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The monks of Grimbergen Abbey, just outside Brussels, want to brew their own beer based on a centuries-old recipe. The beer currently known as Grimbergen is produced by mega-brewer Maes. Despite being called an ‘abbey beer’, it has never been brewed by monks or at an abbey. Launched in the 1950s, it simply carries the […]

According to a nine-month-long study – Place Sainctelette, Avenue Louise and Rue de la Loi are the least safe for cyclists streets in Brussels. 400 volunteers took part in the experiment between May 2017 and January this year, pushing a button on their bike handlebar connected by Bluetooth to their smartphone whenever they encountered a […]

If you want to learn everything you need to know to get a start-up off the ground – visit a free event that will be organized by ING on 17 May. Anne-Sofie van den Born Rehfeld – is the keynote speaker. Her business story is one of the best examples of a real success. Van […]

Members of Belgium’s federal parliament who fail to take part in enough votes will have their pay docked. The proposal received unanimous support (among those MPs who turned up to vote) but will not come into force until after the next elections in 2019. According to Het Nieuwsblad and De Standaard newspapers, members of parliament […]

Now it’s time to fill in online declarations and the printed form for your 2017 revenue. The deadline for filing a paper return is 29 June, while if you use the Tax-on-web service you have until 12 July, or 25 October if your accountant files on your behalf. Finance minister Johan Van Overtveldt said this […]

Flanders and Wallonia are preparing decrees that will ban smoking in cars when children are inside. In Valonia, the fine will be 150 euros. In Flanders, even more stringent measures will be applied – up to two years in prison and fines of up to 250,000 euros. “That may seem high, but it makes sense,” […]

The Tartine et Boterham association has designed a window sticker that will be given out to the city’s most authentic boulangeries and pâtisseries. They will be included to a searchable online database. A new label scheme will help people to identify the best artisan bakeries and pastry shops in Brussels. The group says it is […]

Google opened a new “digital workshop” inside Brussels Central station that will help 10,000 people a year to improve their online skills. The facility, which was inaugurated on Wednesday afternoon, will offer free workshops as well as access to online training courses and is open to all. The new centre can be found within the […]

According to the latest survey based on almost 50 000 responses, a full-time employee in Belgium earns on average €3,100 gross per month,. The research has been carried out every year since 1998 – but only covers Brussels and Flanders, not Wallonia. When the study began 20 years ago, the average monthly salary was 100,000 […]

World Cup matches will not be broadcast on big screens in public spaces in the centre of Brussels due to security reasons. In 2014, big screens were set up in squares like Grand’Place and Place Saint-Géry. Tens of thousands of football fans gathered at the City center to watch Red Devils matches. “Matches take place […]