Europe Belgium Brussels authorities want to encourage more non-Belgians to exercise their right to vote in municipal elections; while 36,9% of the capital’s inhabitants are non-Belgian, only 15% (both EU and non-EU nationals) voted in the last municipal elections
Europe Belgium With 280 days until the elections, the Workers' Party of Belgium, the Reformist Movement, the social-liberal party DéFI and the New Flemish Alliance launched their campaigns at three levels: federal, regional and European
Europe Belgium Brussels is trying to address the problem of fragmented transport modes in Belgium's regions with a multimodal app that combines all transports
Europe Belgium Linguistic diversity is posing unique challenges, especially within the legal system, where language barriers can complicate matters; Brussels is a melting pot of cultures and languages, and only 41% of its inhabitants are Belgian by birth
Europe Belgium Nine life-size wooden elephants, designed by South African artist Andries Botha, took over Brussels' Grand Place as part of the Flowertime festival, which opened in the capital on Friday 11 August
Europe Belgium French energy company Engie and the Belgian government signed contract documents setting out the terms and conditions for the restart of the Doel 4 and Tihange 3 reactors in the winter of 2025
Europe Belgium Access to the permanent collections of the Belgian federal museums will be today and for the weekend in honour of the 10th anniversary of King Philip's reign
Europe Belgium Consumer rights organisation Test Achats has asked the Belgian Competition Authority to launch an investigation into 'greedflation' as supermarket prices remain high
Europe Belgium Ryanair management has until midday on Friday to make a proposal on pilot salaries or they will go on strike on the weekend of 15 and 16 July, the Belgian Cockpit Association and the unions CNE and ACV Puls announced
Europe Belgium The umbrella organisation for the homeless in the Belgian capital, Bruss'help, counted 7.134 homeless and ill-housed people in the Brussels region, a 19% increase since the last count
Europe Belgium Companies that increase their profits during periods of inflation through unnecessary price increases - known as 'greedflation' - have cost the average Belgian €3.200 over the past two years, a new study has estimated
Europe Belgium Pensions Minister has proposed that people who continue working beyond the age of early retirement should receive a one-off pension of up to €22.650
Europe Belgium The country entered the Council of Europe's Register of Damage Caused by Russia's Aggression in Ukraine