels can be a host city for the Euro 2020 football tournament. 1,275 residents filled a complaint against the plan to build the new 60,000-seater Eurostadium on the site of Parking C at Heysel. Local officials will vote on granting planning […]

This week new road markings will be made at several busy junctions of Brussels ring. The Flemish roads and traffic agency AWV will be making changes to the road configuration around Strombeek-Bever, Groot-Bijgaarden and Zellik from Thursday 16 November until Tuesday 21 November inclusive. The new road markings – called “quick wins” – on the […]