Blooming marvellous – that’s Brussels’ Floralia festival
By Martin Banks It’s back: a glorious floral adventure in the private park of a Belgian castle.
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March 4, 2026 New chocolate trail will “go down a treat”
By Martin Banks It is a brand-new concept in Brussels ….and one that promises to “go down a treat” with chocolate lovers.
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EUROPE
February 22, 2026 Urgent action demanded to tackle Europe’s housing “crisis
By Martin Banks An estimated 1.28 million people in Europe live on the street, in shelters or in temporary accommodation.
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EUROPE
February 6, 2026 New venue will “help revive” centre of Brussels
By Martin Banks Fresh efforts to breath new life into the centre of Brussels have been given a mayoral seal of approval.
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EUROPE
December 14, 2025 New business park opens in Brussels
By Martin Banks A new city park has opened in Brussels, close to the Brussels-Charleroi Canal.
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EUROPE
December 4, 2025 Christmas concert at city’s cathedral
By Martin Banks Christmas is coming and that means the annual festive concert at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels.
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AUTO MOTO
November 14, 2025 Autoworld the famous Brussels car museum
By Martin Banks Autoworld, the Brussels car museum, has announced that Eric Van Camberg will join the museum as Managing Director as of January 2026.
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EUROPE
October 19, 2025 Brussels: new home of top tennis event
By Martin Banks The European tennis Open – being held in Brussels for the first time – reaches an exciting climax this weekend.
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ECONOMY
October 11, 2025 Brussels unaware of move to stop organic farm funds
The European Commission appears to have been unaware of the Greek Agriculture Ministry’s decision to pull the plug on the 2024 subsidy program for organic farming. Sources in Brussels, in fact, told Kathimerini that officials learned about it from the Greek press, saying they should have been officially informed.
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SPORTS
August 21, 2025 World champions set to converge on Brussels
By Martin Banks World champions from the world of athletics will descend on Brussels later this week.
