In a direct snub to Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of the European Parliament’s Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), the Flemish nationalist party N-VA turned down an offer to join ALDE on Wednesday evening, deciding instead to take up with the Eurosceptic European Conservatives and...

In the first Group H match of the World Cup in Brazil on Tuesday evening, Belgium managed to fight back from a 0-1 lead by Algeria at half-time to a 2-1 victory. After a lacklustre first half, which saw Algeria score a penalty, the Red Devils’ game picked up when substitutes Dries Mertens, Divock...

Students in Brussels are demanding more and safer cycling paths, more places to safely store their bikes and a more cycle-friendly attitude among drivers. These are the principal conclusions of a survey carried out among 1,100 of the city’s students by student service agency Br(ik. The survey...

A man has died while out celebrating Belgium's win against Algeria on Tuesday evening in Brussels. The man reportedly fell from a statue he had climbed next to the Bourse. According to sudinfo.be, the fan, born in 1973, was celebrating the Red Devils victory when at 21.15 he scaled one of the lion...

The European Parliament’s Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) came out in favour of allowing four MEPs from the Flemish separatist party, N-VA, to join its ranks at a meeting of the ALDE group on Tuesday. Belgium’s MR party, a faction of ALDE and political opponents of the N-VA,...

Multimedia service provider Telenet sent a shock-wave through the Flemish media world yesterday by announcing the acquisition of a 50% stake in De Vijver Media, the holding company that owns TV stations VIER and VIJF. Telenet bought out magazine publisher Sanoma for €26 million and invested a...

Welcome to The Bulletin’s series, Entrepreneurship in Belgium. Every month, Brussels-based communications specialist Meg Stringer will interview an entrepreneur working in Belgium – whether established or just starting out. Name: Marc Verhaeren Nationality: Belgian Age: 42 Location: Brussels Sector...

Time to cross the line: volunteer in Brussels. “The homeless, asylum seekers, the elderly, the disabled, children in need, victims of abuse. We know them by their needs. What if we knew them by name?” This is the question put forward by Serve the City , a volunteer movement that started in Brussels...

One in four Belgians has decided to alter their work schedule to fit around Red Devils matches in the World Cup, but only 22% plan to interrupt their working day to watch a match, according to a survey conducted by VTM Nieuws of 1,600 residents. The union of self-employed professionals in Flanders...

The Christian trade union ACV Transcom has issued a warning of possible strike action by employees of Belgocontrol, Belgian’s air traffic control authority, on or after 25 June. If the threat becomes reality, it could lead to chaos at Brussels Airport at the start of the summer holidays. The reason...