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Belgian government frees up €4 million to secure Jewish neighbourhoods

The federal government has announced it will set aside €4 million to improve security in the country’s largest Jewish neighbourhoods and institutions in Brussels and Antwerp. The funds will go to the purchase and installation of cameras, security doors and gates, bullet-proof glass and other...

No compensation for dissatisfied Battle of Waterloo spectators

More than 120,000 spectators gathered earlier this month to commemorate the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, but not all were pleased with the re-enactment event. Belgian consumer association Test-Achats received hundreds of complaints from spectators, citing "unacceptable conditions" during...

Entrepreneurship in Belgium: Dario Ceccarelli and Belgibeer

Ah, Belgian beer… it flows, frothy with hoppy goodness throughout these lowlands. With more than 1000 varieties and 160 breweries here, it’s a shame to simply stick with the bestsellers like Jupiler. But, where can you go to buy artisanal varieties and how can you choose with such delicious...

One killed as British school bus overturns on Belgian motorway

A coach driver was killed and several passengers injured yesterday morning when a bus carrying children from a school in Essex, southern England, hit a motorway bridge pillar and overturned on the E40 near Middelkerke in West Flanders. The bus was carrying 34 children aged between 11 and 13 from...

Pop-up picnic tables take over Brussels

In an effort to improve the quality of life in public spaces, Brussels association eQuama this summer launched European Canteen, an experiment involving the set-up of long picnic tables in public spaces across the city where people are invited to meet with friends and colleagues for coffee, lunch...

China looks to strengthen connections with Belgium via Antwerp

Antwerp could be an important staging post in a new Silk Road, according to Chinese president Xi J inping, speaking last week during a Belgian royal trade mission to China. According to Flemish minister-president Geert Bourgeois, who took part in the mission led by King Filip and Queen Mathilde,...

Taxing times – Part 4: Decoding the codes

Now let’s look at the tax return itself. By default, you receive the tax return with a document préparatoire for Part 1; that covers most standard income. There is also a Part 2 , that is for people who have other income, such as company directors, partners in a partnership, freelancers or self-...

Culture beat: 26 June

Urban arts centre Recyclart launched its annual summer holiday programme with lively and offbeat activities every Thursday and Friday evening, until 31 July. Activities take place inside and outside the Brussels Chapelle station venue including concerts, exhibitions, workshops, bread making,...

Participate in The Bulletin survey and win prizes

Taking part in our latest survey will only take 10 minutes of your time, and you can win one of several prizes including a ticket from Turkish Airlines to one of their 286 destinations worldwide, romantic dinners at the Thon Hotel and Ninety One restaurant, a box of Neuhaus chocolates or cinema...

Belgian wins World Draught Masters 2015

The 24-year-old Leuven bartender Jan Vanden Plas has won the World Championship beer tapping competition, defeating opponent Lori Wallace of New Zealand in the final. It is the third year in a row, and ninth time in total, that a Belgian wins the annual competition, officially known as the Stella...

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