The threat of a rail strike this week was averted as unions and the rail authority SNCB reached an agreement on the issue of credit days. Unions had previously issued the intention to begin a week-long strike on Sunday evening. The last-ditch effort to find a compromise took two days of...

Employees of baggage handler Swissport stopped working at 5.00 this morning at Brussels Airport, write various Belgian media. According to the airport operator, the action is causing delays for the airlines that work with Swissport, and some of the flights are departing without luggage. A first...

Belgium's minister of development co-operation, Alexander De Croo, has pledged an additional €19 million to the international organisation Global Fund to help in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, he said during the 10th edition of the European Development Days which took place in...

In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly recognised 21 June as International Yoga Day, prompting practitioners of the ancient Indian mind-and-body exercise to celebrate with massive yoga meets around the world. On 19 June, group yoga sessions will take place in Brussels’ Bois de la Cambre and...

The difference between Belgium and Brussels is still unclear for Donald Trump. The Republican presidential candidate yesterday in a speech called the country a “beautiful city”, and it's not the first time that he shows a grave lack of geographical knowledge, write numerous international and local...

Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Belgium last year were 8% higher than the average prices across the European Union, according to a Eurostat study. Denmark, Sweden and Austria are the most expensive countries to buy food, according to the study, while Bulgaria, Romania and Poland are...

The one-year-old pedestrian zone in the heart of Brussels will be reduced slightly around the Bourse, the city council decided, according to various media. The city council, however, denies that the area is becoming smaller, while Brussels mobility minister Pascal Smet refers to the decision as “...

Mechelen mayor Bart Somers is expected to present today a report to the Committee of the Regions on the efforts to combat radicalisation of young people. Mechelen has worked with the cities of Vilvoorde and Antwerp to come up with an action plan against radicalisation. Both Vilvoorde and Antwerp...

The commercial court in Ghent has declared Optima Bank bankrupt, just weeks after the company lost its banking and insurance licences amid allegations of financial irregularities. Optima is being investigated by the Ghent prosecutor’s office. Three administrators have been appointed to see that the...

The Brussels music scene is buzzing not just with incredible native artists but also innovative and creative expats, adding a new dimension to the diverse and vibrant scene. Here, The Bulletin speaks with four such expat groups and artists who form part of the musical melting pot in the Belgian...