The Brussels Times

The Brussels Times is an English-language Belgian news website and magazine, headquartered at Avenue Louise in Brussels.[1][2]

The Brussels Times is aimed at EU officials, researchers, development professionals and diplomats based in Belgium. Established in 1969,[3] The Brussels Times is today Belgium's largest English-language news website. It provides expats, foreigners and Belgians with Belgian news, EU affairs and opinion pieces. It has no political affiliation and aims to present the news fairly and offer a wide range of analysis and opinion pieces, both local and global. It also publishes a bi-monthly print magazine, which is distributed free in the European Commission, European Parliament, over 150 embassies and many representations to the EU, as well as inside more than 10,000 hotel rooms in Belgium, many of which are in Brussels. It is also sold at most bookstores and newsagents around the city.

The Brussels Times covers the whole of Belgium but focuses on Brussels and the city's art, culture, business and EU affairs. Each cover of the magazine issue features an illustration by famous Belgian cartoonist Lectrr, who lives in Ghent; his cartoons also feature throughout the magazine.

The Brussels Times magazine has four regular sections: Glocal Affairs, Poliaesthetica (reviews of art shows in Brussels and beyond), Philosophy/Culture/History and Lifestyle.

In the Lifestyle section, Hughes Belin provides the first ever gastronomic guide to Brussels’ European Quarter.

Derek Blyth provides the Hidden Secrets column, he picks out his ten favourite hidden secrets in each issue of the magazine. Blyth is the author of the bestseller “The 500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels”.

Changes were made to The Brussels Times logo and website in May 2019.

In November 2019, a new weekly analysis was launched, sent to subscribers every Friday afternoon. “Brussels Behind The Scenes” brings the untold stories about the characters driving the policies which affect our lives. Analysis not found anywhere else, The Brussels Times' Samuel Stolton helps make sense of what is happening in Brussels.

“Belgium in Brief” is a free daily roundup of the top stories to get you through the lunchbreak conversations and was launched in March 2020. Subscribers can register for this information roundup online.

In April 2020, due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, they planned to ramp up efforts to provide timely and useful news about the evolving crisis and publicised for support on their website. They explained that at this time, access to accurate, independent and clear information was more important than ever and they believed that the content they provided should always remain free and open for all. Unlike all other online newspapers.

They also explained that they planned to improve the quality and depth of their journalism, intending to also make a push to pursue more investigative journalism, in order to hold local and EU governance more accountable than they have ever been. Reader support would make all of this possible and they asked for contributions to make this possible.

Supporters would also receive The Brussels Times Magazine delivered straight to homes. The magazine is a 148 page bi-monthly print issue covering a wide range of topics from Art & Culture, Philosophy, and History to Business and EU Affairs, giving insight into important local and global investigative topics. It also provides hidden secrets and tips in order to help rediscover unknown and forgotten places in Belgium.