Baby peregrine falcons have been popping out of eggs in Brussels over the last week, in the clock towers watched by scientists and residents with great anticipation every year. The first chicks were born last week, a bit earlier than experts had estimated. The first babies hatched in the tower of...

In any other year, on a sunny day in the Easter holidays, Flanders’ beaches and coastal towns would be packed with tourists and locals enjoying the fine weather and the chance to be outside. Thanks to the coronavirus, it’s a very different picture this year. Aerial photos taken by the Royal Belgian...

In the second of a series reporting on Belgium’s frontline workers, the Bulletin talks to some of the people braving the Covid-19 pandemic. From an emergency responder and dentist to supermarket and healthcare staff, these key workers are struggling to contain the virus with often limited resources...

Safely distanced in their own homes, 150 Belgian and British singers have recorded an aria that commemorates a remarkable feat of wartime resistance in Flanders. The singers are all cast members of Push , an opera based on the story of the notorious 20th Convoy, which carried 1,600 deportees from...

M ore people are cycling because of the coronavirus restrictions, but they are not always cycling safely, according to Fietsberaad Vlaanderen. The expert advisory group wants to see roads adapted so that cyclists can keep a safe distance from one another. Figures collected by the Fietsberaad show...

Belgium’s homeless organisations joined in an international appeal for solidarity and better protection for vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday. Under the banner #ProtectTheUnhoused , local activists were united in their call for action in protecting, screening and re-...

Citizens and companies are being asked to donate face masks and other personal protective equipment to nursing homes in Brussels. The appeal has been launched by Brussels consultancy StP Communications to help alleviate the shortage of equipment in residential homes struggling to contain an...

It's been a month - a long month - since midday on 18 March, when we were told to stay at home in the fight against coronavirus. We've given up many things that we miss. We've also lost some of the everyday nuisances that come with living in a big city. The Bulletin has dug deep into the archives (...

Though not entirely unexpected, it still came as a blow: All of Belgium’s summer music festivals are cancelled this year. The Security Council delivered the news last night as part of the announcement on measures to control the spread of the coronavirus. Belgium is renowned for its summer festivals...

Alas, the super-popular Balkan Trafik! festival is not to be this spring. But the celebration of Balkan music, dance, theatre, film and literature is not cancelled, just postponed to the autumn. In the meantime, check out Balkan Trafik 360° , a fully virtual festival complete with livestreamed...