Welcome to The Bulletin’s series, Entrepreneurship in Belgium. Every month, Brussels-based communications specialist Meg Stringer will interview an entrepreneur working in Belgium – whether established or just starting out. Name: Marc Verhaeren Nationality: Belgian Age: 42 Location: Brussels Sector...

Time to cross the line: volunteer in Brussels. “The homeless, asylum seekers, the elderly, the disabled, children in need, victims of abuse. We know them by their needs. What if we knew them by name?” This is the question put forward by Serve the City , a volunteer movement that started in Brussels...

One in four Belgians has decided to alter their work schedule to fit around Red Devils matches in the World Cup, but only 22% plan to interrupt their working day to watch a match, according to a survey conducted by VTM Nieuws of 1,600 residents. The union of self-employed professionals in Flanders...

The Christian trade union ACV Transcom has issued a warning of possible strike action by employees of Belgocontrol, Belgian’s air traffic control authority, on or after 25 June. If the threat becomes reality, it could lead to chaos at Brussels Airport at the start of the summer holidays. The reason...

According to a report in De Morgen , the business world is calling for more courses in English at university level. "University-level knowledge of English is necessary for further economic growth,” said Pieter Timmermans, chief executive of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB). “It is...

A commission of 12 experts presented a proposal to ensure Belgium’s pension system until at least 2040. The report was ordered by acting federal minister for pensions, Alexander De Croo, (Open VLD) and acting federal minister for the self-employed, Sabine Laruelle (MR), after a number of attempts...

More and more young families are leaving Brussels to set up home in the surrounding province of Flemish Brabant, a study by Flemish Brabant province has found. During the past 5 years, 70,000 Brussels residents have moved out of the capital to live in the province. This is double the number of...

D-Day for Red Devils fans is almost upon us: tomorrow, Tuesday, June 17, will see the national team play their first match in the World Cup. They will be playing Algeria in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. To catch the action live, the Bulletin is offering, courtesy of ING, 26 free tickets to watch the Red...

Major roadworks will be conducted in Brussels over the summer period that will result in the closure of the Reyers viaduct and the Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark tunnel in Brussels from June 30. Traffic in the capital is generally down 20% in the summer compared to the rest of the year, but the Brussels...

Around 60,000 people took part on Sunday morning in the Ducasse de Mons – or Doudou – a popular festival in Mons dating from the Middle Ages which culminates in a fight between Saint-George (good) and the dragon (evil). Since 2005 the fight and the procession of the Car d’Or which precedes it have...