It’s all aboard the Tram Experience as Brussels’ unique dining venture returns to the capital from 18 September. The city’s tramway restaurant, run by tourist office Visit.brussels, invites gourmet diners on a culinary journey with a gastronomic menu devoted to Belgian cuisine. For the first time,...

Visitors to an exhibition displaying hyper-realistic portrayals of the human body can experience the event in a unique way later this month when the organisers invite people to view the works naked. Tempora, the company behind the Hyper-Realism sculpture exhibition “Ceci n’est pas un corps" - "This...

Since the creation of the Brussels region in 1989, the government has organised an annual heritage weekend under the name Journées du Patrimoine/Open Monumentendagen. For the 33rd edition, which takes place on 18 and 19 September, a new name has been chosen for the event: Heritage Days. State...

Victims of the floods that ravaged through several provinces of Belgium last month will be able to access all public transport until the end of October. All public transport systems in Belgium – SCNB, Stib, TEC and De Lijn – are collaborating on the ‘solidarity pass’. “The floods of 14, 15 and 16...

Belgium will deploy at least four military jets to repatriate citizens and others living in Afghanistan. Following a quiet weekend when it came to requesting assistance, about 50 Belgian families in the country have since contacted authorities asking for help to leave. Belgium will also assist...

Almost six months after the introduction of plainclothes patrols to combat street harassment, the Brussels-North police zone is organising training courses for its own staff and an awareness campaign for the general public. In a press release, the police zone for Schaerbeek, Evere and Saint-Josse-...

‎Federal food safety agency Afsca has added more products to a growing list of those being recalled from Belgian shelves due to significant levels of ethylene oxide. On Monday, the agency included a selection of ice creams from the French frozen food company Picard on the list as well as an instant...

The Bulletin launched its inaugural student journalism competition in the knowledge that adolescents risk being Covid’s “lost generation”. On top of the normal stresses of being a teenager, the social distancing and interruption to routine caused by the pandemic have taken an emotional toll. So we...

Belgium’s military parachuting team, Hayabusa, have won the four-way formation skydiving championships – for the fourth time in a row. The FAI World Parachuting Championships is currently taking place in Russia. The biennial competition requires teams of four skydivers to create prescribed...

Belgium has repatriated all five tourists who were in Afghanistan, following a take-over of the country by the Taliban. The tourists were flown out at the weekend, as the Taliban took control of capital Kabul, overthrowing the government. The Belgian government is aware of 34 Belgians who live in...