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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden gives a press conference after his first meeting at the Nato headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday 10 March 2009. (BELGA PHOTO OLIVIER PAPEGNIES)

US president-elect Joe Biden invited to Brussels in early 2021

US president-elect Joe Biden has been invited to a Nato summit in Brussels in early 2021, the organisation's secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has announced. "I invited president-elect Joe Biden to a Nato summit here in Brussels early next year," Stoltenberg said, adding that such a meeting is "...

'Life goes on in 2021': New Brussels Cultural Guide published

2020 has been a daunting year for cultural institutions and events - but the Foundation for the Arts is ready for a blockbuster 2021. Next year's edition of their very popular annual Brussels Cultural Guide is here to prove it. "It’s a rather difficult period for the moment but our mission is...
A couple walking with their dog during autumn weather at the park of Gaasbeek Castle

Cold comfort: Your plans for a sociable, Covid-safe winter

Now that colder, shorter days are here, and semi-confinement and curfew rules are restricting daily life again, how do Bulletin readers plan to socialise safely this autumn and winter? And what happens to those Christmas travel plans? ‘It’s impossible to plan anything social’ “Now that the weather...

New design for Schuman roundabout gets green light

Brussels-City has approved a plan proposed by the region for an urban renewal project that will transform the look and feel of Rond-Point Schuman. The landmark spot in the European Quarter will be resurfaced and traffic limited to one side. The idea is to create a more pedestrian-friendly public...

Three-metre rise in sea level part of scenarios mapped out for coast

To protect the coastline and surrounding areas from rising sea levels, the government of Flanders is exploring what needs to be done to ensure long-term safety for citizens, the economy and the environment. They are mapping all the possibilities, and a public consultation will be held in 2021...

Serbian artist unveils new mural on Brussels street art trail

The City of Brussels' street art parcours keeps growing, now numbering more than 120 works adorning façades and pavements across the city. Every year, the music and culture festival Balkan Trafik! invites a street artist from the Balkans to create a piece of street art in Brussels. This year...
Illustration shows an action of VUB students in front of the Iranian emabassy in Brussels against the execution of professor Ahmadreza Djalali, Friday 27 November 2020. PHOTO VUB STUDENTEN

Three days of protests in support of Ahmadreza Djalali begin Monday

Academics from ULB university and activists from human rights organisation Amnesty International will be campaigning for three days at the Iranian Embassy in Elsene from Monday. They are protesting the possible execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, the Iranian scientist and guest lecturer at the Vrije...
Illustration picture shows the logo of Bpost. (BELGA PHOTO LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ)

Security breach on Bpost website temporarily makes customer details public

Bpost's website temporarily experienced a security breach on Sunday, Flemish public broadcaster VRT Nieuws revealed. The information about the recipient of each item posted, the product itself and the code of the package was made visible to anyone who visited the site. VRT Nieuws carried out a test...
Workers install the Christmas tree on the Brussels Grand-Place - Grote Markt square in the Brussels historic city center, Thursday 19 November 2020. BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND

Brussels to control number of visitors to Grand-Place Christmas attractions

People once again flooded into the Grand-Place in Brussels on Sunday night to admire the Christmas lights and tree, a day after politicians and health experts called on the public to abide by the restrictions brought in to fight the continued spread of the coronavirus. “Unfortunately, there are too...

Shops can reopen on 1 December - but no change to social contact rules over Christmas

Belgium has allowed non-essential stores, museums and swimming pools to reopen from Tuesday 1 December - but will not relax the current rules on social contacts for the Christmas holidays. The coronavirus consultative committee, bringing together representatives from the federal and regional...

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