Have you ever had a brilliant business idea but didn’t know how to make it happen? Maybe you’re tired of your employer and dream of establishing your own company in Belgium. Or are you already running a business but struggling to keep afloat on the tide of paperwork? If you answered yes to any of...

Celebrating the bite-sized: Festival XS is a circus, dance and performance feast at Théâtre National until Saturday. Each evening, some 100 artists – both seasoned and up-and-coming - deliver 20 short shows from 18.00. Each performance is between five and 25 minutes; you can purchase a pass on the...

People often struggle to suggest hotels in their own cities – after all, we don’t stay in them and visitors usually stay with us. But with all the traffic Brussels receives for meetings and conferences and tourism, there are many options of places to stay, from the grand hotel chains to the tiny...

A series of pension reforms have been approved by the parliamentary committee for social affairs. The changes to the law, which still have to be voted on in parliament, include the scrapping of the provision that civil servants could include study years in calculating their retirement age. The new...

The organisers of Sunday’s Hart Boven Hard (HbH) demonstration in Brussels against the government’s cost-cutting policies are expecting as many as 20,000 participants and onlookers to turn out, a spokesperson said. The Grand Parade will begin at North station at 13.00. Rather than the usual...

The Brussels-Capital Region aims to radically improve its policy on homelessness in the capital, said ministers Céline Fremault (CDH) and Pascal Smet (SP.A) at a press conference. The ministers announced that the Region will instate a new body to keep personal files and organise year-round shelter...

The Brussels-based luxury chocolate brand Pierre Marcolini, by far the most successful Belgian chocolatier with 30 boutiques scattered all over the world, has built an empire since opening in 1995. Marcolini chocolate shops can be found in many countries from France to Japan, and now in England, as...

Born in 1948, Antwerp artist Jan Vanriet was the star of the show at the opening of the Roberto Polo gallery in November 2012. This is his second exhibition in this gallery. The gallery has almost doubled in area since then, following the addition of the neighbouring retail space. It’s a huge,...

Slowly but surely, summer vacation is on its way. And whether you plan to stay near or to head to hot climates, you’re likely looking forward to taking that first refreshing dip on a hot day into a cool pool. So it’s the perfect time of year to look into swimming lessons if you or your child want...

About 75% of the Belgian population look up medical advice on the internet, while 23% consult the internet for health information instead of their doctor, according to a survey of 2,225 people conducted by the website Gezondheid en Wetenschap (Health and Science), a Flemish online platform for...