Brussels joins growing list of European cities banning shared e-scooters over safety concerns

The Belgian capital will remove rental e-scooters from its streets from January 2027, citing rising accident rates, pavement clutter and their increasing use by organised crime groups. Shared bikes ...
The New York Times

Chilling in the Vegetable Aisle: How People in Brussels Are Escaping the Heat

As Belgium swelters in the high temperatures baking Europe, residents in the capital are seeking relief in some creative ways. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Brussels (while eating sorbet for ...
Vogue

There’s a New Creative Energy in Brussels—Here’s Where to Find It

The heart of Brussels beats to a constant state of flux—as the torrid bureaucratic capital of the European Union, a crossroads for tourists in search of Belgian blonds and moules frites, an ...
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

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 ...
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 ...