How Belgium became cool | CN Traveller

Address: Copyright Bookshop Antwerpen, Nationalestraat 28/A, 2000 Antwerpen, BelgiumWebsite: copyrightbookshop.be Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp A series of striking concrete boxes with bright pink doors announce your arrival at this edgy Antwerp gallery focused on established international and emerging contemporary artists. Address: Tim Van Laere Gallery, Jos Smolderenstraat 50, 2000 Antwerpen, BelgiumWebsite: timvanlaeregallery.com Pollen Atelier, …

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Former EU Commission president Jacques Delors dies at 98

Jacques Delors, a former head of the EU Commission and key figure in the creation of the euro currency, has died, his daughter Martine Aubry told AFP on Wednesday.  Issued on: 27/12/2023 – 17:53Modified: 27/12/2023 – 18:59 1 min Delors, who was 98, died in his sleep in his Paris home on Wednesday, she said. …

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Belgium justice minister resigns after deadly Brussels attack

Belgian Justice Minister Vincent van Quickenborne said on Friday he has decided to step down, following pressure over how Belgium had handled the case of a Tunisian gunman who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State and killed two people in Brussels this week. Issued on: 20/10/2023 – 21:56 1 min Van Quickenborne said an investigation …

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Brussels police hunt for suspected terrorist gunman after killing of two Swedes

Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected terrorist motives who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness before disappearing into the night. He created such fear that authorities shut down a Belgium-Sweden soccer match and held 35,000 fans inside for several hours as a precaution.  Issued on: 17/10/2023 – 07:34 2 min Eric …

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Belgian Prime Minister suggests “terrorism” links after 2 Swedes fatally shot in Brussels

Two Swedes were killed in a shooting late Monday in central Brussels, police said, and Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo suggested the attack was linked to “terrorism” and convened an emergency meeting of top Cabinet ministers. Belgian authorities raised the terror alert to its highest level in the capital, and the OCAD anti-terror center …

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