Belgium is a drug hub due to its ports serving as a strategic gateway for the rest of Europe. Antwerp is the cocaine capital of Europe, Brussels is rife with gang turf wars and across the country, the consumption of synthetic products like ketamine is on the rise. The Bulletin looks at how...

A new e-book tells the harrowing story of what is, arguably, one of the lesser known stories of World War Two. The publication will be presented to the public by the Brussels branch of the Royal British Legion in Ixelles on 13 March. Survival, Memoir of a Forced Labourer in the Third Reich , by the...

Night trains from Brussels to Switzerland and Italy will start running in September, rather than in June as initially planned, operators have announced. The Belgian-Dutch railway company European Sleeper planned to launch these new connections on 18 June, but they will now be postponed due to major...

Work on the Schuman roundabout in the heart of the European quarter in Brussels is expected to be completed in the autumn, it has been confirmed. Bernard Quintin, the minister responsible for regional building agency Beliris, confirmed that the canopy had been scrapped from the plans, saving time...

On the eve of International Women’s day on 8 March, The Bulletin reflects not only on the achievements of women’s rights over the past 150 years, but also the ongoing fight for fair representation. While rightly recognising the victories that were scored, it is also a moment to highlight the...

Woman. Black. European. Physical chemist. CEO. Board director. Climate policy insider in Brussels. The technical term for someone like me is statistical anomaly. The practical term is inconvenient data. Belgium has a long history of deciding who counts. Women got full voting rights in 1948, the...

Picture Perfect is a provocative and playful examination of physical beauty through a contemporary lens. It continues Bozar’s thematic exploration of love, while finding a suitable match in the arts centre’s exploration of beauty and ugliness in Renaissance art in the parallel exhibition Bellezza é...

Co-habiting in Brussels as expats raises a number of key legal questions. The implications differ between a de facto relationship, legal cohabitation and marriage, in terms of taxation, estate, inheritance and welfare. In Brussels, in particular, these choices may have a tangible impact on your...

The mayor of Molenbeek, Catherine Moureaux (PS), has resumed her duties after an absence of more than a year due to health reasons including burnout. Moureaux officially returned to work this week, taking back leadership of the Brussels municipality at a time when several political and social...

Brussels public transport operator Stib expects serious disruption to the metro, tram and bus network in the capital during a strike on Thursday 12 March. Stib said it was "making every effort to ensure at least part of the service on that day and will inform its passengers in real time about the...