Bois de la Cambre in Brussels
12 September 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 4 minutes The Bois de la Cambre (Dutch: Ter Kamerenbos) is an urban public park in Brussels, Belgium. It lies in the south of the Brussels-Capital Region, in the City of Brussels, and covers an area of 1.23 km² (0.47 sq mi), forming a natural offshoot of the Sonian Forest, which penetrates deep into the city in the south-east of Brussels. It is linked to the rest of the municipality by the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, which was built in 1861, at the same time the park was laid out. read more…Diamond Quarter in Antwerp
19 June 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 4 minutes Antwerp’s diamond district, also known as the Diamond Quarter (Diamantkwartier), and dubbed the Square Mile, is an area within the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It consists of several square blocks covering an area of about one square mile. While as of 2012, much of the gem cutting and polishing work historically done in the neighborhood had moved to low wage centers elsewhere, about 84% of the world’s rough diamonds passed through the district, making it the largest diamond district in the world with a turnover of 54 billion dollars. Each year, approximately 50% of the rough diamonds return to Antwerp for cutting and polishing. read more…Free University of Brussels
6 June 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Universities, Colleges, Academies Reading Time: 6 minutes The Université libre de Bruxelles (English: Free University of Brussels; abbreviated ULB) is a French-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. ULB is one of the two institutions tracing their origins to the Free University of Brussels, founded in 1834 by the lawyer and liberal politician Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen. read more…Catholic University of Leuven
3 June 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Universities, Colleges, Academies Reading Time: 4 minutes KU Leuven(or Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. The town of Leuven was the seat of three different universities. read more…Moules-frites, an advance on your next vacation on the coasts of Belgium, France and the Netherlands
27 January 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Bon appétit Reading Time: 5 minutes Moules-frites or moules et frites (Dutch: mosselen-friet) is a main dish of mussels and French fries originating in Belgium. The title of the dish is French, moules meaning mussels and frites fries, with the Dutch name for the dish meaning the same. It is considered the national dish of Belgium. read more…The European Union: European Sky Shield Initiative
12 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Knut Wingsch | Rubric: General, Editorial, EU blog post series, European Union Reading Time: 6 minutesEuropean Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) is a project to build a ground-based integrated European air defense system which includes anti-ballistic missile capability. As of July 2023, nineteen European states participate in the initiative. ESSI is part of the Common Security and Defense Policy and as such is designed to complement and relieve the burden on NATO. read more…