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More Belgians deferring energy payments (Belga)

More and more Belgians defer payment of bills amid explosion in energy prices

As energy prices continue their steep climb, more and more Belgians are having to defer paying their bills. While it doesn’t have precise figures for the whole sector, the Belgian Federation of Electricity and Gas Companies (Febeg) confirmed a rising trend in deferred payment plans, reported L’Echo...
The insignia of the Belgian defence ministry seen during a press conference on Friday 01 October 2021. (BELGA PHOTO BENOIT DOPPAGNE)

Cooperation agreement signed to open up job opportunities at defence ministry

A broad cooperation agreement on recruitment and training between the ministry of defence, the Brussels employment service Actiris and the Bruxelles Formation tutoring centre was signed on Tuesday at the Royal Military School in Brussels, Bruzz reports. The aim of the agreement is to give more...
Illustration picture shows a protest for Ahmadreza Djalali, who received the death penalty for espionage in Iran without a fair trial, Tuesday 14 February 2017, at the Iranian embassy in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM)

Iran rejects potential prisoner swap involving Ahmadreza Djalali

Iran's judiciary said on Tuesday it will not consider a prisoner swap between Ahmadreza Djalali, the Iranian-Swedish academic and visiting professor at the VUB in Brussels, and a former Iranian prison official on trial in Stockholm for war crimes. Djalali has been convicted of espionage in Iran and...

Yassir Bousselam Quartet

Submitted by jazz4you on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 13:42

The Yassir Bousselam Quartet is a group of musicians of different nationalities. Cellist and composer Yassir Bousselam is inspired by Moroccan and Arabic musical and rhythmic heritage leaving room for a large part of improvisation to give birth to a completely innovative and different music. A music that would certainly not be there without the musical contribution of the other musicians of Jazz formations, who are always ready to discover and propose new things.

Dinner in the Sky Belgium

Dinner in the sky: Pop-up aerial restaurant returns to Brussels

The breath-taking gastronomic experience Dinner in the sky returns to the Belgian capital this summer. From 10 to 19 June a crane will be hoisting diners above the landmark Koekelberg Basilica for a panoramic view of the city skyline. A five-course dinner by a bevy of Michelin-starred chefs will be...

Belgians increasingly ask to work remotely, employers happily comply

Only a minority (5.1%) of Belgian employees want to commute daily and Belgian employers are the most open to teleworking among 10 European countries, according to a recent survey by European HR company SD Worx. The majority of Belgians prefer to work two or three days from home if the nature of the...
GPS making fewer house calls in Belgium

GP housecalls becoming less popular in Belgium

While the practice was once culturally well-established in Belgium, doctors are no longer paying as many housecalls. Belgium used to be one of the countries in which home visits by general practitioners were the most widespread, reports Le Soir, with housecalls accounting for 21% of patient-doctor...

The Violin Begins

Submitted by Full Circle on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 10:55

* An evening of music & words with Peter Sheppard Skærved *

Playing two unique historic instruments by the ‘father of the violin’, Andrea Amati and his son, Girolamo, Peter presents a salon evening of music and words from the violin’s history. The extraordinary works range from colour pieces by the Lübeck-born Thomas Baltzar, to deeply moving pieces from the 1685 ‘Klagenfurt Manuscript’, most likely written by a nun in a convent in modern-day Slovenia.

Book Club: Grand Hotel Europa

Submitted by Full Circle on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 10:53

*Join Full Circle monthly Book Club
and discuss a great book along with drinks & good company*

“...his great European novel is a page-turner ” - De Tijd

Our June pick is an addictive masterpiece on European identity, nostalgia and the end of an era. Finally translated into English, released in April 2022. Save the date and join the book club!

The Limits of Pleasure, A Salon with Paul Bloom

Submitted by Full Circle on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 10:45

(This event is a hybrid salon. You can attend in person at Full Circle House, or connect remotely.)

Can we live a good life without suffering? With sharp insights, renowned psychologist Paul Bloom captures the strangeness of being human and makes a captivating case that pain and suffering are essential to both pleasure and meaning in our lives. The conventional image of humans as purely pleasure-seeking and pain-avoiding isn’t so much wrong as incomplete, he claims. Join the debate as Bloom challenges us to rethink our vision of a good life.

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