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What’s on this week: 27 September to 3 October

Culinary favourite Eat Festival returns to its Gare Maritime home at Tour & Taxis with a new concept. Each day, two teams of Brussels chefs, pastry chefs and cheesemakers concoct an exclusive and original three- and five-course menu, including drinks. Visitors will have the chance to taste some...

Discover five lambic brewery tastings, plus scenic walks and great places to stay

Geuze’s secret? It’s in the Pajottenland and Zenne River Valley air. Wild yeast swirls invisibly through the rural area on the outskirts of Brussels, sneakily seeping into the lambic brewers’ open vats at night.

The Culture of Ukraine

Submitted by yttap on Thu, 09/26/2024 - 10:07

Talk in English starts at 20h00, with complimentary drinks at 19h30. Woluwe St Lambert Conference room, Tomberg

Two new hotels open near Brussels Airport

Two new hotels have opened side by side, close to Brussels Airport, helping meet increased demand from the travelling public. A relative lack of accommodation at, or close to, the national airport has sometimes been a cause of complaint from international air passengers. However, the twin openings...

Legal challenge filed against Belgium’s biggest debt collection firm

Brussels' debt mediation service and the Belgian Anti-Poverty Network are filing a joint lawsuit against Modero, the largest debt collection firm in Belgium. The two associations are suing the firm for “illegal debt collection practices”, RTBF reports, targeting fees charged by bailiffs when...

FlixBus launches direct bus link from Brussels to Kiev

Budget transport service FlixBus is opening a direct bus service between the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and Brussels, according to an announcement from the German company. “This is FlixBus’ first line connecting Ukraine with Brussels, the heart of Europe,” the transport company said. “For FlixBus...
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, tapestry 2024, Fondazione Marguerite Arp (c) Roberto Pellegrini, Bellinzona

Friends, Lovers, Partners: Exhibition on abstract artist duo Arp-Taeuber reveals life of influence and inspiration

European artists were at the heart of the wave of modernism that transformed early 20th culture and thinking. Encapsulating this experimentation and search for expression was one artistic couple whose fascinating life and career was set against the tumult of two world wars. It was their mutual...

SNCB introduces silent carriages to intercity trains

Belgian rail operator SNCB is introducing quiet zones on intercity (IC) trains from this week, following a successful pilot of the initiative. Quiet zones will be made on a large proportion of trains in the form of one or more designated carriages after first testing the idea on IC trains between...

Papal visit preparations continue despite concern over Pope’s health

Preparations for the Pope’s visit to Belgium, which is considered an official state visit, are still under way despite cancellations of his recent engagements due to a mild case of the flu. Pope Francis is set to visit from 26 to 29 September and will stop in Brussels, Leuven and Louvain-la-Neuve...

“Bellum et Artes” kickstarts journey in 17th century Europe

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Tue, 09/24/2024 - 17:18

Storyteller Luisa Bevilacqua embarks on an imaginary journey during the time of the Thirty Years’ War in Europe.

Inspired by the House of European History’s temporary exhibition Bellum et Artes, storyteller Luisa Bevilacqua takes her audience on an imaginary journey during the first half of the 17th century.

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