Following the King Baudouin Foundation ’s purchase of the Medusa pendant by Belgian designer Philippe Wolfers, the exceptional treasure is on public display at the Art & History Museum’s Wolfers Shop in Brussels. Internationally-renowned jeweller and designer Philippe Wolfers (1858-1929) was...

The price of energy products increased across Europe in 2021, but they rose on average twice as fast in Belgium as in neighbouring countries, according to the annual report of the FPS Economy's Price Observatory on Friday. In neighbouring countries, energy prices climbed by an average of 10.9% a...

Stonemanor’s two stores in Everberg and Rhôde-Saint-Genese remain open for business while the expat retailer awaits a Belgian court decision after falling foul of local food labelling laws. Manager Ryan Pearce told the Bulletin that the “complex situation” was heard in court on 7 February, with the...

Red roses remain the favourite bloom for Valentine’s Day, says Loan Liccioni, owner of Brussels florist Rouge Pivoine . The symbolic flower of romance tops her shopping list at Euroveiling, the capital’s wholesale flower market. “They may be expensive, but I’ll pay the price for large beautiful...

No so-called 'Convoy of Freedom' will be allowed to pass through Belgium into Brussels, according to a joint statement from interior minister Annelies Verlinden, Brussels minister-president Rudi Vervoort and Brussels mayor Philippe Close. Any protest convoy, a phenomenon which began in Canada in...

A new report shows that one fifth of Brussels inhabitants are single, with the number especially high among people in their 20s. Figures from the Brussels statistical office Bisa, based on data from Statbel, show that Brussels had 258,510 people living alone as of 1 January 2021. This is nearly...

Police officers specialised in arresting pickpockets in the Brussels-Ixelles area made 304 arrests in 2021. "Despite the health crisis, we have seen an increase in pickpocketing, sometimes with violence," a spokesperson for the police zone said. "In 2021, the specialist officers drew up a total of...

No European country will grow more slowly than Belgium this year, according to the latest economic outlook from the European Commission. The average growth rate of the European economy (which includes both the eurozone and non-member countries) will reach 4% this year, it predicts. But in Belgium,...

The home of Belgian sculptor Olivier Strebelle and the studio of his brother, architect Claude Strebelle, will be protected as Brussels heritage following a decision by the region’s state secretary for heritage Pascal Smet. “After the death of Olivier Strebelle, it was essential to protect his...

Some 800 works of art by 270 Brussels artists, amateur and professional, fill Espace Vanderborght for the 9 th edition of Carte de Visite/ ARTopenKunst ( main image ) The five-floor museum, located in the city-centre near Galéries Royales Saint-Hubert, is a modernist building constructed in the...