Photo by John Moeses Bauan on Unsplash “Close” by Belgian director Lukas Dhont won the 2023 LUX European Audience Film Award on Tuesday, in a ceremony in the European Parliament’s hemicycle in Brussels. The film, co-produced by Belgium, France and Netherlands, tells the story of an intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi. When their…
When thinking of Azerbaijan, many people may just imagine F1 drivers speeding around the streets of its capital. The annual F1 Grand Prix has been hosted by Baku since 2017, with the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen having become familiar features on the city’s streets each year. The country however has so much…
Photo by Veronika Jorjobert on Unsplash The 9th edition of the Best of Portugal will take place at the Cinquentenaire Park in Brussels this weekend (17/18 June). This year, more than 70 stands, 50 companies from Portugal, and 10 restaurants will welcome visitors. One of the main goals of the event is to promote the best that is…
Julie Nullens, who is expecting her second child in a few weeks, now has something else to celebrate this summer. She will defend Belgium for the second time in a row during the IBA (International Bartenders Association) World Cocktail Championship in Rome from 28 November to 2 December. During the contest, 64 bartenders representing the…
Fancy discovering a resto with a difference? Well, if so, we can suggest one such place in one of the chicest parts of Brussels. It is called “Relais de Paris” and one of the differences here is that, in effect, there is really one “star of the show” – steak. It isn’t any common or…
This year’s Relay for Life event, an annual fund raiser for cancer patients, will take place next month at St. John’s International School in Waterloo. It is held on 24/5 June and is organised by the International Community and by Waterloo under the umbrella of the Foundation against Cancer. Relay for Life is a festive…
Football is littered with tales of woe – clubs whose hopes and ambitions rise but then fall just as suddenly. One minute a club can seem to be moving in the right direction but, next, it is heading the opposite way. Such has been the fate of one of English football’s most respected institutions, Leeds…
Spring has sprung and so few have the new arrivals at Planckendael ZOO, on the outskirts of Brussels. In fact, there has been something of a baby boom at the animal park in recent weeks with the arrival of lots of “little ones”. The park, for example, just welcomed an anteater, the first baby anteater…
Photo by Pradnyal Gandhi on Unsplash To beer or not to beer – that is no longer the question with the arrival of an inventive new attraction in Belgium. The idea is that you combine arguably the country’s best-known export – beer – with the current craze for wellness and well-being. The result? Well, it is a beer…
Photo by Anastasia Varvarina Ukrainian war veteran Roman Kashpur will be among those lining up for the Brussels 20km run on Sunday. But, unlike most of the other participants, Roman will be at a distinct disadvantage as he was badly injured in the conflict and had to have one of his lower legs amputated. He now…
