The number of cases of identity fraud in Belgium continues to rise, reports De Zondag . In 2014 there were 4,669 cases registered, 260 more than the year before, according to figures that Belgian MP Roel Deseyn (CD&V) requested from interior minister Jan Jambon (N-VA). The figures take into...

Belgium’s Kim Clijsters won the Legends Ladies’ Doubles competition at the French Open on Saturday with fellow former number one, Martina Navratilova. Despite losing the first set, they recovered to beat the US duo of Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez 2-6, 6-2, 11-9. Clijsters and...

Separated or divorced parents in Belgium often refuse to pay alimony support for their children. A total of at least €300 million remains unpaid, according to VRT news based on figures from the department in charge of collecting alimony payments (DAVO). Despite DAVO’s continual efforts to collect...

The sun has arrived! Tomorrow is forecast to be 32 degrees and we’re looking at a beautiful weekend, which means it's time to review where to find the best scoops in the city. Here are The Bulletin’s picks.. 1. Le Petit Nuage The top spot goes to the humble Le Petit Nuage both for the deliciousness...

Cinema meets music at the Brussels Film Festival , opening this evening for its 13th edition with an appearance by Cannes prize winner Vincent Lindon. The annual celebration of European cinema has a packed programme of screenings, debates, workshops and other events including outdoor screenings...

Former government minister Leo Delcroix (pictured), in charge of the Belgian pavilion at the current World Expo in Milan, is under investigation for alleged irregularities during his previous stint in charge of the pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai five years ago. According to newspaper L’Echo...

Belgium’s national football team has climbed from third to second place in the new Fifa rankings, Belgium’s highest place since the launch of the world ranking in 1992. Coach Marc Wilmots’ Red Devils have not competed in a match since the publication of the previous rankings on 7 May, but their...

Last year was a difficult one for supermarket chain Delhaize because of unavoidable restructuring, and the coming six months look like being “very difficult” as well, the company’s CEO, Frans Muller, warned in a speech this week at an event hosted by business magazine Trends . Delhaize announced...

Of the 211 bird species in Belgium, 12 are endangered on a European scale, according to the first European Red List of Birds , published this week by BirdLife International, the world's largest nature conservation partnership. The list, which acts as a tool for assessing the extinction risk of...

Belgium’s interior minister Jan Jambon has opened a discussion at the European level to address problems related to criminal motorcycle gangs. In a meeting last week with the Belgian mayors of several border municipalities, Jambon and the mayors talked to European Union law enforcement agency...