"Besides, there’s a bit of a Belgian touch in the hobbits who love food and beer.”
By 1930, the Belgian authorities introduced ethnicity on Rwandan identity papers. The concepts of Hutu and Tutsi, initially social categories, would become ‘races’, and Rwandan society would slowly become more ethnically split.
Yet overall, the survey found that the pressure to remain contactable appears to be waning since the law on the right to disconnect came into force in 2023.
The award-winning non-profit 'Her Initiative' was created in 2016 to help girls and young women in Tanzania achieve financial and economic independence.
When it comes to taking precautions against fatigue when driving to their holiday destination, Belgians rank the best compared to their European counterparts.
The French left-wing parties agreed to form a 'New Popular Front' on Thursday. "The only thing that matters is that the National Rally (RN) does not win."
"Drink less, taste more. People are consuming with more awareness than before, and that's a good thing too."
The Brussels Times has put together a selection of some of the best places in the Belgian capital to watch Europe's main footballing battle of nations.
"We have just voted unanimously to exclude Éric Ciotti from our political family. He is no longer a member of Les Républicains."
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, 21, won Roland Garros against Germany's Alexander Zverev (27) in a five-set match that was more mental than spectacular (6-3/2-6/5-7/6-1/6-2) on Sunday night in Paris.
A company which holds the rights to work featuring Tintin and associated Hergé characters deemed the risqué paintings to be "unauthorised counterfeits".
Environmental experts fear that tackling the climate crisis may take a back seat in the next legislature. What are the prospects for climate policy in Belgium and the EU?
Belgium recorded over 42,000 new companies in a one-year period.
While 1,724 homeless people were recorded during the very first census of homeless individuals in Brussels in 2008, this figure increased to 7,134 by 2022.
9413 deaths were due to smoking in 2020 – 7% of the total deaths that year. But tough government measures aim to make smoking much less appealing.
An analysis by intelligence and security services reveals that misinformation poses a real threat in the run-up to elections, reported the Crisis Center (NCCN) on Thursday.
The campaign compares a minute's wait at a red light to "a minute's wait in front of an occupied toilet" or "being stuck for a minute with your father-in-law."
The place with the highest risk of income poverty is the northern Brussels municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
To celebrate Europe Day, here is a quick explainer or reminder on how the EU institutions in Brussels work.
Balkan Trafik returns to Brussels this weekend, with Manu Chao and Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra set to perform in Place de Brouckère.
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