Airline relaunches Brussels-Iceland route
By Martin Banks PLAY, a low-cost carrier based in Iceland, will relaunch its Brussels flights on May 28, the third consecutive year it has served travellers from the Belgian capital.
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GREEKS ABROAD 
May 14, 2024 Promote Ukraine: Demo Calls for Belgium to “Take a Leading Role” in Providing Air Defence Systems to Ukraine
By Martin Banks* Scores of people who took part in a demonstration in Brussels called for Ukraine’s air defence to be strengthened.
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CYPRUS
May 12, 2024 Education Minister travels to Brussels and London
The Minister of Education, Sports and Youth, Athena Michaelidou, will travel to Brussels on Sunday, while on Tuesday she will visit London, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Education.
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EUROPE
March 22, 2024 Francois Coorens: Contemporary art expo opens in Brussels
By Martin Banks A Belgian artist has launched a one-year “residency” at a Brussels hotel.
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EUROPE
February 26, 2024 Marking two years of the Russian invasion protestors gathered in Brussels
By Martin Banks Over 7,000 people took part in a demonstration in Brussels on Sunday against the Russian invasion of Ukraine and in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
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CULTURE
February 20, 2024 Bright Festival wraps Brussels in a spectacle of light
By Martin Banks The eighth edition of Bright Festival lit up the Brussels capital region over four evenings.
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EUROPE
December 24, 2023 Rome rejects European Stability Mechanism, irritates Brussels
The ratification of the European Stability Mechanism treaty (ESM) was rejected by 184 votes, all from Fratelli d’Italia, Lega, and the 5 Stars Movement, a decision many in Brussels are calling ‘regretful’.
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UK NEWS
December 4, 2023 No “Brexodus” but numbers of UK expats in Brussels on the decline – report
By Martin Banks Most UK citizens who have already been in Belgium a few years say that they “will not be leaving any time soon.”
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EUROPE
December 1, 2023 A senior Chinese diplomat in Brussels says the country’s Belt & Road Initiative is a “major step” towards fostering “unity and cooperation.”
By Martin Banks Wu Gang, minister counsellor at the Chinese embassy in Belgium, said, “We look forward to further similar cooperation over the next decade.”
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EUROPE
December 1, 2023 Experts from across Europe will converge on Brussels next week in an effort to help “realise” the full potential” of the bio-based sector.
By Martin Banks The future of the industry in Europe will come under focus at a major international gathering on 6 and 7 December.
