Interest in investing in Belgium has fallen to its lowest level since 2005, according to a survey by consulting firm EY (formerly Ernst & Young). From a survey of 200 international investors, only 33% – versus 62% in 2011 – expressed interest in investing in Belgium. Just one in five plans to...

Make the most this weekend of a triple brew of events: Zinneke, Iris Day and the first–ever Bulletin Brussels’ International Days. First up is Zinneke Parade on Saturday, the urban community project that is two years in the making. The artsy, biennial procession is for the first time being...

Brussels is now home to too many bees as a result of companies, municipal authorities and other organisations trying to present a more “green” image, according to environmental group Apis Bruoc Sella, which specialises in educating the public about wild and domesticated bees. “We’re in the process...

The Brussels Capital-Region will continue its fight against the federal government’s plan for flight routes from Brussels Airport over the city, despite changes made by secretary of state for mobility, Melchior Wathelet, in an effort to reduce noise nuisance. The changes affect the new plan that...

The massive dance festival Tomorrowland will be allowed to take place as scheduled this summer in Boom, announced the Antwerp court this morning following summary proceedings. According to the court, the complaints filed by local residents are unfounded. The residents will still be able to appeal...

Not one Belgian city meets the target for atmospheric particulate matter imposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The air in Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels is worse than the air in most other European cities. Worldwide, only 12% of city dwellers live in a city where the air quality remains...

In Brussels’ formerly industrial canal district lies the famous Citroën building. The building, it has just been announced, will be used to house a major museum of modern and contemporary art by the year 2017, report De Tijd and L' Echo . Brussels Minister Rudi Vervoort is committed to making the...

Brussels International Days is just around the corner, and to kick off the 10-day festival a Grand Opening Music and Arts Welcome Festival will go on all day at BOZAR this Sunday, May 11 th . While many anxiously await the festival’s choral music line-up , the artistic programming is also something...