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World’s best padel players return to Brussels for the Premier Padel Tournament

Brussels will host the fourth edition of the Brussels Premier Padel Tournament over the Easter weekend, marking the second European stop of the 2025 Premier Padel season. The event will take place

5 days ago

Sport

Young buyers boosted real estate sales in Belgium during first quarter

In the first three months of 2025, Belgium saw a jump in real estate sales, according to the notary federation Fednot. Bart van Opstal, a Fednot spokesperson, explained that more young buyers

6 days ago

Politics

Trade union leaders mark 80 years of anti-fascist resistance in Brussels

On the 80th anniversary of the defeat of fascism in Europe, members of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) gathered in Brussels to pay tribute to resistance fighters of the

7 days ago

Society

Belgium’s interior minister unveils plan to merge police zones in Brussels

Belgium’s Interior minister Bernard Quintin (MR) has finalised a plan to merge Brussels’ six local police zones into one unified command, headed by a single police chief. The proposal, outlined to Brussels

1 week ago

Politics·Society

Leuven and Brussels host first European Running Championships

The inaugural European Running Championships will take place in Leuven and Brussels this weekend. More than 300 professional athletes will take part in one of the six races, and the Belgian team

2 weeks ago

Sport

Excavation of former hospital graveyard sheds new light on Brussels’ social history

Dozens of human skeletons have been found in what was once a 13th-century hospital graveyard during work to install new water pipes and tram tracks in Brussels. The remains of at least

2 weeks ago

Society

No breast cancer screening invitation for Brussels women due to absence new government

No women in Brussels have yet been invited for a mammogram in 2025, reported the magazines “Medi-Sphere” and “Le Spécialiste” on Wednesday. In the absence of a fully-fledged new Brussels government, funding

2 weeks ago

Society

Tariff battle pushes Brussels Bel20 index below 4,000 points

The Brussels stock exchange closed deep in the red again on Monday. The Bel20 index lost 3.99 per cent, dropping to 3,930.25 points, the first time since August 2024 that it closed

2 weeks ago

Business

254 fallen soldiers commemorated in Brussels on Veterans Day

A ceremony was held on Monday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Brussels to commemorate Belgian military personnel who lost their lives during operations since 1945. A total of 254

2 weeks ago

Society

Brussels and international trade: a verified growth driver

In a changing economic context, international trade plays a key role in the prosperity of the Brussels Region. At a time when certain countries, such as the United States, are stepping up

2 weeks ago

Society

Brussels researchers display mycelium-based fashion and furniture at Milan Design Week

Researchers from Brussels are travelling to Milan Design Week with designs based on mycelium, the root structure of fungi. They have processed the material to create an alternative to animal or synthetic

2 weeks ago

Arts & Entertainment

Hundreds demonstrate in Brussels for ‘dignified and affordable’ housing

Several hundred people have on Sunday afternoon taken to the streets in Brussels to demand “dignified and affordable” housing, as part of the European Housing Action Day. The organisers, including the Brussels

2 weeks ago

Society

Cultural Compass: Crystal Ship returns to Ostend, iconic photographs and adventurous new expos

Every Sunday, Belga English picks its favourite events from the cultural agenda. This week: Ostend’s yearly Crystal Ship returns with an exciting international line-up, renowned photographer Steve McCurry brings his most famous

2 weeks ago

Arts & Entertainment

‘Moroccan measles variant’ found in Brussels sewage water

Research by KU Leuven university shows that the so-called “Moroccan variant” of the measles virus has been found in sewage water in Brussels. Morocco is currently facing a large measles outbreak, but

1 month ago

Society

EU warns that Ukraine must participate in negotiations on its future

Brussels was wary of rumors about possible negotiations between the USA and Russia without Kiev’s participation. EU representatives emphasized that any decisions taken in such a format would not have international legitimacy.

1 month ago

Ukraine

EU Parliament debates €20m plan for monthly scaffolding

Brussels – Officials in the European Parliament are evaluating a €20 million proposal for the monthly dismantling of scaffolding to ensure the debating chamber remains accessible during renovation works, the Telegraph reported.

1 month ago

Politics

Cultural Compass: Antwerp Spring Festival, Beauty as Resistance and a gendered affair at MoMu

Every Sunday, Belga English picks its favourite events from the cultural agenda. This week: Spring fills Antwerp with international music, imaginative works by one of Ghent’s mainstay photographers, gender’s influence on

1 month ago

Arts & Entertainment

Brussels, my love? A democratic Syria – realistic or just a pipe dream?

In this edition of our talk show from Brussels, the participants discuss the new beginning in Syria, the continuation of diplomacy in Ukraine and the allegations of bribery in connection with the

1 month ago

World

Brussels’ only outdoor pool to close after 5 years

World’s best padel players return to Brussels for the Premier Padel Tournament

Young buyers boosted real estate sales in Belgium during first quarter

Trade union leaders mark 80 years of anti-fascist resistance in Brussels

Belgium’s interior minister unveils plan to merge police zones in Brussels

Leuven and Brussels host first European Running Championships

Excavation of former hospital graveyard sheds new light on Brussels’ social history

No breast cancer screening invitation for Brussels women due to absence new government

Tariff battle pushes Brussels Bel20 index below 4,000 points

254 fallen soldiers commemorated in Brussels on Veterans Day

Brussels and international trade: a verified growth driver

Brussels researchers display mycelium-based fashion and furniture at Milan Design Week

Hundreds demonstrate in Brussels for ‘dignified and affordable’ housing

Cultural Compass: Crystal Ship returns to Ostend, iconic photographs and adventurous new expos

‘Moroccan measles variant’ found in Brussels sewage water

EU warns that Ukraine must participate in negotiations on its future

EU Parliament debates €20m plan for monthly scaffolding

Cultural Compass: Antwerp Spring Festival, Beauty as Resistance and a gendered affair at MoMu

Brussels, my love? A democratic Syria – realistic or just a pipe dream?

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