“I take with me the feeling of the colorful and lively city Brussels is” — Marek Šindelka at Passa Porta
Marek Šindelka is a writer who’s not afraid to hose down our stereotypes. He relishes tearing apart the thick walls
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Europe
Will the EU’s new foreign policy chief have Georgia on his mind?
Josep Borrell, Brussels’new incoming Vice President of the European Commission and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security
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New entrepreneurs find Brussels more attractive than London, Paris or Berlin
Surveys show that 90% of active start-ups in Brussels find the city a lot more attractive, and that it offers
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Citizens gather in front of EU Berlaymont building to denounce the deaths of migrants
Since Monday August 12th, citizens have been gathering in front of the Berlaymont building to call out the names of
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Lisbon, Ankara and Madrid: The Most Travel Friendly Cities in Europe
There is a lot to consider when planning your perfect city getaway: the accommodation, sightseeing, travel and more. But what
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“Great Britain is the most corrupt state in the world” — An open letter to Europe by Ilija Trojanow
Dear Europeans, dear accomplices, dear fellow victims, I recently received a mail from Aisha al-Gaddafi, the only daughter of Libya’s
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Will the Open Dialogue Foundation pull the wool over the eyes of the European Parliament?
Contract murder, theft, sexual scandal, and embezzlement on a grand scale. Add to the equation a dash of political corruption,
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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) discusses Russia’s wish to have its representatives re-admitted
This week’s meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, France, has drawn highly critical
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A vision of sustainability: European Patent Office publishes Strategic Plan 2023
The European Patent Office (EPO) has set out an ambitious vision to excel in its role as one of the
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Energy needed to keep Ukraine on a Euro-Atlantic track
Ukraine’s leader is now the overwhelmingly popular comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who was in Brussels yesterday for his first official visit.
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