Three people have been remanded in custody after the death of a seven-year-old boy in Merchtem, with the child’s uncle suspected of murder and the boy’s mother and her friend suspected of failing to ...

As we enter this rather warm month of August, many of our readers will be holidaying away and taking a well-deserved rest. Yet back in Belgium, new measures and laws come into place from the start of ...

Kick off the weekend with an evening of jazz, rhythm and blues, as Adam Hall and the Velvet Playboys take to the stage at The Music Village. The energetic group has earned a reputation for lively ...

The European Commission has approved two Dutch state-aid schemes worth €290 million to support sustainable aviation fuels. The Netherlands told the Commission it plans to introduce two programmes ...

Belgium is famous for its waffles, but the expression “wafelijzerpolitiek” (literally waffle iron politics) has nothing to do with food. Instead, it’s a distinctly Belgian term that captures one of ...

Ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations in Brussels, Ambassador Bill White is in buoyant spirits. The fireworks and flyovers are approved. The drone show is ready. Prime Minister Bart De Wever, ...

Belgian schools can be quite appealing – no tuition fees and the chance of becoming fluent in either French or Dutch offers great opportunities. However, navigating the various options within the ...

Belgium's politics is famously complicated, and people can often no longer see the forest for the trees. Therefore, The Brussels Times will provide an overview of the different political parties, how ...

Three years of disruption. Tens of millions of euros in public money. The symbolic heart of Europe's capital. And yet the redeveloped Schuman roundabout has become less a showcase for Brussels than a ...

On a grey Belgian spring day, people in dark suits hurry up and down Antwerp’s Hoveniersstraat carrying black leather briefcases. Some pause to talk with one another for a moment, but in the city’s ...

The summer is never quiet in Brussels, even in the three weeks between Belgian national day and the 15 August holiday when many businesses and organisations close. The Foire du Midi, Brussels’ big fun ...