But what once was a Belgian and Dutch speciality saved for Sinterklaas has now become a global sensation with manufacturers shipping the biscuits worldwide. Brussels biscuit maker Maison Dandoy is one ...

'It's like the Wild West. For the first time, I'm considering moving away' - Cureghem residents despair at drug violence. Following a series of shootings and what has been seen as a "laughable" ...

Taken together, public authorities and international institutions take up about one third of office space in Brussels, experts estimate. And a 2024 study by CBRE showed that public sector transactions ...

Just like everything else in Belgium, prostitution is a complicated topic. With different rules in different parts of the country, and no clear message on what is and what isn’t allowed, a lot of ...

Mathieu Bihet (MR), often dubbed "Atomic Boy" in the press, has emerged as Belgium's most vocal defender of nuclear energy. In an exclusive interview, he tells The Brussels Times: "This isn't just a ...

Teachers at the European schools in Brussels are taking a series of actions to demand job stability, fair contracts, and equal rights for locally recruited staff, as well as union representation in ...

After a long wait, the €99 million project was revealed on Thursday. It marks the first time in its history that the emblematic 12,000 m² building will be fully opened to the public thanks to the ...

Art Deco is set to dominate Brussels's cultural agenda in 2025. This year marks the centenary of the first Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels, held in Paris from April to ...

The life and death of Charles V, who ruled Europe’s greatest empire from Brussels. Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was the most powerful man in Europe in the early 16th century, running a territory that ...

Woody Allen is synonymous with New York, Federico Fellini loved Rome while Jean-Luc Godard is indelibly linked with Paris. For Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, two-time winners of the Palme d’Or and ...

The Albert Canal was built for three primary reasons, as Liliane Stinissen of the Vlaamse Waterweg that manages it on the Flemish side (Société Publique Wallonie serves the Walloon side) succinctly ...