It's a common misconception that international and European schools are the same. But there are key differences in how they run, the curricula, languages and costs.

A Belgian history of the Brussels sprout The controversial small green cabbage did not originate from Brussels, but just outside the city walls in the nearby Saint-Gilles.

This week, Liverpool FC are back in Brussels for only the second time since the deadly Heysel Stadium Disaster on 29 May 1985 – where 39 football fans were killed because of fan trouble caused by ...

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 ...

All of Brussels can be seen as an open-air museum with streets, squares and parks adorned by historical statues and memorials, mostly meant to represent and even glorify Belgium’s past. But for a long ...

Belgium's forgotten war? Korea conflict turns 70 In July, the veterans association and the Belgian army will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Belgian participation in the Korean war.

Unveiling the 'Diamond Palace': Brussels' hidden Art Nouveau gem If you wanted to see a cabaret show in Brussels in 1906 and had no issue riding up to the Parvis de Saint-Gilles, you would have headed ...

Belgium’s forgotten killer nun Her story hit the headlines around the world, yet today almost no one knows about Cecile Bombeke, aka Sister Godfrieda, the 1970s killer nun.

Liège’s eight-century ecclesial state One of the oddest entities to control Belgian territory was the regime of the Prince-Bishops who governed the independent state of Liège for eight centuries.

Europe’s language revolution, now more visible than ever How successful are European countries at unifying their populations linguistically? Europe’s rapid linguistic transformation can now be ...

British designer Diana Al Shammari has accused Belgian football club K. Beerschot V.A. of plagiarism. She says the club copied her concept of floral embroidery on football jerseys, and is now ...

New measures restricting access to the Belgian reception and protection network for some asylum seekers are causing concern among advocacy organisations.