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The Brussels region is implementing penalties for motorbikes that are too noisy, according to mobility minister Elke Van den Brandt (Groen).
The number of fines handed out by the municipality of Ixelles for noise pollution have doubled since 2018, according to new figures.
The long-running saga of noise pollution caused by airplanes landing and taking off from Brussels-Zaventem airport is not going away any time soon, after another successful appeal against the curr
A new law requiring emergency vehicles such as ambulances and police cars to sound their sirens at all times of the day when not obeying the Highway Code has been put on hold.
Charleroi Airport should not be extended and no flights should land there after 23.00, campaigners have said.
In a little more than a year, the sirens on emergency vehicles in Brussels will become quieter.
Flanders' environment minister has lodged an appeal with Belgium's highest court in a row over who is responsible for regulating noise pollution at Brussels Airport.
More than 500 protestors marched to Brussels Airport on Sunday to criticise plans for further expansion in light of environmental and public health concerns.
Residents and shopkeepers in Brussels’ Flagey neighbourhood say drug dealers have made the area difficult to live in.