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200,000 sign petition asking king to block euthanasia bill

Opposition to Belgium’s controversial child euthanasia bill, which passed through parliament earlier this month, is now targeting the country’s king to stop it from becoming law. More than 200,000 European citizens from 20 different countries have signed a petition asking King Philippe not to sign...

Standard & Poor’s elevates Belgium’s credit rating from negative to stable

Belgium received some positive financial news today, as Standard and Poor's elevated its credit rating from the depths of despair, slowly returning it to credibility. The credit rating agency has raised the country’s sovereign credit outlook to stable, from its previous negative standing, due to...

Tomorrowland protesters bought tickets for festival

Two of the residents of Boom in Antwerp province who are bringing a lawsuit against the second weekend of the Tomorrowland dance festival have themselves bought tickets for the event, according to VTM News. Tomorrowland, one of the most successful and popular dance music festivals in the world,...

Missing: EU expat voters in Belgium

On the eve of the February 28 , the voter registration deadline for EU expats residing in Belgium, The Bulletin sets out to investigate why 92% of 690,000 eligible European voters have not (yet) enrolled to vote in Belgium’s three regions for European Parliament elections. 90 days to go! So begins...

Culture beat – February 27

Belgium is at the centre of World War One centenary commemorations this year. One of the first major exhibitions on the conflict is now open at the Royal Museum of the Army and of Military History, 14-18, It’s Our History! , and continues until April 26, 2015. It’s ambition is to explain the impact...

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Six spring events you’ll wish you’d sprung on sooner in Belgium

The official start of spring is still a month away, yet this year’s continued mild winter weather is already causing early blooms. As we also cautiously emerge premature from our winter cocoons, the warmth gives us new courage to dig into the Belgian landscape and unearth its most secret - and...

Belgium urged to rein in tax evaders

The Belgium government has been told it is not doing enough to clamp down on tax evaders and money launderers, and now is the time to take action. Leading the way is the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal in Brussels, Lucien Nouwynck (pictured above), who says that more must be done to get a...

New smartphone car sharing service Uber comes to Brussels

Catching a lift to work or home from the bar just got a lot easier for those living in Brussels as the car sharing service Uber has finally arrived. Already popular in other countries, the American-based service connects passengers to drivers through the use of a smartphone app. The service, which...

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