Europe Belgium The popularity of rock climbing is growing in Brussels and soon enthusiasts will be able to practice it in the Saint-Antoine church in the Forest district, which will be used as a climbing hall
Europe Belgium Belgian households have seen the sharpest rise in domestic energy costs of any EU capital in the past year according to latest study by the European Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Europe Belgium Despite the significant drop in Ukrainian refugees arriving, asylum seekers numbers are much higher than regular figures and people are still needed to offer temporary accommodation
Europe Belgium According to a new report by the National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology, domestic violence is responsible for around 10% of deaths nationwide; 30-49 year olds are the group most affected by domestic violence
Europe Belgium The country will ban round goldfish tanks as they cause stress to the fish; government documents state that round tanks have a smaller water surface area than square or rectangular ones, affecting the oxygen uptake capacity of the water
Europe Belgium According to a report by Het Laatste Nieuws, US President Biden's visit to the city has been accompanied by about 50 vehicles and 500 to 1.000 staff members, at an estimated cost of €6,8 million, or €2.368 per minute
Europe Belgium More car-free Sundays and a speed limit of 110 km/h on motorways - as in the Netherlands - are among the proposals made by the Groen party to reduce fuel consumption in Belgium
Europe Belgium The Brussels government approved its taxi ordinance in a second reading at the end of last week; rideshare platforms like Uber and Bolt have reacted with cautious optimism, but a truce seems closer
Europe Belgium The Belgian Federal Food Agency (FAVV) has warned of the possible presence of MDMA in champagne bottles sold online, following reports of intoxication from the Netherlands and Germany
Europe Belgium The Brussels-based European Commission has authorized the marketing of house crickets as food in the EU, the third insect approved; it is a major breakthrough given the high amount of quality proteins, low cost and low environmental impact of this food
Europe Belgium During the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, antibiotics prescriptions dropped by 57%; the study has been led by Dr. Morreel of the University of Antwerp on anonymized patient data from doctors' offices
Europe Belgium The journey of Zara Rutherford has been successfully completed with her landing at Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport, making the 19-year-old Belgian the youngest woman pilot to fly solo around the world
Europe Belgium The artists of the Fandax Collective have brought a new form of art to Brussels streets by highlighting odd marks on the walls with tiny picture frames, then adding a title to the random shape they have framed