It’s fireworks and fiesta as Belgium celebrates its national day on Monday. Now a firm fixture in Brussels, the Bal National on Sunday evening is an old-fashioned knees-up in the lively Marolles district. Even the royal family, including Philippe and Mathilde, have promised to drop in. Opening the...

The government is working on a contingency plan to ensure there will be enough energy to supply all households and companies in Belgium with power this winter. The reserve intended to see us through harsh winter peaks is not sufficient, according to De Standaard . Electricity companies EDF Luminus...

Belgium’s nuclear tax is legal and electricity providers Electrabel, EDF Luminus and EDF Belgium must pay it, the Constitutional Court has ruled. The tax was introduced to claw back some of the large profits made by Electrabel and EDF from nuclear power stations, the cost of which had already been...

Researchers working in the basement of the Royal Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren have discovered a nest of spiders of a sort never before seen in Belgium. The museum has been closed since December for major renovations and is due to remain closed until the second half of 2016. Oecobius...

The authors’ and composers’ rights society Sabam is to send a bill to the mayor of Landen in Flemish Brabant, who came under fire this week for using a barrage of loud music to chase a group of travellers from land in the municipality. Socialist mayor Gino Debroux said later he “understood the...

Belgians tend to think they are good drivers, despite the fact that they pick up a large number of fines in other countries and score rather badly in accident statistics, according to figures from the motoring organisation VAB. The organisation asked 2,000 Belgians to rate their own driving ability...

Police and customs officers at Brussels Airport and elsewhere have increased checks for drugs in preparation for the arrival in Belgium of thousands of visitors for the first weekend of Tomorrowland, the popular dance festival which celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend and next. Yesterday,...

The Reyers viaduct, closed for repairs since 30 June, will remain closed longer than originally planned because of the gravity of the damage found, the commune of Schaerbeek has confirmed. Works to repair the two approaches to the viaduct, from the Montgomery side and from the Meiser side, was...

Cutting the costs of employing personnel by 5% in the construction, transport, electrical and retail sectors could lead to the creation of up to 28,500 jobs, according to a study by two professors from the University of Leuven, Joep Konings and Stijn Vanormelingen. The study was presented by Unizo...

You are Brussels bound and in need of a place to stay. Whether it is for work, study or leisure, The Bulletin has a guide to help you find accommodation for both short- and long-term stays in the European capital. Long-term housing When searching for an apartment for a long-term stay (three years...