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Submitted by muziekpublique on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 16:04

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Ryanair’s Belgian cabin staff introduce strike notice

An indefinite strike notice has been introduced by a Belgian trade union to Ryanair management in Dublin on behalf of Belgium-based cabin crew, reports Aviation24. Staff denounce the salary and working conditions. The movement is tipped to spread throughout Europe. While no strike action is due for...

When Walls Talk - Public Opening

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 13:02

On Saturday 30 April, the House of European History opens its new temporary exhibition "When Walls Talk" to the public. This exhibition aims to reflect European history through posters from the last 100 years, in a way that raises awareness about the multiplicity of perspectives and interpretations.

Ukraine refugee registers in Brussels - Belga

Brussels Region launches information platform for Ukrainian crisis

The Brussels-Capital Region has launched an information website related to the Ukrainian crisis, including details on how refugees can find housing, transportation, employment, schools for their children and resources related to health services. Helpukraine.brussels is intended to serve as a...
The Blue Tower in Avenue Louise, Ixelles

France’s wealthiest people storing €20 billion in assets in Belgium

Some 40 of the 500 richest French people are storing €20 billion worth of assets in Belgium through stakes in companies headquartered in the country, reports L’Echo and De Tijd. The newspaper conducted its investigation using the ranking of the top 500 French fortunes as determined by Challenges...
Illustration picture shows the opening of the 'Square Patrice Lumumba' square in Brussels, in honour of the Patrice Emery Lumumba, Saturday 30 June 2018. Lumumba was the first Prime Minister of the independent Congo after it's independence from Belgium. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)

City of Brussels launches call for art projects as part of decolonisation plan

The City of Brussels has launched a call for projects as part of an ‘artistic intervention’ on the Square Patrice Lumumba, adjacent to the Square du Bastion at the Porte de Namur, reports RTBF. It's planning to install a colonisation-themed artwork in the space, located a stone's throw from Matongé...
Illustration picture shows a fuel pump at a filling station in Wilrijk, Tuesday 18 January 2022. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM

Government allocates €30 million to reduce workers' fuel costs

The Belgian government has decided to release €30 million to reduce fuel costs for workers who need their own car for business trips, reports Le Soir. The move, which will help people like social workers and home helpers, was announced by the minister of labour and economy Pierre-Yves Dermagne as...
Jacques Brel's former yacht - Save Askoy II vzw

Jacques Brel’s yacht classified as nautical heritage ahead of the restored vessel's return to water

One often overlooked chapter in the colourful life of legendary Belgian singer Jacques Brel was his love of sailing and his beloved yacht Askoy II. As the newly-restored vessel prepares to return to the water – thanks to an ambitious rescue project by two Belgian brothers – Flemish minister...

A MESS OF BLOOD AND FEATHERS - paintings by joni brown

Submitted by Helen O'Sullivan on Sat, 04/02/2022 - 14:44

The Green Door Gallery is delighted to present emerging artist joni brown in her first solo show at this gallery.
Interested in how we present ourselves to the world — what we reveal and conceal — joni's paintings document personal episodes while retaining parts of herself from the onlooker to allow for a shared experience: shaping and controlling feelings and events and externalising them becomes a transformative process. 

Ukrainians complete their registration at a center for the registration of Ukrainian refugees, at the Palace 8 hall of Brussels expo, Monday 14 March 2022. The center is opened to welcome Ukrainians fleeing their country after the Russian invasion. BELGA PHOTO JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE

Brussels looks for long-term housing for 20,000 Ukrainian refugees

By the end of June, the Brussels region will be looking for 20,000 places to house Ukrainian refugees in the longer term. This follows the phase of providing crisis housing, in which many refugees have ended up at volunteers' homes. By April 15, 3,000 places must be found. The broadest predictions...

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