The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is the heavyweight champion of waterway engineering: a mechanical colossus that hoists ships skyward like a magician pulling a rabbit from a hat. But it’s just one act in a ...

Despite a modest increase in voter turnout to 50.66% in the 2019 European Parliament elections, participation remains below the levels seen in the early years of the EU, with significant disparities ...

Energy consumption by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rising rapidly: AI is predicted to consume twice as much energy as the whole of France by 2030, according to some calculations. Not only does AI ...

Centrale for contemporary art, an art space in Brussels, has launched an exhibition which is exploring questions around image and representation, 'Mitja Tušek & Bertille Bak – Wait and See'.

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.

Machetes, clubs, pickaxes and spears. These were the weapons used by Rwandans as they slaughtered their fellow countrymen during the 1994 genocide. They were used against colleagues, neighbours, ...

Skeletons, black death and migration: the discovery of thousands of skeletons in the main square of Belgium’s Sint Truiden ignited the largest DNA study in the world for one single cemetery – ...

How successful are European countries at unifying their populations linguistically? What part does the spread of English in Eastern Europe play in NATO’s hybrid war against Russia. These and many ...

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, ...

Belgium may be divided politically and linguistically, but one thing all regions and communities can agree on is the beloved national biscuit: Speculoos. Much like beer, chocolate, waffles or fries, ...

Belgium has ground to a halt again on Monday due to a general strike. This is the third major multi-sector strike so far this year. Flights, public transport and services are disrupted, as workers ...

The final touches are being made to the world-famous flower carpet on the Grand Place, Brussels' main square. Over 100 volunteers started working early on Thursday to decorate the cobblestones with ...