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Van den Brandt calls for tighter federal rules on private e-scooters

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Antwerp joins Germany’s ICE network as direct Cologne trains begin

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Brussels nursery findings highlight the need to check Dutch-language provision

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What should you know before seeing Chers Parents at Charleroi’s Poche Théâtre?

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What will Brussels’ suicide prevention plan change, and where can residents find help now?

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BelgiumFederal politics, ministries, and the Concertation Committee.
  • BelgiumBelgian Politics

    Why is Van Bossuyt opposing Belgium’s evacuation of 13 students from Gaza?

  • BelgiumBelgian Politics

    Why are the FGTB and CSC calling a Brussels march over the federal budget?

  • BelgiumBelgian budget

    Will CD&V’s company-car red line survive Belgium’s budget negotiations?

  • BelgiumFederal politics

    Can De Wever’s coalition turn its crowded rentrée agenda into decisions?

  • BelgiumA high-pressure political return

    Can Bouchez challenge De Wever’s message without destabilising Belgium’s federal coalition?

  • BelgiumBelgian politics

    What did Belgium’s fiery party-leaders’ debate reveal about the political autumn?

  • BelgiumIndustrial relations

    Belgium recorded more strike action in 2025 than in any previous year

  • BelgiumA judicial pioneer dies

    Who was Anne Thily, Belgium’s first female prosecutor-general?

  • BelgiumBelgium’s unfinished reckoning

    What does the White March still mean to Belgium 30 years later?

  • BelgiumWildfire preparedness

    Did Belgium ignore warnings before the High Fens wildfire?

BrusselsCapital-region politics, STIB-MIVB, the 19 communes.
  • BrusselsBrussels housing and safety

    Avenue Louise fire kills one person as residents face the aftermath

  • BrusselsBrussels fire

    One person dies in Brussels apartment fire as crews complete their search

  • BrusselsChildcare and language

    Brussels nursery findings highlight the need to check Dutch-language provision

  • BrusselsBrussels road safety

    Van den Brandt calls for tighter federal rules on private e-scooters

  • BrusselsUpdated 9 September 2026, 16:19 CEST

    Police suspect deliberate blast after 30 residents evacuate Brussels apartment building

  • BrusselsBrussels public services

    What will Brussels gain from two more high-tech public toilets?

  • BrusselsBrussels housing crisis

    How many people are homeless in Brussels, and what will October’s count reveal?

  • BrusselsBrussels public space

    Can Brussels curb rats in its pedestrian zone while food keeps reaching the street?

  • BrusselsCasino concession

    Will Philippe Close step aside from the Brussels casino procedure?

  • BrusselsRail-air travel

    ICE service reconnects Brussels Airport to Europe’s high-speed rail network

FlandersVlaamse Regering, regional industry, the Belt of cities.
  • FlandersMechelen neighbourhood safety

    What do we know about the burglary and attempted break-in in Mechelen?

  • FlandersTurnhout

    Police investigate boy’s zipline fall at Turnhout fire brigade open weekend

  • FlandersLife across the language boundary

    Must Brussels Ring signs be bilingual, and what should drivers expect?

  • FlandersFlanders | Language and everyday life

    How did a Flemish butcher’s rabbit sign become an award-winning Dutch joke?

  • Flanders

    Nine detained after crowd attacks police during Ostend street disorder

  • FlandersLanguage rules meet mobility

    Must road signs on the Brussels Ring at Wemmel be bilingual?

  • FlandersSubsidy enforcement

    Can Flanders fine subsidy fraudsters €800,000 without a criminal trial?

  • FlandersA costly airport settlement

    Why did Flanders retreat in its €12.1 million airport dispute?

  • FlandersIndustrial heritage

    Why is Antwerp restoring the pipelines of its first petroleum age?

  • FlandersSkills for the transition

    Are climate-related courses becoming the new career choice in Flanders?

WalloniaL'exécutif wallon and the post-industrial transition.
  • WalloniaUpdated 9 September 2026, 02:00 CEST

    Fresh Hautes Fagnes flare-ups keep nearly 150 responders mobilised

  • WalloniaVisiting responsibly

    Can you still visit the Hautes Fagnes after the fire—and where must you stay away?

  • WalloniaPoverty and social policy

    Can Charleroi’s ‘precarity fair’ turn social hardship into a political reckoning?

  • WalloniaCharleroi mobility

    Where was parking free in central Charleroi during summer 2026?

  • WalloniaEducation dispute

    Can Liège’s renewed human chain shift the course of Glatigny’s school reforms?

  • WalloniaWallonia’s building workforce gap

    Can Wallonia fill the 10,600 construction jobs employers plan to recruit for in 2026?

  • WalloniaHIGH FENS WILDFIRE

    Scientists test wildfire prediction model during High Fens blaze

  • WalloniaInside public transport

    How does TEC Hainaut turn new recruits into bus drivers?

  • WalloniaWallonia transport strike

    LeTEC strike halts Charleroi buses and cuts one in three Liège-Verviers journeys

  • WalloniaWeather warning

    Yellow rain alert brought heavy showers to Wallonia and Brussels

InternationalEurope and the world, with a Brussels lens.
  • InternationalMiddle East escalation

    Saudi oil attacks widen regional conflict as Lebanon reports 12 killed in Israeli strikes

  • InternationalInternational | Aviation safety

    What do investigators know about the Miami cargo crash that killed five workers?

  • InternationalBelgium–Germany rail

    Antwerp joins Germany’s ICE network as direct Cologne trains begin

  • InternationalNetherlands investigation

    What do we know about the Belgian suspects in the deadly Overasselt shooting?

  • InternationalEurope’s space ambitions

    How does Charleroi fit into Europe’s bid for independence in space?

  • InternationalUpdated 8 September 2026, 23:26 CEST

    Wolf attack kills 64 sheep in France’s Vercors, farmer confirms

  • InternationalHimalayan flood disaster

    Nepal and Tibet flood death toll reaches 1,400, with 5,845 still missing

  • InternationalEnergy infrastructure

    What does Daniel V.’s arrest mean for Germany’s power-grid sabotage investigation?

  • InternationalEastern Mediterranean

    Cyprus ferry disaster: what is known as deaths rise to 14 and the search continues?

  • InternationalBerlin airport alert

    What caused Berlin airport’s partial evacuation, and were Brussels travellers affected?

SportRed Devils, Jupiler Pro League, Belgian cyclists and athletes.
  • SportElite sport-horse market

    What do six-figure foal sales at the Brussels Stephex Masters reveal about Belgian show jumping?

  • SportRoad to Waregem 2027

    Can Waregem’s Year of the Horse turn a European championship into a lasting legacy?

  • SportBelgian football

    What does the final Choc Wallon verdict mean for Standard and Charleroi?

  • SportWest Flanders transfer watch

    Why are West Flanders’ football clubs turning to teenagers before the new season?

  • SportWest Flanders football

    Can Van De Geuchte and Madiani change the balance in West Flanders’ provincial league?

  • SportJupiler Pro League

    Drammeh double gives Standard first win in lively Walloon derby

  • SportYouth, sport and rural community

    How did 540 KLJ members turn Groot Veerle into one vast summer camp?

  • SportA careful rebuild

    Can Sporting Charleroi turn smart transfers and coaching continuity into lasting stability?

  • SportBrussels celebrates

    What do Excelsior’s four European medallists reveal about Brussels athletics?

  • SportA ring for everyone

    Can Christophe Boeckx’s new Gentbrugge boxing gym bring more people into the ring?

Justice & InstitutionsFederal courts, sentencing and legal-system reform.
  • Justice & InstitutionsPolice accountability

    What is known about the Brussels officer detained over €25,000 taken during a search?

  • Justice & InstitutionsPolice accountability

    Why was a Brussels detective arrested over €25,000 missing during a house search?

  • Justice & InstitutionsCharleroi court

    Why did Charleroi judges impose eight years for attacking an ex-partner and her mother?

  • Justice & InstitutionsThreats against judges

    Why is Belgium’s judiciary warning politicians after the Grégory Lenoci judgment?

  • Justice & InstitutionsJustice and addiction

    Why did a Liège court impose a one-year prison term for selling two heroin wraps?

  • Justice & InstitutionsPartner violence in Liège

    What does the Liège partner-violence case mean for victims seeking help in Belgium?

  • Justice & InstitutionsJustice under pressure

    Why has the Grégory Lenoci verdict divided Belgium over justice and vigilantism?

  • Justice & InstitutionsBelgian justice

    Anne Thily, Belgium’s first woman prosecutor-general, dies in Liège

  • Justice & InstitutionsJustice reform

    Is Flanders ready for Belgium’s new Criminal Code?

  • Justice & InstitutionsUnderstanding Belgian justice

    What does Friday’s raadkamer hearing mean in the fatal Heusden-Zolder case?

BusinessListed firms, the BNB, the FEB-VBO benchmarks.
  • BusinessAI safety

    Anthropic researcher resigns and warns AI companies are outrunning safety

  • BusinessBrussels food businesses

    What does Fernand Obb’s financial restructuring mean for diners?

  • BusinessIndustry and employment

    Why does Clarebout want to close Mouscron 1, and what happens to its 392 workers?

  • BusinessRail meets aviation

    Can Brussels Airport make its first high-speed train in a decade pay off?

  • BusinessGrowth

    Has Belgium’s economy stalled just as the euro area starts moving again?

  • BusinessFederal budget

    Can Bouchez close Belgium’s €10 billion budget gap without raising taxes?

  • BusinessCrime and the cash economy

    What does Brussels-West’s €1 million cash seizure reveal about the illicit economy?

  • BusinessUrban events economy

    Sold-out Antwerp technorave faces neighbourhood protest over disruption and consultation

  • BusinessPublic transport finance

    Why has Belgium’s Court of Audit sharply criticised the financing of the Liège tram?

  • BusinessCity-centre retail

    5 things to know about Charleroi’s shop-window prize contest

LifestyleCulture, leisure, weekend reads, food and travel.
  • LifestyleCulture & everyday life

    What should you know before seeing Chers Parents at Charleroi’s Poche Théâtre?

  • LifestyleCulture and inheritance

    What should survive a lifetime? Charleroi exhibition opens a photographer’s family archive

  • LifestyleFinding Belgian food

    Which six Brussels restaurants have earned the Brusselicious label?

  • LifestyleCulture & everyday life

    What does the festival squeeze mean for a day out in Belgium?

  • LifestyleShelter and support

    5 things families need to know after Brussels loses 1,000 emergency shelter places

  • LifestyleWeekend travel

    Driving from Antwerp to Brussels this weekend? Here is what the E19 closure changes

  • LifestyleCelebrating in Belgium

    How can you plan a birthday restaurant surprise in Belgium without spoiling it?

  • LifestyleCulture meets city life

    Antwerp keeps door open to another major event at KMSKA after Amelie Lens show

  • LifestyleFive squares, one festival

    How can you make the most of Brussels Open Air Festival’s five dancefloors?

  • LifestyleBeer culture

    Belgian Beer Weekend draws about 73,000 visitors to central Brussels

HealthHospitals, public health, FAGG/AFMPS, Sciensano and care reform.
  • HealthMental health in Brussels

    What will Brussels’ suicide prevention plan change, and where can residents find help now?

  • HealthBelgian reproductive medicine

    What legacy does Frank Comhaire leave after the Ghent fertility pioneer’s death at 86?

  • HealthA Belgian surgical advance

    Can Leuven’s donor-tissue technique really end lifelong anti-rejection treatment?

  • HealthMigraine prevention

    Could a Brussels-backed study change how Belgium prevents migraine?

  • HealthCamp health alert

    Did a swim in the Ourthe infect seven Flemish teenagers with salmonella?

  • HealthClimate resilience

    Belgium faces vast care-building renovation gap as heatwaves intensify

  • HealthCancer research

    Can Antwerp’s planned Oncopolis bring cancer research closer to patients?

  • HealthSmoke-free hospitality

    Can a Leuven café’s split terrace ease Belgium into its 2027 smoking ban?

  • HealthChild vaccination

    Why is Flanders still using a pneumococcal vaccine that misses the strain killing children?

  • HealthRespect in healthcare

    What should patients know about Imelda Hospital’s campaign against aggression?

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