The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is the heavyweight champion of waterway engineering: a mechanical colossus that hoists ships skyward like a magician pulling a rabbit from a hat. But it’s just one act in a ...

With nearly 34% of Moldovans in poverty and a critical election looming, concerns are rising over Moldova's ability to sustain EU membership aspirations amid internal and external pressures.

Promoted Debate today: How the EU can enhance civic engagement and political participation. Despite a modest increase in voter turnout to 50.66% in the 2019 European Parliament elections, ...

Brussels spent €7.8 billion in 2024, against revenues of just €6.3 billion. At the current spending rate, the debt is projected to reach €16 billion by the end of 2025, with a debt-to-revenue ratio of ...

As Europe stands at the dawn of a new institutional cycle and faces complex digital challenges, the NGI Forum 2025, taking place on 19–20 June at the Albert Borschette Centre in Brussels, will bring ...

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 ...

By Alberto Gomez Hernandez, Policy Manager at the World Vapers' Alliance. An Economics graduate of the University Carlos III of Madrid and a Masters graduate in Economics and Finance from the ...

The Brussels Times offers a complete guide on accessing mental health facilities in the capital, even without speaking French or Dutch.

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 ...

Forget wine – Belgian beer is the real champion of cheese pairings. With a dazzling array of styles, lively carbonation, and complex flavours, these brews elevate cheese boards like never before. From ...

Morel was correct. King Leopold was making "unheard of profits" from his ownership of the Congo. During the 23 years he controlled the territory, the late Belgian historian Jules Marchal estimated ...

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 ...