Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 21, 2026 – The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Booking.com may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to diligently assess and effectively mitigate risks related to … Read more

GHENT (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 21, 2026 – Ghent has recorded a shift in public dietary habits, with 83 per cent of residents identifying as flexitarians compared to 13 per cent twelve years ago. The transition follows a long-term … Read more

Bruges (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 20, 2026 – Belgian Champions League contenders Club Brugge KV are scheduled to host French side RC Lens at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday evening, 21 October 2026. Club Brugge enter matchday three … Read more

Ghent (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 19, 2026 – Design Museum Gent has reopened following a four-year renovation and expansion, introducing a new building wing alongside an inaugural exhibition examining the relationship between design and democratic participation. The renovated museum … Read more

Jerusalem (Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 19, 2026 – Severe funding shortfalls have forced the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to terminate monthly food assistance for 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, reducing the agency’s overall reach from 1.6 million … Read more

Bruges (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – October 17, 2026 – Major works by the renowned late 19th-century Irish Impressionist painter Walter Frederick Osborne RHA, including historic depictions of Dublin Zoo and a Flemish market scene in Bruges, are featured as … Read more

Geel (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 16, 2026 – Kempen endurance athlete Nick Peers secured a decisive victory in the men’s long-distance XL Strongman Cross-Duathlon in Geel, finishing over nine minutes ahead of his nearest competitor. In the women’s event, … Read more

Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 16, 2026 – The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive new strategy aimed at strengthening the fight against human trafficking across the European Union, focusing on modern technology, private-sector cooperation, dismantling organized crime, … Read more

Aalst (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – October 15, 2026 – Hops and hop shoots grown in the Aalst, Affligem and Asse region have received recognition as a Flemish regional product. The designation highlights the area’s longstanding hop-growing tradition and the … Read more

Strasbourg (Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 14, 2026 – Eight nations and the European Union have signed a newly introduced Council of Europe treaty designed to modernise legal frameworks, enhance authorities’ capacity to confiscate illicit assets including cryptocurrencies, and … Read more

Belgium (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – October 14, 2026 –Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed establishing a practical partnership between Belgium’s Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Aktau and Kuryk to expand trade and improve transport connections … Read more

Brussels (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – October 13, 2026 – A public sector strike disrupted Brussels public transport on Monday, reducing metro and bus frequencies and suspending several tram services. Belgian railway operator SNCB-NMBS announced that around three in ten … Read more

Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 12, 2026 – The European Union has formally established a new support and training mission to assist the Lebanese Armed Forces and internal security agencies. Approved by EU foreign ministers in Brussels, the … Read more

Bruges (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – October 12, 2026 – A 50-year-old man died after a car carrying three people crashed into two trees in Sint-Kruis, a district of Bruges, on Sunday night, 11 October 2026. A 19-year-old passenger sustained … Read more

Riyadh (Brussels Morning Newspaper) October 10, 2026 – Saudi Arabia faces an unprecedented level of security peril as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensify drone and missile strikes targeting the kingdom’s critical oil infrastructure, airports, and military facilities, compounding … Read more