Categories | Daily online news website and print magazine |
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Format | Daily online newspaper platform and print magazine |
Publisher | BXL Connect |
Founded | 1965 |
Country | Belgium |
Based in | Brussels |
Language | English |
Website | www.brusselstimes.com |
ISSN | 0772-1633 |
The Brussels Times is an English-language Belgian news website, and magazine, headquartered at Avenue Louise in Brussels.[1] It was founded in 1965.
It serves Belgium, particularly covering Belgium and many European countries. It originates from The Brussels Times newspaper, which was established back in 1965 and now has the largest readership of any English-language media in Belgium.
The media is owned by BXL Connect.
The digital site has a soft paywall and the print magazine is sold in shops and available for subscription.
The Brussels Times' was founded in 1965 as a broadsheet newspaper. [2] In 2014, the media and brand was revived with a new design and strategy adapted for the digital age. [citation needed]
The Brussels Times covers general news, business, EU Affairs, op-eds, and other topic areas. It is today the largest English-language print & digital media in the Benelux. [citation needed]
The Brussels Times is aimed at EU officials, researchers, development professionals and diplomats based in Belgium. It provides expats, foreigners and Belgians with Belgian news, EU affairs and opinion pieces. "It has no political affiliation with any party and aims to present the news fairly and offer a wide range of analysis and opinion pieces, both local and global.[citation needed]
The media is also popular with Brussels "influencers", with 32% of MEPs and policymakers surveyed in the EU Media Poll (BCW Global) in 2022 and 2023 saying that they read it and found it influential.
The Brussels Times magazine is a bi-monthly print magazine, distributed free in the European Commission, European Parliament, over 150 embassies and many representations to the EU, as well as inside more than 7,000 hotel rooms in Belgium, many of which are in Brussels. It is also sold in over 300 locations in Belgium.[2]
The Brussels Times magazine focuses on stories about Brussels and Belgium, covering politics, art, history, food, sport, and other issues. It is currently edited by Leo Cendrowicz Recent covers of the magazine have been illustrated by Ghent-based Belgian cartoonist Lectr.
Derek Blyth, author of 'The 500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels', is a regular contributor.
Changes were made to The Brussels Times logo and website in May 2019. Sections and newsletters include: