Photo by Roberta Sorge on Unsplash The European Commission has approved the addition of Olive taggiasche liguri and Carne Salada del Trentino from Italy to the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and Tharsys from Spain as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). Olive taggiasche liguri are table olives and olive paste made from olives…
Photo by Ian Taylor on Unsplash The Pride march in Pécs, Hungary takes place today Saturday (4 October) despite a ban. The Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has been accused by some MEPs of wanting to intimidate the demonstrators with a massive police presence and the use of facial recognition software. No one from the…
As the leaves fall, Autoworld, the highly regarded car museum, bursts with activity: until 14 December the exhibition German Tuners from the ’80s & ’90s is on display. From 9 to 11 October the major Aguttes auction takes place while on 16 October it welcomes the authors of L’Incroyable Histoire de l’Automobile for a book signing. During Museum Night Fever on 18 October…
Photo by Howard Bouchevereau on Unsplash Brussels’s side Union Saint Gilloise make their home debut in the Champions League competition tonight when they host Premier League big guns Newcastle United. Union, who were last year’s Belgian league champions, are the definite underdogs but will feel quietly confident after a fine 3-1 win recently against…
Photo by Zoshua Colah on Unsplash A major new study claims that Donald Trump and the American MAGA movement have launched a culture war on Europe. It goes on to say that they are waging this through support of ideological and political allies on the continent, and the public humiliation of Europe on the world…
Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash The cast has been announced for an upcoming original production by The Bridge Theatre of tick, tick… BOOM!, which runs for just three weeks: 14 October to 2 November. Djavan van de Fliert will star as Jon, a young composer racing against time, with Dan Buckley as his best friend…
Photo by Polina Kondrashova on Unsplash The KIKK Festival has become a fixture both in Belgium and in the international digital arts scene. From 23 to 26 October, its immersive 14th edition will once again take over Namur, exploring the musicality of our world. The programme features robot musicians playing the organ of the Saint-Loup…
According to the latest Public Health England report on gambling, 0.5% of the population (approximately 246,000 people) are problem gamblers, and 3.8% (2.2 million people) are ‘at-risk’ gamblers. The figures may seem relatively small, certainly compared with, say, 20 years ago, but the problems associated with gambling are multitude and serious. There is one self-confessed former…
Question? How many restaurants are still going strong four decades after opening? The answer, surely, is very few, especially after the recent twin ravages of the health pandemic and economic crisis. Both episodes have seen many eateries in Brussels, as elsewhere, sadly go to the wall. One very notable exception is Les Frères Romano which should not be…
Photo by Evan Wise on Unsplash MEPs have called for the immediate reappointment of the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU. They say it is urgent this is done as the position, they say, has been left vacant since December 2024. The demand comes in the…
