25 of 695 city council seats in the Brussels Capital Region went to expats in last month’s local elections. Three-quarters of the 25 are women, while half of them are French. Ixelles has the greatest number of expat councillors with five, followed by Etterbeek, Saint-Gilles and Uccle, each with four. To get information how […]

  British firm British Steel has won a €150 million deal of renewing Belgian rail network. British Steel will provide 160,000 tonnes of steel and Belgian government-owned public limited company Infrabel will replace 3,000km of tracks. The first deliveries will be next January. Under the contract, the firm will supply about 40,000 tonnes of steel […]

  Youth Summer Olympic Games wrapped up last Friday in Buenos Aires. Belgium sent 32 athletes, who took part in 20 sports during the 13-day event. They brought home nine medals Two athletes brought home gold: – Maité Beernaert of West Flanders – the long jump with a distance of 6.31 metres – Quentin Mahauden […]

  EU leaders gather to discuss, among other things, the UK’s Brexit arrangements from 17-19 October. From Wednesday EU summits will cause road closures, parking restrictions and traffic delays. Even bicycles parkings will be removed in the second half of this week. Only passholders will be allowed to cross the police lines.   To get […]

  A new post office in Ghent will offer a fitting room for shoppers where they can try the clothes they have bought. Bpost is testing its newly opened branch on Nieuwevaart. Availability of a fitting room there has already received a positive feedback from customers. Spokesman Piet Van Speybroeck said online shopping deliveries were […]

  Brussels capital region is going to request €200,000 from the local tobacco industry to help clean-up the capital’s streets. Last month, neighbourhood groups organised clean-ups, filling bins with spent cigarettes and putting them on show to illustrate the enormity of the problem. Flanders had the similar problem and the federation helped to pay for […]

  The experts of free event Expat Financial Affairs will provide you with answers to the most common questions regarding property market in Brussels – how to start buying a property and what to expect at every step of this way. Experts from BNP Paribas Fortis and The Fry Group will consult on financial matters […]

  Fifa’s new ranking has been published on Thursday. Belgium’s national team is at the top of the list. It’s only the second time in history when Belgium’s Red Devils became the number one football team in the world. The first time the team went to number one was in October of 2015, where they […]

  ING Bank and The Bulletin have scheduled the second edition of free Expat Information Fair on 26 September. Hundreds of visitors are expected to come and discuss various aspects of Belgian life: local administration, banking, health care, education and schools, finding a job, sports and leisure and buying a home Starting a business is […]

  Head coach of the Red Devils’, Roberto Martinez, is now an honorary citizen of Waterloo. A ceremony was organised by town officials on Sunday at the Wellington Museum. Martinez attended it with his wife Beth and their daughter Luella. Martinez is a Spaniard and his wife is Scottish by her nationality. “When we arrived […]