France’s Carmat, the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced totally artificial heart project, has announced that Brussels’ Saint-Pierre University Hospital has agreed to participate into the first clinical implantations of Carmat’s bioprosthetic artificial heart, reports the Wall...

Belgian gas pipeline operator Fluxys may seek to buy a stake in Dutch gas operator Gasunie from the Dutch state next year, the chief executive of the Brussels-based firm said, as it aims to become a hub for gas transport across Europe, reports Reuters . The company previously said it might consider...

Negotiations between unions and management at Brussels Airport over the industrial action by baggage handling company Swissport broke down last night, with no agreement reached. Thierry Vuchelen of the ACLVB/CGSLB union said that after two days’ striking, the new terms offered by the management...

Hackers using the name Anonymous Belgium are threatening to carry out an attack on the internet in Belgium on June 15, VTM news reports. An anonymous tweet reported the proposed attack, but the hackers’ specific plans are not known. The tweet protests against the blocking of certain websites by the...

After months of speculation, Mali’s interim leader yesterday confirmed that the country’s presidential election would take place on July 28. On a visit to Belgium ahead of a donors’ conference for Mali, president Dioncounda Traore also said that neither he nor any member of the transitional...

An opinion piece called ‘ Bruxelles Pas Belle ’ by Libération European affairs correspondent Jean Quatremer has caused a commotion among Brussels authorities and on social media. Using Baudelaire’s description of Brussels as a “joke capital”, long-term resident Quatremer criticises over two pages...

Beyoncé has reassured her Belgian fans that tonight’s show at the Antwerp Sportpaleis is on, despite yesterday’s cancellation. The singer cancelled her first Antwerp date last night, blaming dehydration and exhaustion. In an email to the Associated Press, her publicist said Beyoncé had been advised...

Week 14. Blimey. Only 12 days to go. This week started well with a slow but entertaining Parkrun with a friend in England (evidence above). Then, inspired by this article , I decided to start running the 11km home from Bulletin HQ. I say “start”; of course what I mean is “attempt once, be thwarted...

It’s Saturday afternoon. There is tension but also hope among the spectators. “Can we win? We can’t lose!” And then the players run on to the pitch to the crowd’s roars and cheers. Another match is about to kick off. For fans of the beautiful game, the atmosphere of a match day in Britain is a...

Only a handful of flights have been cancelled today at Brussels Airport as a result of the strike at baggage handling company Swissport. However, many planes will leave without any luggage on board, said airport spokesman Jan Van der Cruysse. Passengers are advised to check in advance if their...