Author of a new biography of Belgium's exiled ambassador Émile de Cartier de Marchienne says Belgium should heed the lessons of the past.
A look inside how Brussels turns rubbish to resources – one soiled nappy at a time.
Peter Paul Rubens, the Flemish master whose brushstroke seemed to channel the very pulse of the Baroque, was more than just a painter.
Audi is set to leave Brussels next year, sending shockwaves through Belgium’s automotive industry. But lingering questions remain over what went wrong.
From Rubens to Magritte-inspired art, two bumper exhibitions open on Friday – and The Brussels Times has had a sneak preview of both.
“The train is the backbone of mobility of the future, the greenest way to travel.”
Belgium’s so-called ‘golden generation’ is over and today the Red Devils are viewed as long shots to lift the European Championship trophy.
“We are the world champion for taxes on labour, so we looked at how to reduce the burden on employers, while at the same time making the tax system more simple, just and fair for individuals.”
"Women understand the risk element better. For instance, research has shown a clear link between the banks that escaped the financial crisis and the presence of women in senior jobs.”
A general’s controversial memoir reveals how deep rivalries rocked Belgian free forces during the Second World War long before they fired a shot in anger.
Baron Jean de Selys Longchamps pulled off one of the most audacious, unauthorised flying feats of World War II to earn his place in the pantheon of Belgian legends.
From March 1945 to August 1946, it held nearly 60,000 German prisoners of war.
Archaeologists working on the battlefield of Waterloo have unearthed a long-lost woodland chapel near Hougoumont Farm.
Around 20,000 men lost their lives but despite contemporary evidence of mass burials, only two complete skeletons have been found in the past decade and relatively few bones.
The body is tasked with developing standards, best practices and promoting an ethical culture, but it is more advisory than authoritative.
“The Smurfs are probably the best-known Belgian brand in the world but hardly anyone knows they’re Belgian."
"It’s like turning the Menin Gate at Ypres into a supermarket.”
The group’s unashamed Belgitude, as well as their close ties with Brussels, have been evident since their earliest days.
Whilst archeologists have excavated parts of the renowned Waterloo battlefield for relics, human remains are turning up in unlikely places...
This year, Belgo-Brit Mack Rutherford became the youngest person to fly solo around the world.
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