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Belgium presents updated plan to limit alcohol abuse

The Belgian government’s Alcohol Plan is finally making substantial progress after 10 years worth of attempts from the health sector to reign in substance abuse. Measures include limited alcohol sales and restricted advertising with the ultimate goal of reducing excess consumption. Specifically,...

COME CLOSER

Submitted by Helen O'Sullivan on Sat, 11/12/2022 - 15:54

Sabine Brettschneider presents her latest body of work - COME CLOSER - in a series of abstract works on canvas inspired by our post-lockdown experience; exploring the themes of reconnection and resetablishing our heretofore limited boundaries.
Brettschneider is a professional German artist based in Brussels. This is her second solo exhibition at the Green Door Gallery.
Influences Joan Mitchell, Cy Twombly, Cecily Brown

400 families left without childcare after creche group goes bankrupt

An estimated 400 families in Brussels are finding themselves without childcare after the NeoKids chain of nurseries filed for bankruptcy. This has thrown families into chaos, as they are forced to find new childcare when a shortage is already plaguing the capital. “I am forced to rely on...

Remembrance: The untold story of Belgian refugees in Britain during World War One

During World War One, a quarter of a million Belgian men, women and children sought sanctuary in Britain. The number remains to this day the largest influx of refugees in UK history. Escaping wartime occupation in their home country, they settled in towns, villages and cities across Britain,...
Police stabbing Brussels - Belga

Brussels police officer killed, another injured in suspect terror knife attack

One police officer was killed and another seriously injured in a knife attack in Rue d'Aerschot in Schaerbeek on Thursday evening, report local media. The suspect, Yassine M, a 32-year-old Belgian national living in Evere, was known to Belgian security agency CUTA (Coordination Unit for Threat...
Gay Kavanagh

The Bulletin at 60: Gay Kavanagh’s early years were a steep learning curve and enriching experience

My 10-year stint in full-time employment at the Bulletin was a time of great change, both in terms of where and how we worked and the number of people working in the company. When I joined, the offices were located on the first floor of a wide townhouse in Rue des Minimes, just off the Sablon,...

Older-type mopeds to be banned in Brussels from 2025

Mopeds failing to meet Euro 5 environment standards set by the EU will be banned in Brussels’ Low Emission Zone (LEZ) from 1 January 2025. But all of this category of light motor vehicles that meet the standards can remain in use until 2028. Despite mopeds and scooters being a cheap and effective...

The Valois Dukes of Burgundy

Submitted by yttap on Thu, 11/10/2022 - 09:28

Talk in English on the Dukes of Burgundy, one of the few wealthy and powerful dynastic families in the late Middle Ages.  

Join us from 19h30 for a glass of wine. The illustrated talk by Carole Petipher will start at 20h00.  Free for members.  Guests welcome and pay at the door.

Positive autumn for Belgian amusement parks

After the past few years of coronavirus shutdowns and the devastating floods last year, Belgium’s struggling amusement parks are reporting that attendance was up during the autumn break. Exceptionally mild weather was likely a contributing factor to the increase in park-goers this autumn, along...

'Massive emergency shelter' for refugees needed as winter approaches, organisations warn

Samusocial and other non-governmental organisations concerned with social welfare are calling on the Belgian government to create a "massive emergency shelter" for refugees before winter and its freezing temperatures arrive in force. At least 7,000 asylum seekers are in need of shelter this winter...

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