For the small team behind Brussels’ Couleur Café music festival, getting the show on the road is a real labour of love. Four of the team tell The Bulletin about what goes into turning their vision into reality every summer. ‘A surprise every year’ Irene Rossi has been with Couleur Café since its...

The news send a wave of joy through beer enthusiasts last week, as headlines began to shout: “Best beer in the world to be sold on internet!” While some of the headlines were rather misleading, it was still definitely big news from a brewer that has become legendary for its closed-door policy...

Beloved Brussels mascot Manneken Pis will not – we repeat, not – be dressed as Michael Jackson next week. There had been a plan to dress the statue in a costume emulating the pop star next Tuesday, the 10th anniversary of Jackson’s death. The costume is ready to go, created and donated by...

Some 50 residents of Schaerbeek took to the streets in a wholly different way for a protest this morning. They didn’t march but lay on the ground. The action was in protest at the accidents involving pedestrians that are happening in the municipality at an alarming rate. Last week, a girl of 14 was...

Step right up for last-minute tickets to the super popular Couleur Café , Brussels’ annual world music festival. Included in the dozens of acts across multiple stages are Ms Lauryn Hill, Craig David, Gentleman and Belgium’s own Zwangere Guy. But Couleur Café offers loads more than music: Join a...

A sudden strike by Brussels firefighters caused major traffic problems in the city centre on Wednesday - and more of the same is possible on Friday as negotiations reach stalemate. About 250 officers took part in the spontaneous strike action, with some setting fire to tyres and the wooden...

The Youth for Climate march became a regular Thursday occurrence in Brussels. But now, a group of "grandparents for climate" will demonstrate in the capital instead - because their grandchildren are too busy taking end-of-year exams. "Young people have been mobilising for the climate cause, but at...

Belgium is facing a heatwave early next week - with one forecaster predicting that temperatures could reach 40°C for the first time. A mass of hot air from north Africa will cross the Mediterranean and reach Belgium, bringing five days of exceptionally warm weather, according to the latest...

According to a report commission by the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (Feb), the country can reach the 2030 climate goals set by the European Union, but it would need to greatly step up its efforts in order to do so. The report, carried out by the Boston Consulting Group, quotes a figure of...

The use of antibiotics in livestock in Belgium decreased by 12.8% last year in comparison to the year before, the biggest annual fall since 2011. The figure was reported today by Amcra, Belgium’s expertise centre on the use and resistance of antibiotics in animals. A few years ago, the centre...