Manneken-Pis, literally “little man pee,” in the Dutch dialect of Marols or “le petit Julien,” in French, is one of Brussels’ most famous and beloved citizens. But what’s the story behind this iconic, ...

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 ...

Remembering the 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster in Brussels Liverpool FC’s return to Brussels on Thursday marks a sad chapter of football and Belgian history which killed 39 people (mostly Italians).

More than 100 volunteers worked non-stop for six hours on Thursday morning to decorate the Grand Place cobblestones with a giant floral artwork.

“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 ...

Echoes of elegance: Brussels celebrates the Art Deco centenary As Brussels gears up to toast 100 years of Art Deco, expect a feast of geometric glamour, Roaring Twenties nostalgia and cultural whimsy.

EU’s energy future hinges on renovated homes—but are we moving fast enough? Energy-efficient homes could save Europe €312 billion annually by 2050, new study shows.

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

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 ...

Brussels’ office bailouts: Empty floors, full price, no spies As much as 25% to 35% of all Brussels office space is vacant. Millions of square metres are unused, with buildings often even lit up ...

The Brussels canal that carried a century From sourcing half of Flanders’ drinking water to shaping the future of sustainable transit, the Albert Canal provides Belgium with more than just a scenic ...

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 ...