The price to send a letter in Belgium will increase for 10% as of 1 January. The cost of mail leaving Belgium is also increasing. Currently a standard stamp to send a standard size letter weighing less than 50 grams within Europe is €1.36 per stamp. Starting on 1 January that will go up […]

  Two months ago Belgium’s inheritance laws changed. The Bulletin and ING Bank organized the event where all aspects of marital contracts, taxes and inheritance laws will be explained. You will get information about changes and how you can start thinking about your own assets and to whom they will be left. The event will […]

  To support the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Manneken Pis will wear orange this Sunday. Belgian designer Gioia Seghers has created the costume, which has been offered by UN Women and the European Women’s Lobby. As part of a global “Orange the World” campaign Several Brussels landmarks will also be […]

  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 […]