A new church will be placed on the van Meyer square in the Brussels commune of Etterbeek. The Brussels-Capital Region has awarded a building permit to the church wardens who own the plot of land where the church is to be built. A neo-gothic church used to exist in that exact same place, but […]

  New Etterbeek creche is among the largest in Belgium with room for 180 babies and toddlers The 3,600m² creche employs 60 staff and has been divided into 12 groups, each with a maximum of 15 children. Each group has its own play area, nap room and changing facilities. The opening substantially increases creche capacity […]

  A four-day working week for staff aged 55 and over without any loss of pay or pension contributions has been introduced by The Brussels municipality of Saint-Josse. The voluntary measure aims to improve work-life balance for the council’s longest-serving staff, while also opening up new opportunities for younger jobseekers. Of the 120 municipal staff […]

  Second Belgian outlet of popular UK noodle chain Wagamama is to open in the pedestrian zone of Brussels in February. The popular restaurant, specialising in Japanese-inspired noodle dishes and food, is present in Belgium since 2005. Its new Brussels branch will occupy the recently-inaugurated Crystal City shopping centre in Boulevard Anspach. The commercial project […]

  After 10 years of renovation works and several delays Saint-Josse’s municipal swimming pool has reopened to the public. The public baths, housed in a 1933 Art Deco building, have been closed since 2010. The reopening comes at a time when capacity in Brussels’ swimming pools is limited due to several closures for repair works, […]

  Belgium’s rail network will get self-driving trains in 2026 approximately. The main expextations from the novelty is to improve punctuality and capacity of Belgian railways. Belgian rail network operator Infrabel has set aside an €8 million budget over the next five years to develop the new automated technology. A driver will remain on-board at […]