4 days ago · After three shootings took place in less than 24 hours in the Brussels-Capital Region, the region's new Public Prosecutor Julien Moinil strongly denounced the lack of action to combat drug-related violence. The first shooting took place at the Clémenceau metro station in Anderlecht on Wednesday ...

5 days ago · The first Brussels Yarn Festival will take place at LaVallée in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean on February 15 and 16, the event organiser announced in a statement on Wednesday. Sewing, knitting, embroidery, and crochet will be showcased during the weekend through practical workshops, meetings, and exhibition ...

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6 days ago · Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is underway across Belgium. The Brussels Times outlines what to consider before enrolling your child in a school. Education is compulsory between the ages of five and 18, both for Belgians and international residents. Before enrolling your child, choosing ...

Jan 2, 2025 · There's no hiding that Belgium's energy policy has not been good throughout the Vivaldi legislature. It was directed by a dogmatic "green" minister [Tinne Van der Straeten (Flemish Greens/Groen) ed. note] who was absolutely determined to close Belgium's nuclear reactors. Europe as a whole has long been plagued by unreasonable anti-nuclear ideologues who make little effort to understand the ...

6 days ago · The new Federal Government led by Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) held its first Council of Ministers on Tuesday morning. Later in the day, the brand new PM will make his policy statement in parliament. The first Council of Ministers of the De Wever government started around 08:30 on Tuesday ...

2024 was marked by uncertainty and upheaval, with tensions rising around Europe and new challenges emerging within the Union. At the heart of this, Belgium has been rocked by elections that left the country without a government to act on policy decisions.

Oct 30, 2024 · Around one million employees in Belgium will see their wages increase at the start of 2025, thanks to Belgium's wage indexation system. Belgium is the only eurozone country besides Luxembourg in which both public and private wages are indexed to inflation.

6 days ago · Europe must be more clear-eyed in a harsher world and act according to its interests, including with Donald Trump’s America, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Tuesday. "Europe must face the world as it is," she said in a speech to EU ambassadors in Brussels. Decisions ...

Sep 30, 2024 · Belgium's largest airports are expecting major disruption as a result of the national demonstration taking place on Tuesday 1 October. Both Brussels and Charleroi Airport have cancelled most departing flights.