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Champion wheelchair athlete Marieke Vervoort dies at 40

Belgian Paralympic gold medallist Marieke Vervoort died yesterday at the age of 40 following the administration of euthanasia. The mayor of her hometown Diest, Christophe De Graef, made the announcement. Vervoort, known locally by her nickname Wielemie, is a four-time medallist at the Paralympic...

Study launched on emissions generated by scooters and motorcycles

The Brussels-Capital Region is launching a study into the effect of two-wheeled motorised vehicles, like mopeds, motor scooters and motorcycles, on air quality in the capital. The idea is to find out how damaging motorised vehicles other than cars actually are on the environment. The Bruxelles...

€4.3 million facelift for Sainte-Catherine facade

The north facade of Brussels' Sainte-Catherine church will undergo a major restoration next year, at an estimated cost of €4.3 million. The side of the church facing the Fish Market has long been in need of a clean-up, as the masonry has been blackened by years of pollution. The restoration will...

E411 car-pooling lane project put on hold

A plan to permanently reserve one lane of the E411 motorway into Brussels for car-sharing has been put on hold, after failing to get the support of the Flemish region. The experiment was launched last May by the former Walloon transport minister Carlo Di Antonio. The right-hand lane from Wavre to...

Brussels DNA firm under fire for gay-determining app

Senator Stephanie D’Hose (Open VLD) is the latest in a chorus of voices to express concern about a new app that claims it can determine how gay (or presumably straight) you are. The senator has asked that an investigation be opened into the app, called 122 Shades of Gray. The Brussels DNA testing...

Your insider's guide to life in Belgium: Pick up The Bulletin's autumn issue now!

The Bulletin's autumn/winter edition is out now, packed with interviews, insight and information to help you make the most of life in Belgium.

The feature-rich 132-page magazine is on sale in Belgian newsagents - and will also be distributed at key expat community events over the coming months, from theatre performances to Christmas parties.

What's inside:

Extinction Rebellion protest: Police disciplinary investigations launched

The City of Brussels has opened four separate disciplinary investigations against police officers following complaints of excessive violence at a recent protest by climate activism group Extinction Rebellion. Up to 250 people joined a demonstration against police violence in Brussels on Monday,...

Record two million speeding fines in six months

Belgian police issued a record number of speeding fines in the first half of this year - breaking the two-million mark for the first time. Almost three-quarters of the cases - 1.49 million - were recorded in Flanders. But the sharpest rise was in the Brussels region, up 28% to 142,226. The number...

Fire department blocked by illegally parked cars in Schaerbeek

The fire department was held up on its way to a call in Schaerbeek at the weekend because of illegally parked cars. The fire engine could not get through en route to Rue des Coteaux because of cars parked in Rue Josaphat. Fortunately, the Brussels fire brigade always sends two engines to every call...

Brussels mobility survey: 75% in favour of more 30kph zones

More Brussels neighbourhoods should be converted into 30kph zones, according to the majority of respondents in a wide-ranging mobility survey for the capital. More than 8,000 people gave their opinions and suggestions in Brussels Mobility's Good Move poll, which closed last week after four months...

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