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Frédéric Moreau
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Brussels stuff, from the slopes of the Wyngaerd Berg.
Journalism here
https://www.brusselstimes.com/author/frederic-moreau
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If you seek my monument, look around you. Architect Jean Delhaye pictured in Victor Horta's 1893 Tassel mansion, which he bought in 1976 and restored. Delhaye sacrificed his own career to save his old teacher's masterpieces. My Brussels Times Magazine article.
www.brusselstimes.com/1892203/how-...
Taking shape, mid-photo, at Schuman, the 'plenum', which is Latin for uncomfortable bench.
February 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Fantasy knocker on the 1900 house of Arthur Verhelle, an architect of fantasy houses.
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
How's that for a slogan?
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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If you were wondering how windy it is in Barcelona today, there are sofas stuck in trees
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Berlaymont looking very tactile in 1978. Like you could unscrew it and drain the entire EU Quarter.
February 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The difficult rebirth of the EU Quarter.
www.ft.com/content/4012...
Belgian police raid European Commission over sale of properties
Investigation concerns potential irregularities in the sale of real estate assets in 2024
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Belgian police have raided the European Commission, targeting premises in Brussels including the budget department, in a probe looking at potential irregularities in the sale of real estate assets - two people briefed told @paolatamma.bsky.social & @lauramdubois.ft.com

as.ft.com/r/bca6b36e-5...
Belgian police raid European Commission over sale of properties
[FREE TO READ] Investigation concerns potential irregularities in the sale of real estate assets in 2024
as.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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"A map does not just chart, it unlocks and formulates meaning; it forms bridges between here and there" - Reif Larsen

Explore the John Rocque's London 10 Miles Round Map (1746) on n.

www.layersoflondon.org/map/...
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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NEW: Lisa Nandy referring the Mail's proposed takeover of the Telegraph to competition and media watchdogs..!

The Telegraph sale saga is cursed to continue for some months yet.

Story soon.
February 12, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Obviously the Nandwagon has aged terribly but tbqh it was also fucking embarrassing at the time
Lisa Nandy really is pretty hopeless
February 11, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Why 'island of strangers' and the 'incalculable damage' of immigration (as stated by Starmer) was so catastrophically wrong.... in one tweet.
February 11, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I wrote about more forgotten spaces under Brussels. They could become new attractions or they could ambush the city.
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1765...
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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Overseas tycoons such as Elon Musk would be barred from giving substantial donations to UK political parties under new legislation to block companies making gifts if they do not have British owners or make sufficient revenue in the country

www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
UK to ban political party donations from foreign-owned companies
Government says new legislation will curb overseas interference in elections
www.ft.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Statue of La Brabançonne, from 1930 to mark Belgium's centenary. Sculptor Charles Samuel. Behind, the 1991 postmodern Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Underneath it, huge C19 icehouses survive and they're among a number hidden below the surface of the city and largely forgotten.
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
New. TV review. This is really good.
February 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
A fresh sinkhole tonight. Avenue de la Brabançonne.
The Brussels water operator Vivaqua blames the recent spare of sinkholes on the terrible state of the sewers, with 12% of the network needing urgent attention. The recent negotiations to form a new regional government placed sewers as a top priority. Then they collapsed too.
Underground Brussels is seeking attention.
February 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Oh, no. The Brexiters have been radicalised.
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Belgium denies private access to Congo colonial mining archives
Belgium denies private access to Congo colonial mining archives
The Belgian government is at odds with Congo and the US company KoBold Metals over access to colonial-era geological archives, the Financial Times...
www.belganewsagency.eu
February 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Ideas for a proper, dedicated modern art museum had surfaced in the Loch Ness of Brussels grands projets for decades. In 2014, proposed sites included the Palais de Justice (mad) and the Cinquantenaire using the state collection (cheap).
A missed opportunity was this 1969 plan by Jean Delhaye.
February 11, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Last StreetView of the Brussels Citroën garage operating as a showroom, Jul 2013. The huge complex behind it housed offices and workshops (the factory was in Forest). The Brussels region agreed to buy it in 2014 and expected a new modem art museum to open in 2017. Now scheduled for Nov 2026.
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Reform by-election candidate Matt Goodwin, who has spent years talking about free speech and all that crap chickened out of a hustings today.

As you can see - ALL the other candidates turned up
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Western Shop moves out of Brussels, where there's more stabling, I mean parking.
www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...
Cowboywinkel Western Shop verlaat Brussel na 36 jaar
36 jaar lang gold de iconische Western Shop als hét adres voor cowboyboots-, hoeden, hemden en ander toebehoren van de hoogste kwaliteit.
www.bruzz.be
February 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Un nouveau food hall va ouvrir ses portes à Bruxelles
Un nouveau food hall va ouvrir ses portes à Bruxelles
Le petit frère du « Wolf » est né : le « Ratz », rassemblant quelque quatorze stands de restauration, ouvrira ses portes dès mercredi prochain.
www.lesoir.be
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
If you've tried both, Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 or stick with ThinkPad?
February 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM