Blame game as Brussels builds ‘Europe’s largest frying pan’ instead of shady square

Architect’s vision for redevelopment of heart of EU quarter unrealised amid political wrangling and rising costs ...

Podcast | From Orbán’s fall to the state of EU-US relations: Brussels, My Love? wraps up

From the fall of Viktor Orbán’s regime in Hungary, to US threats against Greenland, the NATO Summit, the World Cup, and the ...
Politico Europe

Brussels is bursting out of its borders. That’s helping the rise of the right.

For decades, Belgian French-speaking activists sought to sabotage their Dutch-speaking countrymen riding bicycles during the Gordel, a race on the green belt around Brussels, by tossing out nails and ...
Travel + Leisure

The Standard Is Opening Another Chic Hotel in Europe—in a City You'd Never Expect

The Standard, Brussels, will open in May 2025. The hotel takes up residence in a refurbished tower of the city’s World Trade Center. The new property will have 200 guest rooms and three restaurants ...
Politico Europe

Riots rock Brussels as mayor condemns Bruges hooligans

The wave of violence that engulfed Brussels on Sunday and Monday following a major football match was spurred by racist hatred for Belgium’s multiethnic capital, the city’s mayor said. Supporters of ...