Author: Rosetti Rivera

Rosetti Rivera

Rosetti is a Filipino journalist and digital content producer who’s been at it for about 20 years. She studied journalism at the University of the Philippines and EU policymaking at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. If she's not busy writing, she's most likely software hunting, fiddling with the piano, or doing some watercolor painting.

11 quirky gift ideas for Christmas

14 December 201815 December 2018 Rosetti Rivera

Tired of giving the usual mug, picture frame, candles, pillows, umbrella, and towel for Christmas? For sure, your friends are

Christmas Entertainment Holidays Opinion

10 fabulous Christmas trees from around the world

10 December 201810 December 2018 Rosetti Rivera

Christmas trees are lighting up one by one all over the planet. The game is on for the most awesome

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10 things you learn the first time you move to a country with 4 friggin’ seasons

1 December 201822 December 2018 Rosetti Rivera

Winter, spring, summer, and fall. Europeans and other natives of the temperate regions are used to this vicious cycle of

Belgium Cult'Art History In focus Opinion

When does the Manneken Pis ever stop peeing? – 9 secrets of Brussels’ tiny tinkler

29 November 201829 November 2018 Rosetti Rivera

Have you ever wondered whether the Manneken Pis takes a break from urinating when the city is asleep and there

Belgium Cult'Art History Manneken-Pis Opinion

Meet the only person who can dress the Manneken Pis

18 November 201828 November 2018 Rosetti Rivera

It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday morning at the corner of Rue de l’Étuve and Rue de Chêne where the

Belgium Brussels Brussels Elections Opinion

8 unforgettable outcomes of the Brussels communal elections

17 October 201820 October 2018 Rosetti Rivera

The recent communal elections in Brussels managed to make and break some records. Let’s recall some of the most striking

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Local elections recap: Who will govern your commune for the next 6 years?

16 October 201816 October 2018 Rosetti Rivera

Which parties will be running the 19 Brussels communes until the next elections in 2024? Here’s what we know so

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Ixelles and Forest to have a Green mayor for the first time

15 October 201817 October 2018 Rosetti Rivera

The die is cast in Ixelles. After hours of negotiations, the Ecolo-Groen party officially formed the majority together with the

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Historic win for the Green party in the 2018 communal elections

15 October 201815 October 2018 Rosetti Rivera

The greens usually end up in the minority after elections in Belgium. But not this year. The party scored a

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Elections rundown: Which political parties are running in your commune?

13 October 2018 Rosetti Rivera

ANDERLECHT Ecolo-Groen Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) DéFI (Democratic, Federalist, Independent) PS-sp.a-cdH (Socialist Party – Socialist Party Differently – Humanist Democratic