Belgium

Belgian idealist Paul Otlet imagined a global information network that would unite humanity. How right – and wrong – he was

A new nativity display in the centre of Brussels is so widely detested that it might have to be taken down early

Bart de Wever says he represents his entire country, but he seems more interested in cosying up to the Dutch government

Laure Ferrari faces a criminal fraud verdict in Brussels over alleged misuse of €730,000 in EU funds

Brussels, a city of 1.2 million, now has no open-air swimming facilities - just in time for summer

In Brussels, Americans are distancing themselves from Trump's policies - and they're taking their dogs with them

The Belgian prime minister’s cries for the EU to stick to its core functions are selfish and short-sighted

The Marolles, the city’s popular cultural heart, has been changed by tourism

Belgium is a funny old nation and that's what the most famous statue in Brussels, the Manneken Pis, represents to me

An astounding, eccentric documentary uncovers a murky assassination plot involving Belgium, the CIA and Louis Armstrong

Despite the new globalised name, speculoos, thankfully, still taste like home

Discussions on whether there are any famous Belgians often throw up the same names – but very rarely is Beethoven one of those suggested

As locals, we know that Trump doesn’t think too highly of Brussels

In Brussels, rain has become all we talk about; we plan our social life around it

Despite being compulsory, voting in Belgium has become a real community experience for some residents

Belgians are justly proud of their national drink, and just a little bit fussy about it

The city’s improved cycling infrastructure has caused e-bike sales to shoot up. So, too, have thefts

Without a dominant culture, it appears everyone can fit in in Brussels

Few things in music sound more like the punchline to a joke than a millionaire mouth organist, but Thielemans forged a brilliantly idiosyncratic path

In a community shared by the Belgians and Dutch, you can be in bed in one country while the partner beside you is asleep in another

Knowing which language to speak to strangers in Brussels is a taxing task

The man behind the masks and mysteries – James Ensor, the angry, vindictive, solitary genius of Ostend

Many of those who keep the wheels of Eurocracy turning get hitched in Brussels’ town hall

Does Belgium’s political limbo and the Netherlands’ far-right surge demonstrate that governments are optional?

The D-day landings didn’t just take soldiers to occupied Europe – they also delivered the trains and rail workers who helped to secure victory

As their election nears, Belgians political tensions are growing deeper

With an 800-year history, the city’s St John’s Hospital Museum understands the role of art in the healing process

How Paul Nougé helped create a movement... then disowned it

Belgians are meant to be recycling champions, but it’s a different story in Brussels

Brussels is accustomed to demonstrations but the farmers’ protests were a different story

The Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang party has been hit with claims about a senior member

Now you can try your first Belgian beer closer to home