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Spice up your summer: The latest edition of The Bulletin is out now!

As spring segues into summer, The Bulletin team is proud to present an inspiration-packed travel guide that reflects everything this rich and varied land has to offer.

In our summer edition, out now, we offer inspiration for all ages with these ideas for activities around the country – many of them absolutely free. Plus, check out our extensive agenda of festivals, family events and exhibitions and add a few essential cultural highlights to your diary.

All plastic packaging (almost) to be accepted in blue recycling bag

From this week , many Flemish households can send all their plastic waste to be recycled via the blue recycling bag. The new rules on what can be recycled are being introduced in phases across the region and should apply to the whole of the country by the end of next year. Currently, the blue PMD...

Forecasters issue storm alert for Tuesday afternoon

Belgium's Royal Meteorological Institute has issued a storm alert for Tuesday afternoon and evening. There will be widespread showers, arriving from the west, and becoming heavier throughout the afternoon, the forecaster said. Thunderstorms are likely in the evening, with heavy rain, gusts of wind...

These are Belgium's 10 most traffic-clogged cities

Brussels is Europe's 11th most congested city and has the worst traffic in Belgium, followed by Antwerp and Namur, according to the latest stats from TomTom. Drivers in Brussels spend, on average, 37% longer getting to their destination than they would do if traffic was flowing freely, the figures...

Pierre Kompany is interim chair of Brussels parliament

Belgian footballer Vincent Kompany's father has been appointed the interim president of the Brussels parliament, following last month's regional elections. Pierre Kompany, who was also elected mayor of Ganshoren last October, will chair the parliament until a new regional government coalition is...

Thousands of Belgian jobs unfilled as recruiters are short-staffed

The agency responsible for solving short-staffing problems in Belgium's federal institutions is struggling to fulfil its job - because it is short-staffed. Selor is in charge of recruiting candidates for thousands of vacant jobs each year in the public sector - from museums to the National Archives...

Staff on strike at 11 Brussels hospital sites

Staff at 11 hospitals in Brussels have walked out on strike in a protest against underfunding and worsening work conditions. The 24-hour strike began on Sunday evening and affects public hospitals that are part of the Iris network. These include Brugmann and Saint-Pierre hospitals, the Bordet...

Young climate activists win Free Word prize

Teenage climate activists Anuna De Wever and Kyra Gantois have won the Ark Prize for the Free Word, for their commitment to putting the issue of climate change on the political agenda. According to the prize committee, the two teenagers behind Belgium’s Youth for Climate movement have been...

The woman, not the icon: Discover the life of Brussels-born Audrey Hepburn

Original, unique and unforgettable are three accolades given to Brussels-born Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993). One of the world's greatest movie stars, her second life was as a Unicef champion. To celebrate what would have been her 90th birthday year, her son Sean Hepburn Ferrer has created a...

Ixelles says no to KFC at Porte de Namur

KFC has been told it cannot open a fast-food restaurant at Porte de Namur - because there are too many similar food outlets nearby. The municipality of Ixelles has refused a request for planning permission to open a KFC at 1 Chaussée d'Ixelles. The decision was reportedly led by two Ecolo...

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