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...

The result of a collaboration between a handful of editors, photographers and graphic designers, The Bright Side of Belgium comes as the latest evidence of a growing but still subdued sentiment that it’s time for locals to drop the act, and their innate modesty, and just say it – Belgium is worth...

Brussels Airlines is to launch a new four-part low-cost formula in September, entering into direct competition with Ryanair at Brussels Airport. The Check&Go formula offers return flights to a number of destinations in Europe for €69, including taxes and fees. However, that is for the most...

The bus crash in a Swiss tunnel that killed 22 Flemish schoolchildren and six adults in March 2012 was “no accident”, according to independent investigators employed by some of the victims’ parents who are unsatisfied by the Swiss authorities’ investigation. At the end of last month, the Swiss...

Minister Johan Vande Lanotte (SP.A) is calling for the Flemish government to come up with an alternative means to finance the subsidies for solar energy. He suggests a debt fund be set up to absorb the debts incurred. In this way, the socialist deputy prime minister wants to prevent a sharp rise in...

Traffic will be severely hampered on Wednesday by an EU summit, convened specifically to fill a number of top EU jobs. The Schuman district will be completely closed to traffic, as will the Reyers Tunnel. More specifically, the Schuman roundabout, Froissart (between Schuman and Justus Lipsius) and...

Although the plans for free wireless internet (wifi) in public places across Antwerp and Brussels were already announced, more details have become known. Antwerp will roll out free wifi service before the end of this year at Koningin Astridplein, De Keyserlei, Meir, Wapper, Theaterplein, Meirbrug,...