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Flashback, the Vintage Festival

From 28 to 31 May 2015 at Brussels Expo. Vintage festival on the Glorious 30s, the Swinging Sixties, the Sexy Disco Seventies or Pop Eighties. With concerts, and a vintage market (Retrorama) with design, looks, fashion, advertising and graphic trends from 1950 to 2000. Еhis event is something you can’t miss! Address : Place de […]

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Belgium’s last pay phone removed at weekend

After one of the last pay phones in the country was removed before the weekend in Mons, the last remaining booth, in the Middelheimlaan in Antwerp, was also removed on Sunday, report Belgian media. Telecom operator Proximus notes that the telephones were hardly used anymore and therefore generate no revenue. Due to the widespread use […]

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Belgium comes fourth in Eurovision

Belgium came fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest, which aired last Saturday night live from Vienna. It was Wallonia’s turn to choose the country’s candidate, and a talent show search served up 19-year-old Loïc Nottet and his song Rhythm Inside, a fast-paced New Wave number that was a favourite among audiences and commentators during the […]

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20 km of Brussels

Whether you’re a jogger, an athlete, or anything but, this event has something for you. You could run, with 25,000 others, along the city’s finest avenues. Or just watch, applaud, and stroll around the stands set up for the occasion. START Sunday 31st may 2015 10:00 am PLACE OF DEPARTURE Parc du Cinquantenaire Brussels – […]

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Wage Watchers: How much does a student at a staffing firm earn?

We asked Lesley, 24, from Hoogstraten how much she earns and how she spends it – What do you do and how much do you earn? – Last summer, I worked at a temp agency in a student job. I was an administrative assistant and it was my job to support the permanent staff with […]

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Brussels Jazz Marathon 2015

Free jazz festival from Friday 22 till Sunday 24 May 2015, on the Grand-Place of Brussels, on the Sablon and on the Place Sainte-Catherine. The Jazz Marathon has more than 150 free concerts, 400 musicians, about fifty different places, and some podia outside: 3 days for eclectic jazz, blues, funk, Latin… Just follow your ears […]

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BRUSSELS ALWAYS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS!

A powerful new interactive tool “LET’S MEET in Brussels”! The new virtual version of Brussels’ famous guidebook gives readers a fresh view of the capital with a clear, concise layout and easy interactive control. Users can view information sheets, videos, photo slides and 360° visits – browsing by meeting size, area and hotel classification with […]

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Center of Brussels will be pedestrian in the summer of 2015

Announced by the Mayor Yvan Mayeur at the beginning of the year, the Boulevard Anspach will be pedestrian as of the 18 July 2015. On the long run, the pedestrian zone will spread and new parking lots will be created. At the end, the pedestrian zone should double and become one of the largest in […]

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May holidays cost employers €510 million

The concentration of public holidays in May is costing employers a total of €510 million, according to economists. May is unusual in having three public holidays: Labour Day on 1 May, Ascension on 14 May and Pentecost on 25 May. This concentration of three holidays in one month means a loss of income for small […]

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Family Day in the Coudenberg Palace

An activity-filled family day out awaits you in the Coudenberg Palace (Ancien Palais de Bruxelles), which was home to Charles V. The program includes an introduction to Renaissance dancing, a meeting with the Ommegang characters, guided tours, games dating from Breughel’s time, creation of heraldry, a costume workshop, etc. On May 17, 2015, enjoy “Family […]

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