1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (315+ words) The City of Brussels has set up a pest control task force and tripled the budget for rat control efforts, Philippe Close, Mayor of the City of Brussels has announced after videos emerged showing a rat infestation in the pedestrian…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (251+ words) The 23-year-old man who was arrested at the Brussels South railway station with a loaded Kalashnikov last week says that he came into possession of the military grade weapon by chance and had come to Belgium to sell it. The…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (404+ words) Europe must take responsibility for protecting its southern border, Prime Minister Bart De Wever (Flemish nationalist N-VA) insisted, following a meeting with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, in Rome. He thanked Meloni in Italian for the warm welcome. At the…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (401+ words) The pedestrian zone on the Anspachlaan in the City of Brussels is plagued by a new rat infestation. Discarded fast-food scraps and bread are a real treat for these critters. On Saturday evening, passers-by in the pedestrian zone at the…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (296+ words) Belgian Asylum and Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt (Flemish nationalist N-VA - pictured) is opposed to allowing 13 Palestinians from Gaza to come and study in Belgium, despite the fact that they have been awarded a scholarship and a visa, she told…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (382+ words) The Ketelpoort or Kettle Gate stood on the Ketelvest—a defensive moat or water channel dug to connect the Rivers Scheldt and Leie. The Ketelvest waterway is said to have bubbled or churned like a boiling cauldron or 'ketel' in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (365+ words) The City of Brussels plans to build a new Dutch-medium school campus on the Thurn & Taxis site. The campus will accommodate 800 pupils and will combine primary and secondary education with sports facilities. The final design of the campus will be…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (169+ words) "Stop targeting Belgian politicians" FM Prévot tells US Ambassador White On Instagram, White had posted an AI-generated image of Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke with the caption: “Damages every form of joy in life”. Above it, he wrote: “Who’s the biggest…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (232+ words) After his meeting with US Ambassador Bill White Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot released a statement. White had been summoned to the Foreign Ministry after poking fun with Belgian Deputy Premier, Health and Social Affairs Minister Frank Vandenbroucke (Flemish socialist…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (207+ words) People from Brussels took to the streets of the Belgian and Flemish capital last weekend in search of wild yeasts on fruit trees. There are many different types of yeast in Brussels, both on fruit and in the air. These…...