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  About 650 drivers in Belgium each year are fined for driving too slowly. According to the interior ministry’s figures, 150 fines applied to motorway drivers who were caught doing less than 70kph. The other 500 fines were issued on smaller roads. The Belgian highway code states that “no driver should block the normal flow […]

The results of an annual nationwide study show how Belgians changed their tastes and habits in beer-drinking. Beer appreciation is at an all-time high according to Beer & Society’s 12th annual Beer Barometer, based on responses from a self-selecting sample of 8,000 people. Beer remains the drink of choice in cafes, nightclubs and at family […]

Extra capacity will be needed for schools in the Brussels-Capital region by 2025 According to the Brussels Institute of Statistics and Analysis (Ibsa) 38,000 extra places expected to be needed in both Dutch- and French-speaking schools, at nursery, primary and secondary level,. The highest increase is expected to see at secondary schools with an additional […]

According to the figures in the annual report for 2016 from regional parking agency parking.brussels about 1,000 extra cyclists took to the streets of Brussels in the past year. The report claims there are 22,464 cyclists in the Brussels region – more than double the 9,500 recorded in 2008. However cycle use still only accounts […]

Busy weekend is expecting for Brussels Airport caused by the start of the summer holidays. Humanoid robot will greet and help 230,000 travellers. The robot, named Bruce Pepper, can read boarding passes, inform passengers of their boarding gate, tell the weather in real time, direct people to the nearest toilet and provide other practical information […]

Jamie McCourt, former baseball team co-owner has been nominated as an US ambassador to Belgium by President Donald Trump. McCourt is currently an attorney and investor in Southern California and a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers with her ex-husband, Frank McCourt, until 2011. The former ambassador, Denise Bauer, served in the position since 2013 […]

German luxury car maker Audi has announced that it will start production of a second model of electric car at its plant in Forest. Starting next year, the Brussels plant will already produce an SUV called e-tron. The same factory will start production before 2019 of the e-tron Sportback, a fully electric-powered sports coupe. This […]

To test out an electric bicycle for a month is possible for free of charge in Wallonia. 36 participating bike stores offer 72 bikes around the region The scheme is already fully booked for June and July – but 216 bookings are now available for August, September and October. Users can register online at www […]

This summer an outdoor public swimming pool will appear in Brussels next to Bozar. The pool is a result of collaboration between Bozar and the campaign group Pool is Cool A skate ramp and graffiti wall will also be set up. Pool is Cool has been actively campaigning for an outdoor swimming pool in the […]