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16 December 2021

Balkan Trafik! 2022 to be held outdoors in the very heart of Brussels and Namur

Following two editions that were held online due to the health crisis, Balkan Trafik’s festival producer and programmer Nicolas Wieërs wanted to pull out all the stops with […]
15 December 2021

5 must-visit bars in Leuven

From beautiful abbeys to cosy brown bars and modern craft offerings, Leuven has everything to recommend itself to beer lovers, families and friends. Here’s a round-up […]
14 December 2021

5 healthy and well-priced restaurants in Brussels

Tasty, healthy food that comes at a reasonable price is often seen as a hard combination to find, but it’s becoming increasingly common and there is […]
13 December 2021

Uber is back to business in Brussels

On Friday December 10th, the parliament of the Brussels Region gave the green light to the proposed transitional ordinance that would allow the Uber platform to […]
13 December 2021

19-year old Belgian aviator astonishes the world with historic flight

Belgian 19-year-old pilot Zara Rutherford landed in South Korea on one of her stopovers in her attempt to become the youngest woman to fly solo around […]
10 December 2021

6 Unmissable local craft beers to try in Leuven

In the heart of Leuven just off the Grote Markt, sits a little shop called Leuven Leisure, where the friendly folk at Beer Hop await. With names that […]
10 December 2021

Festivals hope to “shine a light” this Christmas in Belgium

News about the Omicron variant has cast yet more gloom and dismay and thrown Christmas plans into disarray for countless people. The developments threaten to scupper […]
7 December 2021

Leuven Actually. Christmas shopping at its best

Most of us have a dreamlike idea of Christmas shopping. Snowflakes gently falling on our warm woollen hats while we stroll from twinkling emporium to cosy […]
6 December 2021

Like cinnamon rolls? This restaurant is opening a new branch in Ghent

During the colder months of the year, we people tend to indulge in comfort food. Yes, salads and fruit are very nice and all, yet when […]
5 December 2021

Belgium tightens measures for third week in a row amid new wave of Covid-19 cases

Belgium is implementing additional restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus, announced Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo during a press conference on Friday December […]
3 December 2021

Beloved Brussels fries shop gets a face lift

The refreshed Tabora “friterie” or fries shop, located on the Rue de Laeken in downtown Brussels, has opened its new shop on Monday, November 30th. The […]
1 December 2021

Brussels Airport handled 750 million vaccines over one year

Since the worldwide first vaccine flight that took off from Brussels Airport on 27 November 2020, more than 750 million vaccines have been shipped through the […]
30 November 2021

Caviar at Christmas? Why not

A Belgian company is doing its bit to save stocks of sturgeon, one of the world’s rarest but most endangered fish species. Sturgeon fishing in the […]
30 November 2021

Brussels Airport launches ‘Stargate project’ for a greener aviation

Brussels Airport’s Stargate project for greener aviation has been launched officially.Over the next five years the Belgian hub will be working with a consortium of 21 […]
28 November 2021

Antwerp, Leuven and Ghent cancel Christmas market and New Year’s Eve events

On Friday, Antwerp’s authorities decided to cancel three events of the Christmas festival “Winter Antwerpen,” due to the surge of Covid-19 cases. The festival will still […]
26 November 2021

Brussels Airport welcomed more than 1.3 million passengers in October

The month of October at Brussels Airport mirrored the month of September with more than 1.3 million passengers handled, 57% of the pre-crisis volumes and the best […]