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…
Photo by Chris van Houts Attempts to unearth grisly “secrets” from the Battle of Waterloo are, it has emerged, also helping military personnel come to terms to with their own health issues. A team of experts and members of the armed forces from different countries, including the UK, are this week digging at…
New French PM Michel Barnier will give “some much-needed ballast to France’s somewhat unstable leadership”. That is the view of a former vice president of the European parliament. Edward McMillan-Scott was speaking to this website after Barnier’s appointment on Thursday. Known in France as Monsieur Brexit, Barnier, who is 73, is France’s oldest prime minister since…
Flanders and the rest of Belgium will this weekend mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation in the Second World War with several events, including in Ypres, the town forever associated with conflict. Ieper, also known as Ypres in West Flanders, is an area that saw intense fighting throughout the First World War. Known to…
Brussels’ annual Eat Festival will take place later this month (September 26 to 29) at the city’s Gare Maritime de Tour & Taxis. For the much-awaited 2024 edition, Eat Festival has reinvented its concept by offering an “accessible and hassle-free gastronomic experience”, in the form of 3 or 5 course menus. Every day, two teams…
Photo by Chris Van Houts It is hard to imagine it now with the site long since turned into farmland but when Napoleon Bonaparte was famously defeated by the Duke of Welling at Waterloo in 1815, the bitter conflict left a battlefield covered with thousands of corpses and badly injured soldiers. But what happened to…
Photo Copyright Visit Brussels Calling all comic fans: the hugely popular BD Comic Strip Festival is coming to the Gare Maritime at Tour & Taxis in Brussels from 6 to 8 September. This new edition’s programme includes exhibitions, meetings, book signings, and activities for everyone including the manga space and the iconic giant balloons….
