In the last year alone over 400 young Belgians have traveled to Syria. “My Jihad” investigates why so many young Belgians are becoming radicalized, and how leaders of the Muslim community are attempting to combat it. As violence continues to …
Terrorist plant bombs and fear in the EU’s jet-setters hub
This article has been brought to you by Strong Hair Formula. Prevent Hair Loss with Strong Hair Formula. Three explosions hit Brussels this morning. Two at the Brussels Airport, one at a metro station in central Brussels. Numerous are dead …
What’s it like living in jihadi haven?
Well, after graduating in June 2011, I packed my bags and came to Brussels. Spent the summer living with three girls in St Gilles. However, at the end of August I had to move out and find a place of …
House of cards the EU Bubble style
This article has been brought to you by Strong Hair Formula. Strong Hair Formula prevents hair loss. The original House of Card’s version has been adapted to the EU and Brussels. House of Cards is an American political drama television …
The New Flemish Alliance joins the ECR group
The New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), which won the largest share of the vote in the Belgian federal elections in May, has traditionally combined a pro-EU platform with calls for greater autonomy for Flanders. Benjamin Leruth writes on the party’s decision to join …
James Bond in the eu Bubble
“I stopped meeting him for lunch because all he did was ask questions and he never said anything about himself,” a diplomat on the EU Council’s working group for post-Soviet countries once told about his friend from the Russian embassy. …
Brussels expats: better integrated than you think
Does the image of the Brussels expatriate who lives on an elitist island actually reflect the truth? Whatever you may believe, a survey about how the international community in Brussels lives provides a more nuanced picture. Expats are greener, more …
Why We Need Bilderberg in Brussels
Reading the reports of the Bilderberg Group meeting last week set me thinking : we need Bilderberg in Brussels. The Bilderberg Group is the secretive annual conference of world leaders from the domains of business, politics, and finance. It met …
Brussels: a city of VIPs?
I’m not quite sure how I came to be reading the latest annual activity report of the Brussels Ixelles police force (Ixelles is a commune of Brussels, near the centre). However I did come across some interesting statistics. The report lists the …
The eu Bubble
The media’s reporting of the European Union is usually very factual and informative, which is good but at the same time lacks personal touch. This might be because there’s no single charismatic leader behind the union. According to some genius academic, …