The best restaurants will gather in Antwerp next May to find out the 50 winners. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is an equivalent of the Oscars for fine dining. The unveiling of the prestigious list is attended by some of the world’s top chefs and restaurant owners, and attracts considerable coverage in the international […]

  Study showed that self-employed people in Belgium work 57 hours per week on average. 400 self-employed workers participated in the study that was carried out by Ghent university professors. Three quarters of respondents put in more than 50 working hours a week – and 10% exceeded 80 hours. Four out of five people surveyed […]

  This is a very comfortable and efficient way of sharing cars that eliminates the need to pick up and return a car to one designated location. Free-floating was introduced in Brussels in 2016 by DriveNow, which is still the biggest provider of the service in the capital. The system allows you to pick up […]

  One more free seminar for expats in Belgium is organized by The Bulletin and ING’s on 13 June. There will be a lot of useful information to help you plan for a painless retirement. You will get an opportunity to put questions to experts to have a better idea how can you make sure […]

  71-years old Pierre Kompany is the father of Belgian footballer Vincent Kompany. He has been appointed the interim chair of the Brussels parliament following last month’s regional elections as well as was also elected mayor of Ganshoren last October. Pierre Kompany who represents the CdH party will chair the parliament until a new regional […]

  Changes to the highway code coming into force at the end of this month. They were published this week in the Moniteur Belge statute book and will affect scooter users, cyclists and pedestrians. A speed limit increase for electric scooters on Belgian roads – from 18 to 25kph. The age limit for cycling on […]

  A three-dimensional zebra crossing on several roads in Flanders is an experiment aim to slow drivers down. Three locations were selected by the Flemish roads agency AWV to take part within the experiment – Antwerp, Beersel (Flemish Brabant) and Bilzen (Limburg province). Different colors and optical illusions give the impression that the pedestrian crossing […]

  A popular expat event (in English) will be held on 16 May. Attendees will be able to learn everything to start-up their own businesses in Belgium. Now could be the ideal time: on 1 May, far reaching changes to Belgian company law come into force, making it easier and cheaper to set up a […]

  Belgian coast has been attended by 1.2 million visitors during Easter holidays. Regional tourism agency Westtoer said the “beautiful weather” on the coast had been a major boost for visitor numbers. Belgians are using the Easter holidays as an opportunity to have a short vacation either within Belgium or to neighboring countries. There are […]

  Belgium’s rail market is due to be opened up to competition in 2023. The SNCB has begun lobbying for a 10-year extension of its monopoly on domestic rail travel in Belgium. This means the rail operator will remain the sole operator and the sole recipient of subsidies to run domestic train services. Such a […]