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Outsider art bursts out of shadows in large-scale show blurring its borders with contemporary art

The creative and multidisciplinary output of artists living with disability or intellectual deficiencies is spotlighted in a major exhibition at Charleroi’s BPS22 museum, La « S » Grand Atelier Novê Salm . It is an exuberant presentation of more than 400 works by artists from the internationally-...

Online investment fraud on the rise in Belgium

In the first half of this year alone, Belgian residents lost €15 million due to fake online investments, according to new figures from the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) and the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) - with the average victim losing €37,777. The organisations have...

Auderghem mayor questions ban on flags outside homes

Auderghem mayor Sophie De Vos (Défi) is calling for an adjustment to the criminal code’s ban on flags following a complaint filed against a resident for hanging a Palestinian flag outside her home. Police asked the resident to remove the flag that had been hanging in front of her first-floor window...

Spooky season! The Bulletin’s guide to Halloween thrills across Belgium

From spine-chilling activities for all ages to all-night raves and horror film sessions, get ready to feel the fear thanks to our round-up of seasonal activities. Don’t forget to check out events in your local municipality. Yes, Halloween is slowly spreading its frightful feelers all around Belgium...
Museum Night Fever Brussels

What’s on this week: 17 to 23 October

More than 100 activities by local artists showcase city culture in the annual Museum Night Fever . For the 18th edition, one ticket provides access to 34 museums – plus two afterparties – with endless fun entertainment cooked up by each one for the evening. Music, food and performance are all on...

Bpost launches overnight delivery service for businesses

Bpost has announced the launch of a night-time delivery solution aimed at certain types of professionals, particularly technicians, nurses and mechanics who start their working days in the early hours of the morning. Bpost will collect parcels until 18.00, which will then be sorted overnight and...

Belfius cuts off credit to Brussels region

Belfius is closing its €500 million credit line for Brussels, meaning the region will become completely dependent on its second lender, ING, for any quick cash injections after next year. If ING also withdraws, Bruzz reports, cash shortages for current expenditure cannot be ruled out. Belfius did...

40% fewer job vacancies in Brussels in a year

The number of job vacancies in Brussels has fallen sharply over the past year across nearly all sectors, according to newly released figures from employment agency Actiris. Actiris posted 39% fewer job vacancies last year than the year before, Bruzz reports, with that number rising to as much as 56...

Catch-up rounds to collect rubbish missed due to strike

About 50% of waste collection rounds in the Brussels region were affected by Tuesday’s national strike action - but affected residents have been told to keep their bin bags out as catch-up rounds are planned. Only half of trucks were able to leave the Bruxelles Propreté depots due to the strike and...

Médiathèque Nouvelle to close after 70 years

Brussels' Médiathèque Nouvelle will close its doors on 1 January 2027 after 70 years of lending CDs, DVDs and video games and hosting community events as part of its cultural programme. The Auderghem institution was funded by the French-speaking community, which decided not to renew the contract...

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