What does Brussels-West’s €1 million cash seizure reveal about the illicit economy?

The Brussels-West Anti-Banditry Brigade seized €1,003,980 in cash between January and early September 2026, alongside drugs and counterfeit cigarettes, according to figures…

Sold-out Antwerp technorave faces neighbourhood protest over disruption and consultation

A petition signed by 453 people is challenging the sold-out Chaos in the City technorave, which is due to bring 14,000 visitors to the square outside Antwerp’s KMSKA on 5…

Why has Belgium’s Court of Audit sharply criticised the financing of the Liège tram?

Belgium’s Court of Audit has sharply criticised the financial management of the Liège tram project, whose dedicated Walloon budget allocation reaches €40.015 million in 2026, up…

5 things to know about Charleroi’s shop-window prize contest

Charleroi CentreVille launched a six-day promotion on 31 August involving 48 shops: customers spending at least €20 can estimate the value of a prize-filled window and compete to…

What does Flanders’ first seven-day artisan bakery reveal about Belgium’s new shop rules?

Brood en Banket Neirinck in Machelen-aan-de-Leie has moved to seven-day opening after Belgium abolished the compulsory weekly closing day on 13 August, making the family bakery an…

What does the burglary at a leading Uccle chocolatier reveal about business security in Brussels?

Burglars targeted Jérôme Grimonpon’s chocolate shop in Uccle, prompting the award-winning artisan to voice a loss of confidence in Brussels as official figures show that shop…

How did Louis-Marie Piron go from struggling student to a Walloon business heavyweight?

Thomas & Piron is marking its 50th anniversary in 2026 with a new chief executive and nearly 3,000 employees, turning Louis-Marie Piron’s improvised start in rural Wallonia into a…

Rihanna sighting adds star power to A$AP Rocky’s Brussels tour launch

Will the new auction rule hollow out Nieuwpoort’s fish market?

Nieuwpoort’s council has approved a new agreement governing Belgium’s three fish auctions that prevents catches from a single voyage being divided between Belgian and foreign…

Can Antwerp Airport survive after TUI leaves its scheduled-flight business behind?

5 takeaways from the design prize won by Brussels’ new digital metro signs

Do Europe’s depleted gas stocks point to a new energy crisis?

European gas storage is roughly 60% full in mid-August 2026, almost 20 percentage points below the level recorded around the same time last year, leaving the market with an…