In a desolate, windswept corner of the Brussels North business district, an empty glass tower rises above 34 Boulevard Roi Albert II. The Möbius II tower — a 100-meter-tall ellipse — is impeccably ...

Before the European Union, before the Treaty of Rome, there was Benelux. The trailblazing economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg paved the way for the European project that followed ...

"For young people, it's clearly a race for the best salary. This trend indicates a shift from past years where factors such as work-life balance, mobility, and training opportunities held more ...

Optimal sustainable transition pathways for glass bottles depend on context and product. New EU packaging rules need flexibility and openness, rather than rigid one-size-fit-all targets, to reflect ...

As the European Union embarks on a new institutional cycle, with a fresh College of Commissioners poised to set out the EU’s plans for the next five years, the question of industrial competitiveness ...

In more than fifteen years, Airbnb has not only shaken up the tourism sector, but has also left its mark on the property market. Like many other cities, Brussels is feeling the impact of Airbnb on the ...

Europe’s cocaine trade is booming and the drug’s gateway of choice is now the port of Antwerp. As the market has grown, so too have the drug gangs who find ever more ingenious ways to smuggle it in, ...

One of the major highlights of the Brussels 2024 events calendar, organised by visit.brussels, the Bright Festival, will once again return to the streets of Brussels for four magical evenings to light ...

Across Europe, an estimated 300,000 patients rely on life-saving medicines derived from plasma, a protein-rich yellowish liquid extracted from blood. Plasma is the starting material for medications ...

Launched with great fanfare in 2015, Brussels’ city center pedestrian zone continues to stir mixed reactions. Designed as a response to environmental and urban challenges, this major transformation ...

Clearer rules are needed to achieve circularity. Plastics recycling has gone through a long journey from when it started in the 80’s. Today recycled plastic is becoming omnipresent in our everyday ...

Despite a modest increase in voter turnout to 50.66% in the 2019 European Parliament elections, participation remains below the levels seen in the early years of the EU, with significant disparities ...