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The unfathomable scale of justice The hulking Palace of Justice in Brussels, where the main law courts are based, looms like a latter-day Acropolis over the old city. But few people alive have seen it ...
A first look inside the renovated Bourse and the Belgian Beer World For the first time in its history, the Brussels Bourse will be opened to the general public. Be the first to discover the building ...
Now that all votes have been cast and counted, Belgium's government formation process can start. The notoriously long negotiations that take place after general elections are evidenced by Belgium ...
Reviving the golden age of the luxury hotel in Brussels For nearly 100 years, the Grand Hotel Astoria was the destination in Brussels, frequented by dignitaries and celebrities. But it closed in 2007 ...
“If you do not allow support for the job of a sex worker, like a bookkeeper for example, then you are making sure that the work is de facto not recognised as an actual job. But eradicating ...
More than 100 volunteers worked non-stop for six hours on Thursday morning to decorate the Grand Place cobblestones with a giant floral artwork.
Airbnb's impact on Brussels' real estate market, with over 30% of properties in some areas converted into tourist accommodations.
By 1930, the Belgian authorities introduced ethnicity on Rwandan identity papers. The concepts of Hutu and Tutsi, initially social categories, would become ‘races’, and Rwandan society would slowly ...
Europe’s language revolution, now more visible than ever How successful are European countries at unifying their populations linguistically? Europe’s rapid linguistic transformation can now be ...
'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" ...
'Treated like Uber drivers': Why European school teachers are striking "People can lose their hours, or even their entire job, from one year to the next. That is a major problem for people who have ...