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Survey: what do you think of Brussels? |
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The Brussels Government tasked the Brussels-Europe Liaison Office with carrying out a survey amongst members of the international community who live and/or work in Brussels.
The survey asks for your personal experiences of Brussels: What do you find positive or negative about living in Brussels? How were you welcomed to the city? What do you do in your spare time? Do you know many Belgians?
All the European institutions are supporting this survey. The results will be published in June 2012 and will be used to write a rapport with recommendations from the international community to the Brussels Region. The survey will be online from 2 May to 2 June at www.blbe.be/survey. It is completely anonymous and will take about 15 minutes to fill in. Grasp this unique opportunity to have an impact on your host city !
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You live and work in Belgium. Sometimes you are proud of your environment and sometimes it irritates you. You are aware of what works well and what could be improved. Your opinion counts! Let your voice be heard in local elections.
The powers of the municipalities in Belgium are quite broad. They make decisions that have a direct impact on our daily lives: the construction of roads and squares, parking policies, waste management, housing, education, culture, sport, security and much more.
Europeans are entitled to vote in local elections. Do you want a say in your municipality's future? Do not forget to register to vote before 31 July 2012. Find all the answers to your questions at ww.blbe.be/elections2012
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Together with the Centre Urbain, the Brussels-Europe Liaison Office is organising an info session on insulation and energy grants in the Brussels Region. What grants are available? Who can apply for them, for what sort of work and on what conditions? Several authorities offer financial assistance to encourage people to renovate their homes and save energy. The second part of the session is about insulation: the Centre Urbain offers useful tips on how to insulate your home better.
At the BELO, 63 avenue d'Auderghem in Brussels, at 7 pm on Monday 21 May. It’s essential to enrol, at info@blbe.be
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Logbook of the Low Countries provides a concise chronicle of Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands, setting their major roles against events in world history, together with famous quotations and highlights from art and science. This Logbook is meant for members of the corps diplomatique, expatriates, students from international schools and tourists, giving them easy access to the fascinating history of the country in which they reside. Wout van der Toorn, a Dutch economist with a keen interest in history, has compiled this helpful historical guide. With its two and a half thousand references, it gives a chronological summary of important events in the history of The Low Countries, and major events in the wider world.
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"Bad politicians are elected by good citizens who do not vote.”
190,000 Europeans live in the 19 Brussels municipalities. Make sure that your voice is heard. Vote on 14 October 2012. www.blbe.be/en/elections2012
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The toilets at the Greenwich
The Greenwich in rue des Chartreux is one of the best-known cafés in the centre of Brussels. It has been thoroughly renovated in recent years and recently opened its doors again. The Ghent architect Paul Robbrecht has restored the grandeur of times long past to this Belle Epoque café. The result is absolutely spectacular. You feel you have travelled back in time. The Greenwich used to be a café for chess-players, and now it is a bistro with typical Belgian dishes at reasonable prices. And don’t forget to visit the toilets. They are superb!
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