Wednesday 10 March 2010

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Shaun Mullen

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Bioethics.net

openDemocracy

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A French Valentine’s Day Kiss-in against homophobia

A French Valentine's Day Kiss-in against homophobia

The title pretty much says it all as once again the group Kiss-in contre l’homophobie readies itself for action - this time on Valentine’s Day. February 14 is the date set for the next Kiss-in, an event which since it was first held in (...)

9 Feb. 2010 | 3 comments | Johnny Summerton

Foxes in Flanders

Foxes in Flanders

I saw a fox this morning. Here in the village just around the corner from our house. Not sure if this is a usual sight. We live here near river and the area has a truly rural character, with farmer fields, meadows and woods. Thanks to the unusual (...)

15 Jan. 2010 | 2 comments | Jana Hruba

Fighting homophobia - the French "kiss-in" goes international

After the success here in France of the previous kiss-in against homophobia in September, the idea is going international. At four o’clock on Saturday afternoon (December 12), couples - gay and straight - in 19 cities and towns around France are (...)

14 Dec. 2009 | 1 comment | Johnny Summerton

The longest chip in the world is...(of course) a French fried potato

There’s something strange going on in the north of France. Just a couple of months after the folk of Sainghin-en-Weppes created a new record for the world’s longest chip, French fry, frite or whatever you choose to call it, those from (...)

9 Dec. 2009 | 1 comment | Johnny Summerton

High speed birth on Paris-Brussels Thalys train

High speed birth on Paris-Brussels Thalys train

Taking the high-speed train that links Paris and Brussels isn’t usually a dramatic affair, but on Monday the Thalys service experienced a "first" since it started operating in 1996 as a baby girl was born on board shortly before the train (...)

22 Sep. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Beach time in the City of Lights

Beach time in the City of Lights

Paris Plages is back for the eighth time. It’s an anuual month-long event that transforms part of the banks of the river Seine that runs through the French capital into beaches - as the name suggests. Organised by the City authorities it’s (...)

21 Jul. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Belgium - Baby "forgotten" in car all day dies

Summer has arrived in Europe and with it once again another of what seems to be an all-too-often reported and at the same time incomprehensible tragedy - that of a baby left in a car all day. On Monday police in the Belgian town of Louvain confirmed (...)

24 Jun. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Who believes Belgian teen’s tattoo tale?

Who believes Belgian teen's tattoo tale?

Kimberley Vlaeminck’s story has been making its way around the world. You might have caught a snippet of it in one of those "And here’s a curious thing" segments at the end of a news broadcast. Or perhaps you read about it here. (...)

19 Jun. 2009 | 2 comments | Johnny Summerton

Belgian teen’s tattoo nightmare

Belgian teen's tattoo nightmare

Recently 18-year-old Kimberley Vlaeminck decided she would like three small tattoos on her face, "Just three little dots," she insisted. So on Sunday she made her way down to the local parlour in the Belgian town of Courtrai, and told the (...)

18 Jun. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Arts & Entertainment

Justine Henin - from centre court to centre stage

Justine Henin - from centre court to centre stage

Belgium’s former world number one tennis player, Justine Henin, will take to the stage later this year when she makes her theatre debut. According to the Belgian news agency Belga, Henin is slated to play the part of Chloé in the play "Arrête (...)

12 Jun. 2009 | 1 comment | Johnny Summerton

EU: More Turkish school dropouts in Netherlands/Belgium

The large number of school dropouts among second generation Turkish youth is not a general European problem, but rather typical for the Netherlands and Germany. Countries such as Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden and France are better at keeping vulnerable (...)

12 May. 2009 | | Esther

Why Belgium?

Why Belgium?

Having gone for months without a government, the Belgian crisis looks set to kick off once again. French speakers and Flemish speakers really just don’t seem to get on, and are increasingly objecting to being forced to share the same country. (...)

18 Jul. 2008 | | Nosemonkey

How to fix Belgium

An important report, a long time in the making, has been devoiled by a panel of dozens of leading Belgian economists and political scientists both francophone and néerlandophone from both sides of the border (and Brussels) laying out a framework for a (...)

31 Jan. 2008 | | AllPeopleUnite

Belgium - ’The Heart of Europe’

"The Heart of Europe" - that’s what Belgium calls itself and even demonstrates it on a traffic light. I just wonder why it’s the red light and not the green one. Right now there is an exhibition in the Centre for Fine Arts in (...)

10 avr. 2007 | 1 comment | Novala

Belgian democracy is a farce

Recently I attended a meeting with a Belgian group that is seeking ways to restore our democracy. On the way out, I picked up a copy of the European Voice. An article by Tim King catched my eye. "Belgian democracy is just the ticket". It’s a good (...)

29 Sep. 2006 | 1 comment | Eric Verhulst

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