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Illustration picture shows a van of BPost in Auderghem - Oudergem, Brussels, Tuesday 05 May 2020. (BELGA PHOTO LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ)

Bpost resumes all home deliveries

Bpost has ended its short-lived policy of requiring customers in some neighbourhoods to pick up their own parcels. The Belgian postal service has resumed all home deliveries, public enterprise minister Petra De Sutter told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday. Due to the significant spike in demand...

Retirement in Belgium: Sorting out your pension

To qualify for a Belgian state pension, you must have worked in Belgium for an employer who paid contributions to the Belgian National Office for Social Security. The self-employed can also claim a pension if they have made their due contributions to the system. The current retirement age...

Monolith appears in Belgian potato field

Belgium has its very own monolith, located – appropriately – in a potato field in East Flanders. No one saw who put it there, naturally, but it probably appeared sometime last night. It is the latest in a monolith craze sweeping the world, with the slender, tall, silver structures appearing in...

Pairi Daiza welcomes new orangutan baby Mathaï

Pairi Daiza, the award-winning Belgian animal park, announced a new arrival on Tuesday. Sumatran orangutans Ujian and Sari have welcomed a new baby boy, the latest addition to the park’s growing orangutan family. The birth of Mathaï, a little brother for Ujian and Sari’s first son Berani, is...
Illustration picture shows car traffic, cyclists and pedestrians in Bois de La Cambre - Ter Kamerenbos, in Brussels, Sunday 22 March 2020. (BELGA PHOTO PAUL-HENRI VERLOOY)

Bois de la Cambre agreement leads to partial reopening of south loop

The City of Brussels, after consultation with the municipalities of Uccle, Ixelles and Watermael-Boitsfort, will allow traffic on part of south loop of the Bois de la Cambre from 14 December, but only between the Drève de Lorraine and the Avenue du Brésil. As a result, most of the forest will...
Illustration picture shows the entrance of the departure hall at Brussels Airport, in Zaventem. (BELGA PHOTO BRUNO FAHY)

Virologist voices concern about expats' Christmas travel during pandemic

Virologist Steven Van Gucht has sounded a warning about the coming Christmas holidays and the amount of expats who will travel home to visit their families before returning to Belgium. Although the rate of coronavirus infections has plateaued for the time being, the Belgian virologist has major...

Local specialities: A boxful of surprises for celebrating holidays at home

While it’s nice that shops are back open for holiday gift buying, few of us want to face the potential crowds in urban shopping areas. There’s been no better time than now to head into the countryside surrounding Brussels in search of unique gift ideas.

But don’t forget about yourself this holiday season: It’s much more fun celebrating Christmas and New Year at home if you have special treats around. The green belt of Flemish Brabant is home to many shops that sell local products, and they are bursting with gift baskets.

Health House in Leuven examines how we can live in a world threatened by pandemics

Health House in Leuven has spent much of 2020 with its doors closed to visitors, but it has not been idle. It recently launched Planet Virus, a multi-faceted project looking at the lessons learned from the corona pandemic. “We have created a storyline about pandemics and viruses, broader than just...
Energy-saving in the home

Power up: Tips for a more energy-efficient home

Listen to this article: Whether you live in a rented city-centre apartment or your own detached house in the suburbs, there are plenty of measures that can cut energy use, save money and reduce our environmental footprint. Philippe Mercier of consumer body Test Achats offers some tips on how to...

UCLouvain seeks expats in Belgium for coronavirus survey

Researchers from UCLouvain are appealing for Bulletin readers' help with a short survey about the coronavirus situation in Belgium. The study looks at our perception of risk and our adherence to the current coronavirus measures. The researchers are specifically looking for expats who are non-...

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