"What makes people love Ixelles?" says its smiling mayor, Christos Doulkeridis. "It's when you know your baker, your grocer and your neighbours. It's when you know the people around you." Running for ...

Cleanliness and lengthy registration processes at the commune are key concerns for Brussels expats, according to a survey conducted by The Brussels Times in collaboration with business organisation ...

It’s a good thing I’m early for my interview with Boris Dilliès, the bourgmestre of Uccle, because I’ve come to the wrong place. I’m standing in front of what turns out to be the former town hall on ...

While some school children dream of being astronauts or rockstars, by the wise old age of six Benoît Cerexhe knew he wanted to be a mayor. "My grandfather was mayor on the other side of Belgium, in ...

The new EU emissions system (ETS2) for the heating of buildings and road transport could lead to an increase of hundreds of euros on average households' natural gas bills, according to a new study. To ...

The Flemish far-right Vlaams Belang party in the municipality of Schoten (Antwerp) is offering a shuttle service to the polling station for people with limited mobility on Sunday 13 October – ...

Women in politics are more likely to be subjected to sexism and hostility than men, especially during election campaigns. This not only makes more women leave politics but also discourages new female ...