Brussels Economic Woes
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Brussels shopkeepers report a year of decline, citing increased dirt, insecurity, and access difficulties in their neighborhoods. The Brussels Region is investing 180 million euros in Vivaqua to strengthen its operations, while a renowned clockmaker relocates after 70 years in the city center.
Brussels Car-Free Sunday Celebrates 50 Years of the Metro With Historic Ride, Art and Free Transit
Brussels will turn its metro network into a citywide museum for car-free Sunday, marking 50 years since the capital’s first metro journey. On Sept. 20, visitors will be able to walk, cycle or skate through a city without traffic and explore artworks displayed in stations. The anniversary’s centerpiece will be a historic ride from the Delta depot to De Brouckère. It will retrace, in the opposite di…
Minister questions value of lawmakers’ Brussels visit
Two Lithuanian parliamentarians plan to go to Brussels to meet Chinese representatives to the European Union, despite doubts from the foreign minister and a refusal from parliament’s leadership to end…
When and where to watch Karalis and Tentoglou battle for Diamond League glory in Brussels
The Diamond League finals in Brussels carry strong Greek interest, with Miltiadis Tentoglou and Emmanouil Karalis chasing the coveted diamond in their respective events. Tentoglou, the Greek Olympic c…
VUB brings four US climate researchers to Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel is bringing four established US climate researchers to Brussels for a three-year collaboration designed to deepen its work on climate, energy and sustainability. Valerie Tro…
Budrys Says Vėgėlė and Jankūnas’ Brussels Visit Would Not Help Lithuania Meet Its Goals
Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said he does not believe a planned visit to Brussels by lawmakers Ignas Vėgėlė and Rimas Jonas Jankūnas would help Lithuania achieve its objectives. The lawmakers inte…
About 300 people remember Jewish victims of 1942 raid in Brussels’ Marolles district
About 300 people gathered for a memorial march in Brussels’ Marolles district to remember the victims of a major anti-Jewish raid that began there on Sept. 3, 1942. Residents, relatives of victims, as…