12 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Knut Wingsch | Rubric: General , Editorial , European Union
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7 June 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Museums, Exhibitions
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The Jewish Museum of Belgium (
French : Musée juif de Belgique,
Dutch : Joods Museum van België) is a
museum in the
Sablon/Zavel neighbourhood of
Brussels ,
Belgium , focusing on the
history of the Jews in Belgium .
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1 June 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , House of the Month
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The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula (
French : Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule,
Dutch : Kathedraal van Sint-Michiel en Sint-Goedele), usually shortened to the Cathedral of St. Gudula or St. Gudula by locals, is a medieval
Roman Catholic cathedral in central
Brussels , Belgium. It is dedicated to
Saint Michael and
Saint Gudula , the
patron saints of the
City of Brussels , and is considered to be one of the finest examples of
Brabantine Gothic architecture .
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18 May 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Ostend (
Dutch : Oostende,
French : Ostende,
German : Ostende,
West Flemish : Ostende) is a coastal
city and
municipality , located in the
province of
West Flanders in the
Flemish Region of
Belgium . It comprises the boroughs of
Mariakerke ,
Raversijde , Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast.
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21 March 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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The Botanical Garden of Brussels (
French : Jardin botanique de Bruxelles,
Dutch : Kruidtuin van Brussel) is a former
botanical garden in
Brussels , Belgium. It was created in 1826 and stood on the
Rue Royale/Koningsstraat in
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode , near Brussels’
Northern Quarter financial district, until its relocation in 1938 to the
National Botanic Garden of Belgium in
Meise ,
Flemish Brabant . Since 1984, the main
orangery building has been a cultural complex and music venue of the
French Community of Belgium known as
Le Botanique . It can be accessed from
Brussels-North railway station and
Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station on lines
2 and
6 of the
Brussels Metro .
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9 March 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart (
French : Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur,
Dutch : Nationale Basiliek van het Heilig-Hart) is a
Roman Catholic Minor Basilica and
parish church in
Brussels , Belgium. It is dedicated to the
Sacred Heart , inspired by the
Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in Paris. Symbolically,
King Leopold II laid the first stone in 1905 during the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of
Belgian Independence . The construction was halted by the two
World Wars and finished only in 1970. Belonging to the Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels , it is one of the
largest churches by area in the world .
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26 February 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries
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The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie is an
opera house in central
Brussels , Belgium. The National Opera of Belgium, a federal institution, takes the name of this theatre in which it is housed—La Monnaie in French or De Munt in Dutch—referring both to the building as well as the opera company. As Belgium’s leading opera house, it is one of the few cultural institutions to receive financial support from the
Federal Government of Belgium . Other opera houses in Belgium, such as the
Vlaamse Opera and the
Opéra Royal de Wallonie , are funded by regional governments.
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21 February 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the
King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation’s capital,
Brussels . However, it is not used as a royal residence, as the king and his family live in the
Royal Palace of Laeken in northern Brussels. The website of the Belgian Monarchy describes the function of the Royal Palace as follows:
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5 February 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , European Union
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Most of the European Union’s Brussels-based institutions are located within its European Quarter (French: Quartier Européen, Dutch: Europese Wijk), which is the unofficial name of the area corresponding to the approximate triangle between
Brussels Park ,
Cinquantenaire Park and
Leopold Park (with the
European Parliament’s hemicycle extending into the latter). The Commission and Council are located on either side of the
Rue de la Loi at the heart of this area near
Schuman railway station and the
Robert Schuman Roundabout .
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European 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…
