Charles’s story began on February 24, 1500, at the Prinsenhof Palace in Ghent when he was born as the son of Philip the Fair, ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands and Joanna of Castile, daughter of ...

The statue of the “pissing boy,” as he is commonly called, has led a long and not always easy life, surviving the bombardment of Brussels in 1695 and various wear and tear over the centuries.

This week, Liverpool FC are back in Brussels for only the second time since the deadly Heysel Stadium Disaster on 29 May 1985 – where 39 football fans were killed because of fan trouble caused by ...

"Usually we use begonias but this year we went for dahlias," Houba said. "This is a very strong flower that exists in many different colours, which is easier to use for the design of the flower carpet ...

As we walked to the scene of the recent shootings, Deweer-Vanmeerhaeghe pointed to the litter and furniture strewn across the pavements. "This has also worsened. Almost every week, entire living room ...

Facing the entrance to the Brussels central boulevard, the 29-storey tower of the Rogier Centre, was topped by a giant Martini ad hoarding that gave it its nickname. At 117 metres tall, this flagship ...

“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 ...

The Brussels Art Nouveau & Art Deco (BANAD) festival, running over a fortnight, offers rare access to the capital’s Art Nouveau and Art Deco gems through guided outdoor tours, concerts, lectures, ...

The FN Herstal strike is featured in the group’s history display panels jotted around the factory, alongside other company landmarks, like the acquisition of Japan’s Miroku a year earlier and the ...

Underlining this view is the Boghossian Foundation’s exhibition, Echoes of Art Deco (an excellent title for a term that is evocative rather than self-explanatory). The foundation’s home, the ...

Freedom of expression and the protection of journalists are among the fundamental principles in the EU but when they are ...

Rwanda had been a German colony since 1885, but the Belgians drove them out in 1916 during the First World War, and in 1924, the League of Nations officially gave Belgium a mandate over Ruanda-Urundi ...