Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash A British peer has warned that the UK’s two mainstream political parties may end up finding solace with each other on the beach at Clacton over Brexit. Lord Balfe was responding to a major new study on the impact of the UK’s EU exit, still the subject…
Photo by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash An exhaustive dossier on Brexit contains over 2,000 examples of the negative – and 39 positive impacts of the UK’s exit from the EU. Britons voted by a narrow majority to leave the EU in 2016 but it is still a cause of friction with some wanting…
Photo by Arvid Høidahl on Unsplash Alsace cuisine is heading to Brussels at the city’s annual “wine days” event, a month-long jamboree showcasing some of the best food and drink from France. The region, located on the west bank of the Rhine River bordering Germany, is known for the quality of its food…
Photo by Poul Hoang on Unsplash It’s official …. food critics have crowned “Bouillon” for creating the best croquette in Brussels. The fifth edition of the Brussels competition that celebrates that gem of Belgian cuisine, the delicious shrimp croquette, was recently held. After a blind taste test, the jury made up of food…
Photo by Tom Ritson on Unsplash Taiwan’s ambassador to the EU and Belgium has hit out at what he calls distorted claims about the island by China. Ambassador Roy Chun Lee, Representative of the Taipei Representative Office in the European Union and Belgium, was speaking on Wednesday. He told an audience in Brussels…
Photo by Matt Brown on Unsplash MEPs and an ex UK government minister have joined forces in appealing to both the EU and UK to tackle growing public intolerance of the fall-out from Brexit. The appeal coincided with a visit, his first as PM, by Sir Keir Starmer to Brussels on Wednesday. The…
Photo by Rick Govic on Unsplash Thousands of people gave the Pope a rapturous send off to his historic 4-day trip to Belgium on Sunday. Under unclouded blue skies, some 40,000 packed into the country’s national stadium on the outskirts of Brussels to attend a Mass by Pope Francis. The trip was not…
Photo by Josh Applegate on Unsplash Pope Francis has talked about “the tragic instances of child abuse” in Belgium. He was speaking on the first full day of an official four-day visit to the country, the first by a Pope for nearly 30 years. A Pope was last in Belgium in 1995 when…
Oh no it isn’t! Yes, preparations for that much-loved of English traditions the panto are back in full swing. The panto season does not actually start until nearer Christmas but, as they are so popular all over the country, plans such as casting are already well under way and tickets are selling fast. For many…
Business is taking off, for both airport and airline. Brussels Airport is providing a much needed boost for the local economy – while its second most popular long-haul airline is doing the same for the travelling public. Both the airport and Emirates are celebrating success stories – particularly welcome as the post-pandemic recovery continues. According…
