Taiwan’s absence from international organisations has been likened to the search for the Loch Ness Monster. The Taipei Representative Office in Brussels says the search for “Nessie” in the Scottish loch is like looking for Taiwan’s involvement in organisations like the UN. The Taiwan Representation has collaborated with the Belgian cartoonist, Lectrr, to create a cartoon comparing finding…
Dev Biswal, owner of The Cook’s Tale restaurant in Canterbury, has announced a 10-day culinary tour to Morocco (27 September to 6 October). The tour costs £3250, with a nominal £200 additional charge for solo travellers, including flights ex Gatwick, wine tasting, cooking class, guided visits and 19 sumptuous meals. The trip comprises 4 nights in…
For a moment there, it seemed like we’d never leave winter. But finally, here we are enjoying some warmer temperatures and a newfound excitement for the months to come. The onset of Spring brings with it a positive glut of bank holidays here in Belgium. so what better excuse to consider a well deserved short…
Photo by Fons Heijnsbroek on Unsplash EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson has called for an effective policy on labour migration. The official was speaking at the April plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in a discussion on the EU Talent Mobility Package. Johansson called for a ‘team Europe’ approach to labour migration with a broader European…
Photo by Jens Thekkeveettil on Unsplash The Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend (May 24 – 26) promises to offer a stage to 127 artists and 9 leading Brussels cultural actors to showcase Brussels’ musical wealth and diversity, and make it accessible to a wide audience. The festival, which also has indoor and Buskerpodia concerts (outdoor acoustic stages), aims to…
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash A former UK minister under Tony Blair’s premiership says “no dramatic breakthroughs” should be expected in the upcoming EU elections. Denis MacShane, a former Europe Minister in the UK, was speaking about the EU-wide poll that takes place from 6 to 9 June. The EU parliament will spend an estimated €33 million…
Brussels Cathedral is set to vibrate – in an unusual way – in a homage to a Middle Ages Saint Hildegard Von Bingen. The city centre cathedral will play host to a musical “tribute” to Hildegard Von Bingen, a 12th century Benedictine Saint. Hildegard of Bingen, also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of…
The Ukrainian rap group that won Eurovision is among the headline acts performing at this week’s Balkan Trafik! jamboree in Brussels. Kalush Orchestra,which performs hip-hop music in the Ukrainian language, won the Eurovision song contest in 2022, scoring the highest number of televote points in the history of the competition. The band, which topped the…
Are you in the mood for an uplifting story of love conquering loneliness? If so, a new production that’s heading for Brussels this Spring could be just for you. “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” runs in Brussels for three weeks in June and is an intimate love story that promises to captivate…
Photo by Lisanto 李奕良 on Unsplash Taiwan’s elections in January demonstrated the “resilience” of a democratic society. That was one of the messages to emerge from an event in the European Parliament on Friday. The hearing in Brussels was organised by the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium along with three cross-party MEPs. They were:Petras Auštrevičius (Renew Europe), Vladimír Bilčík (EPP), and Markéta Gregorová(Greens/EFA). They…
