Protesting Leuven students calling for “Leuven Vlaams” (A Flemish Leuven) being clubbed by Belgian gendarmerie, the paramilitary federal force, on 18 January 1968 at the height of the turmoils.

Brussels’s iconic Academy of Sciences played host to the highly anticipated third edition of the Digital Ocean Forum (DOF2024) on June 13, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council ...

It was one of the largest prisoner-of-war (POW) camps in western Europe, holding nearly 60,000 Germans from March 1945 to August 1946. Yet today Prisoner-of-War Camp 2228 looks like a non-descript ...

Europe’s cocaine trade is booming and the drug’s gateway of choice is now the port of Antwerp. As the market has grown, so too have the drug gangs who find ever more ingenious ways to smuggle it in, ...

With the war in Ukraine sparking the biggest rethink of energy policy in recent years, a crisis looms for European policy-makers, for its heavy industries and for its hard-pressed consumers. However, ...

The ‘green’ in Green Belt? You can take that literally cycling the lush loop encircling Brussels. This 126-km bike route is a grab bag of enticing vistas, sweeping landscapes, verdant valleys, elegant ...

Belgian elections guide: What Belgium's parties stand for Seven political parties are in the current Belgian government coalition, while more will compete in the June 9 elections. The Brussels Times ...

Xmas is just around the corner and if you're planning a short trip in Europe then don’t miss out on all the great experiences the spirits sector and its partners can offer in all the beautiful places ...

Brussels is the most cosmopolitan city in Europe, being home to 189 nationalities with almost 40% of its residents being foreign nationals. Values of openness and respect for diversity are strongly ...

2024 has been unusually frenetic. Here are the highlights through the lens of The Brussels Times.

24 April marks the 10th anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building in Bangladesh. The deadly tragedy was a turning point for the textile and garment industry, as the Bangladesh ...

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Belgium is recalling multiple products because of excessive levels of chlorate. Affected products have been in circulation since late November and concern brands ...