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Ukraine Benefit Concert: Chamber Music Sextet by Brussels Muzieque

Submitted by Full Circle on Fri, 03/11/2022 - 13:16

Discover the magic of Chamber Music in an inspiring setting, and support the fundraising appeal to help Ukrainian refugees.

Brussels Muzieque will delight you with two Late Romantic masterpieces, from Brahms and Schoenberg.

BEDDRU | Beyond Reclusion

Submitted by Xavier Huysmans on Fri, 03/11/2022 - 09:39

BEDDRU returns to Le Neuf Gallery where the global pandemic impacted his previous exhibition exactly two years ago. However, the long and uncertain months of reclusion that followed have been a unique learning opportunity for the artist.  You will discover his recent creations in the exhibition "Beyond Reclusion - From Trademarks to Burlesque" which will run from the 13th of March until the 30th of April, 2022.

City pigeons flocking around food on the street (Pixabay / Free licence)

Brussels municipalities explore new ways to control pigeon population

For decades now, Brussels' municipalities have been fighting against the scourge of urban pigeons. The catching and killing pigeons, which had been common practice for years, was banned last month, leaving the authorities searching for more animal-friendly alternatives. Brussels City and Ixelles...
The Justice Palace - Palais de Justice - in Brussels (Wikimedia Creative Commons)

Finance minister admits bailiffs had to collect on Justice Palace fine

After responding to questions in the Brussels Parliament this week, minister of Finance Sven Gatz admitted that a fine imposed on the capital’s Buildings Agency in 2019 by the Brussels Region had to be collected by a bailiff after a long period of non-payment. The fine was issued after it was...

Jérémy Dumont Quintet feat. Godwin Louis

Submitted by jazz4you on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 21:31

After a few international tours in 2018-2019 and the recording of their debut CD Eretz, the Jérémy Dumont Quintet feat. Godwin Louis is on the road again!

Service stations closing due to rising fuel prices

Belgian petrol stations closing to avoid selling at a loss

Service stations across Belgium are making the decision to close in order to avoid selling petrol at a loss amid sharp increases in supply prices. These price increases mean the maximum selling price to a motorist is lower than the purchase price from the supplier, Le Soir reports, and an emergency...
Real estate prices continue to rise in Belgium

Belgian real estate prices rise by 11.8% per square metre

Belgium is experiencing the second highest real estate price growth in Europe, with costs climbing 11.8% to a total of €2,169 per square metre since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. Only Germany has seen a higher rise (+23.5%) in price per square metre, according to figures from...
BANAD festival in Brussels - Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture

What’s on this week: 11-17 March

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the capital’s Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture. The BANAD festival 2022 returns to Brussels with some 50 iconic buildings opening their doors to the public over three weekends, each one dedicated to a different neighbourhood. On the...
Misshapen carrots lie on a kitchen table (Marco Verch/Creative Commons free licence)

'Ugly' fruit and veg market set up to highlight food waste

Too Good To Go, the application that fights against food waste, is inviting Belgians to adopt new habits in order to redusce daily waste of fruit and vegetables at home. As part of this campaign, the organisers behind the app held a fruit and vegetable market with a difference on Place Flagey in...
UZHHOROD, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2022 - Refugees crowd at the Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke checkpoint on the Ukraine-Slovakia border, Zakarpattia Region, western Ukraine. (Photo by Ukrinform/Free licence)

Belgian leaders search for common approach to address Ukrainian refugee crisis

Representatives of the federal government and the three regions will meet on Thursday at 9:30 to discuss the reception of refugees from Ukraine, it was announced on Wednesday. After the subject of Ukrainian refugees was discussed at a national security council session and a meeting of a select...

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