As overcrowding reaches staggering levels, Belgium is exploring a rather ambitious solution: building or renting a prison abroad.

“This will take a while to digest, but I’ll be back”, Belgium's Nafissatou ‘Nafi’ Thiam announced in a social media post shortly after withdrawing midway through the heptathlon event at last month's ...

Have you ever wondered if certain Members of the European Parliament are actually doing their job? You are not alone. Despite the fact that an MEP earns nearly €11,000 gross per month (around €8,500 ...

The call for nationwide strikes next Tuesday, 14 October, is growing, with trade unions in Belgium’s retail sector now joining the movement. In a joint statement on Thursday, unions BBTK, ACV Puls, ...

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, ...

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 ...

The European Commission took note on Friday evening of the resignation with immediate effect of Fabrice Leggeri, the Executive Director of the European Border and Coastguard Agency (Frontex), after he ...

Belgium's politics is famously complicated, and people can often no longer see the forest for the trees. Therefore, The Brussels Times will provide an overview of the different political parties, how ...

Belgium is home to several education systems, with one for each language community (French, Dutch and German), as well as religious and secular establishments. If this weren't enough, there are also ...

Electric cars are involved in 50% more traffic accidents than their petrol and diesel counterparts, according to a study by insurer Axa. The high number of accidents has actually nothing to do with ...

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 ...

A deepfake video showing Belgium's prime minister speaking of an urgent need to tackle the economic and climate crises has been put into circulation by Extinction Rebellion Belgium. Published on ...