Media and blogs

An overview of all Brussels blogs can be found at http://kreature.be/planmetro.html

Multilingual

  • Zone 02 (www.zone02.be) chockfull of tips to go out on the town in Brussels. Distributed free of charge in various locations within the city. Bilingual FR/NL, but also published in English a few times a year.
  • Agenda (www.brusselnieuws.be): extensive Brussels cultural agenda. Trilingual FR/NL/EN. Free, distributed in underground stations, among others. Published once a week.
  • The Brussels Tribune (www.tbx.be): monthly, bilingual EN/FR version of La Tribune de Bruxelles. Free, distributed primarily within the European institutions.

English language

  • Brussels Unlimited (www.xpats.com):  extensive Brussels cultural agenda. Published once a week. Distributed free of charge in hotels and at VISITBRUSSELS offices (www.visitbrussels.be).  Also for sale in news agents (2 euros).
  • The Bulletin (www.xpats.com): biweekly magazine for expats, with focus on Brussels news (politics, culture, lifestyle, living, etc.). 
  • www.flandersnews.be: Belgian news in English and German.
  • Away Magazine (www.awaymagazine.be) a Belgian-based lifestyle magazine in English for international families away from home.
  • www.flanderstoday.eu : weekly newspaper giving news and information on all aspects of Brussels and Flanders

Expat websites with information on Belgium and Brussels

French language

  • La Tribune de Bruxelles (www.tbx.be): Brussels newspaper full of information about everything that happens in Brussels. Distributed free of charge in underground stations.
  • Télé Bruxelles (www.telebruxelles.be): regional TV station.
  • La Capitale (www.lacapitale.be): newspaper with focus on Brussels.
  • Le Soir (www.lesoir.be): special Friday supplement, BXXL, in which the European nature of Brussels occupies centre stage.
  • Viva-Bruxelles (www.vivacite.be): regional programme of the public broadcaster RTBF. A lot of attention is paid to cultural news (99.3 MHz).

Dutch language

  • Brusselnieuws (www.brusselnieuws.be): portal website with news about Brussels. Compiles all articles from Brussel Deze Week, Agenda and reportages by TV Brussel and FM Brussel.