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BXL Universel exhibition celebrates multi-faceted Brussels

"If you really want to have a fun time and feel the true spirit of Brussels you have to come to see this show," says Carine Fol, director of the Central(e) for Contemporary Art and curator of BXL Universel . The show, a subjective view of Brussels encompassing archive documents, films, videos,...

Brexit vote four months later: 'Britain can never leave Europe'

It is four months since the British people voted by a margin of 52% to 48% to leave the European Union. Now Britain has two choices, says Peter Wilding of British Influence. "It can either be an arsonist of Europe through this referendum, or it can be a forerunner," he tells The Bulletin. "We can...

Belgium blocks EU-Canada trade deal

The European Union's bid to secure a key trade deal with Canada (CETA) has failed after Belgium's regional leaders were unable to reach an accord by the Monday evening deadline. The federal government and the regions of Brussels and Wallonia were unsuccessful in coming to the unanimous agreement...

Renewed 'tSerclaes statue installed on Grand Place

The 1902 statue of local hero Everard 'tSerclaes, located just off the Grand Place, has been restored to its original colour, writes Bruzz. Rubbing the statue will bring a year of good luck, according to legend. The replica had therefore lost its original black sheen, especially the right forearm...

Belgian team makes world's longest eclair

A team of about 20 confectioners gathered in Verviers, Liège province, on Sunday morning and spent three hours creating the longest filled chocolate eclair ever made. They set a new world record with the 676m-long eclair. The feat will not make it into the Guinness Book of World Records, however,...

Video: New Zealand-based duo draws 31 days in Belgium

Photographer Zoe Elliott and illustrator Tim Vaughan-Sanders are travelling Belgium for a month as part of an art project. With 31 original drawings, the pair hope to illustrate the country in as many days, while also raising funds for a Brussels-based charity organisation. The project, called 31...

Nearly 6,000 Brussels drivers caught calling or texting behind the wheel

In the first quarter of 2016, Belgian police fined 27,674 drivers for using a mobile phone while driving. Of those caught, 5,652 were driving in the Brussels-Capital Region, writes Bruzz. If the trend continues through the remainder of 2016, it would result in 110,700 violations annually, a slight...

Food Agency hands out warnings to 35% of Ixelles retailers

Inspectors from Belgium's Federal Agency for Food Safety earlier this month carried out a routine check in the Brussels commune of Ixelles, and found that 35% of the restaurants, cafés, bakeries and other food businesses had hygiene shortcomings that required a warning, writes Bruzz. The...

Belgium to lose €70 million as richest resident moves out, economist says

The richest Belgian Alexandre Van Damme's impending move to Switzerland will cost the Belgian treasury €70 million, according to economist Geert Noels. Noels (pictured) used Twitter to express his criticism of the Belgian government's tendency to repel the country's wealthiest people, writes Het...

Child's play: Our ideas to banish holiday boredom in Belgium

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