Leo Cendrowicz
@leocendro.bsky.social
Brussels correspondent, i newspaper
Editor of The Brussels Times Magazine
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In these troubled times, it is hard to find fun. So I invite everyone to check out the trailer for Melania.
It is, of course, as ludicrous as we might imagine, but the real joy begins in the comments, inexplicably left open: m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXJ...
It is, of course, as ludicrous as we might imagine, but the real joy begins in the comments, inexplicably left open: m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXJ...
January 31, 2026 at 9:38 AM
In these troubled times, it is hard to find fun. So I invite everyone to check out the trailer for Melania.
It is, of course, as ludicrous as we might imagine, but the real joy begins in the comments, inexplicably left open: m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXJ...
It is, of course, as ludicrous as we might imagine, but the real joy begins in the comments, inexplicably left open: m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXJ...
Reposted by Leo Cendrowicz
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
This year marks ten years since Brexit, a calamity without parallel. There are no benefits to speak of whatsoever. Alas, reversing this disaster will not be easy: inews.co.uk/opinion/you-...
You want proof that Brexit was a disaster? Go to an airport
The most visible consequences of Brexit are also the most banal
inews.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 11:27 AM
This year marks ten years since Brexit, a calamity without parallel. There are no benefits to speak of whatsoever. Alas, reversing this disaster will not be easy: inews.co.uk/opinion/you-...
Since Trump returned to the White House, Europe has tried to manage him with patience, flattery and quiet diplomacy.
His Greenland threats could be the tipping point.
It's not just a crisis for the continent but a seismic shift.
Me on the challenges ahead: inews.co.uk/news/world/u...
His Greenland threats could be the tipping point.
It's not just a crisis for the continent but a seismic shift.
Me on the challenges ahead: inews.co.uk/news/world/u...
The 'unflinching' plan to hit back at Trump from inside the US
The UK and Europe have so far failed to manage the US President – but this is how the EU is plotting to hit him where it hurts
inews.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Since Trump returned to the White House, Europe has tried to manage him with patience, flattery and quiet diplomacy.
His Greenland threats could be the tipping point.
It's not just a crisis for the continent but a seismic shift.
Me on the challenges ahead: inews.co.uk/news/world/u...
His Greenland threats could be the tipping point.
It's not just a crisis for the continent but a seismic shift.
Me on the challenges ahead: inews.co.uk/news/world/u...
Europe's far-right keeps rising, using Trump's populist playbook: inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
Make Europe great again: How the populist right is using Trump's playbook
Trump’s return to the centre of US politics has provided both inspiration and validation for Europe’s populists
inews.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Europe's far-right keeps rising, using Trump's populist playbook: inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
Dunno about you, but I'm starting to have doubts about the FIFA Peace Prize
January 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Dunno about you, but I'm starting to have doubts about the FIFA Peace Prize
This is Saint Jerome with a lion, from whose paw he removed a thorn.
It is also me when I work from home with the cat.
It is also me when I work from home with the cat.
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is Saint Jerome with a lion, from whose paw he removed a thorn.
It is also me when I work from home with the cat.
It is also me when I work from home with the cat.
Momentum is building within the Labour Party for the UK to rejoin the EU’s customs union. However, it is likely to be much harder than they think: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
The seven reasons why reversing Brexit won't happen
Wes Streeting has revealed the level of debate about rejoining the customs union within Labour
inews.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Momentum is building within the Labour Party for the UK to rejoin the EU’s customs union. However, it is likely to be much harder than they think: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
What's at stake today as EU leaders meet to figure out how to keep Ukraine going in its grinding war - and whether they can use Russia's frozen assets: inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
'Money today or blood tomorrow': The stark choice Europe faces over Russian assets
EU leaders are meeting to decide whether to tap frozen assets to aid Ukraine. The outcome could shape the course of the war - and their own futures
inews.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
What's at stake today as EU leaders meet to figure out how to keep Ukraine going in its grinding war - and whether they can use Russia's frozen assets: inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
EU leaders are meeting today in Brussels for one of the most important summits in years as they try to find billions to fund Ukraine….
…but angry farmers are laying siege to the summit neighbourhood, literally setting up fires and bellyaching about trade deals
…but angry farmers are laying siege to the summit neighbourhood, literally setting up fires and bellyaching about trade deals
December 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
EU leaders are meeting today in Brussels for one of the most important summits in years as they try to find billions to fund Ukraine….
…but angry farmers are laying siege to the summit neighbourhood, literally setting up fires and bellyaching about trade deals
…but angry farmers are laying siege to the summit neighbourhood, literally setting up fires and bellyaching about trade deals
UK set to announce return to Erasmus for 2027: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Brexit reset Erasmus deal to allow Britons to study in EU is imminent
Student exchange scheme deal could be signed as soon as Wednesday
inews.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
UK set to announce return to Erasmus for 2027: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Revealed: Belgium's controversial Congo sculpture is hiding in plain sight on Jeffrey Epstein’s island – and no one noticed until now. www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1869...
Revealed: Belgium's controversial Congo statue spotted on Epstein's island
“In a way, it’s fitting to see the statue on his property. Epstein was, after all, someone who saw people as objects.”
www.brusselstimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Revealed: Belgium's controversial Congo sculpture is hiding in plain sight on Jeffrey Epstein’s island – and no one noticed until now. www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1869...
There are only a few of us with both 🇬🇧 and 🇧🇪 citizenship….but one, Lando Norris, just won the Formula 1 title today: www.bbc.com/sport/formul...
Lando Norris wins F1 drivers' title in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix won by Max Verstappen
McLaren's Lando Norris wins his first Formula 1 drivers' championship by finishing third in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
There are only a few of us with both 🇬🇧 and 🇧🇪 citizenship….but one, Lando Norris, just won the Formula 1 title today: www.bbc.com/sport/formul...
How long can a city function without a government? The Brussels Capital Region has been unable to form an administration since elections in June 2024, a record-breaking 542 days.
Bruzz interviewed me on how expats see the impasse: www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...
Bruzz interviewed me on how expats see the impasse: www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...
‘Expats liggen meer wakker van het opengebroken Schumanplein dan van de onveiligheid’
Hoe kijken de expats naar de eindeloze Brusselse formatie? BRUZZ vroeg het aan Leo Cendrowicz, hoofdredacteur van The Brussels Times Magazine.
www.bruzz.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
How long can a city function without a government? The Brussels Capital Region has been unable to form an administration since elections in June 2024, a record-breaking 542 days.
Bruzz interviewed me on how expats see the impasse: www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...
Bruzz interviewed me on how expats see the impasse: www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...
Huge congrats to our brilliant beer writer, Breandán Kearney, who has won yet more prizes for his epic features: www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/186...
The Brussels Times writer Breandán Kearney wins top prizes
The Brussels Times Magazine has scored a double triumph on the international beer-writing circuit.
www.brusselstimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Huge congrats to our brilliant beer writer, Breandán Kearney, who has won yet more prizes for his epic features: www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/186...
This is why I don't use title case for headlines
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is why I don't use title case for headlines
The gargantuan Congo Panorama, unveiled at the 1913 Ghent World Exhibition, might be the biggest painting ever made. But it was a lie, meant to show visitors that the Belgian colonisers were friendly and peaceful - as a new AfricaMuseum exhibition reveals:
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1855...
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1855...
The Congo painting that Belgium can never show again
“It looks amazing, but the message is horrific."
www.brusselstimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The gargantuan Congo Panorama, unveiled at the 1913 Ghent World Exhibition, might be the biggest painting ever made. But it was a lie, meant to show visitors that the Belgian colonisers were friendly and peaceful - as a new AfricaMuseum exhibition reveals:
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1855...
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1855...
✨ The new issue of @brusselstimes.com Magazine is out!
From football revolutions to foreign-policy, surreal whodunnits to cemeteries, spies to wine, ultrarunners to Art Nouveau heroes, this small country contains big dramas.
Read, roam and stay curious.
From football revolutions to foreign-policy, surreal whodunnits to cemeteries, spies to wine, ultrarunners to Art Nouveau heroes, this small country contains big dramas.
Read, roam and stay curious.
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
✨ The new issue of @brusselstimes.com Magazine is out!
From football revolutions to foreign-policy, surreal whodunnits to cemeteries, spies to wine, ultrarunners to Art Nouveau heroes, this small country contains big dramas.
Read, roam and stay curious.
From football revolutions to foreign-policy, surreal whodunnits to cemeteries, spies to wine, ultrarunners to Art Nouveau heroes, this small country contains big dramas.
Read, roam and stay curious.
Where does Belgium fit in today’s chaotic world – and can it be heard amid the global cacophony?
Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot tells me why Belgium still has a voice on Gaza, Trump, Ukraine and the EU.
And reveals his go-to karaoke song:
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1851...
Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot tells me why Belgium still has a voice on Gaza, Trump, Ukraine and the EU.
And reveals his go-to karaoke song:
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1851...
How Maxime Prévot is changing Belgium’s tune on the world stage
In an in-depth interview with The Brussels Times, Belgium's Foreign Minister tells us he is championing a lucid yet values-driven European foreign policy.
www.brusselstimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Where does Belgium fit in today’s chaotic world – and can it be heard amid the global cacophony?
Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot tells me why Belgium still has a voice on Gaza, Trump, Ukraine and the EU.
And reveals his go-to karaoke song:
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1851...
Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot tells me why Belgium still has a voice on Gaza, Trump, Ukraine and the EU.
And reveals his go-to karaoke song:
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1851...
Jimmy Cliff, 1944-2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHx...
Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now
YouTube video by JimmyCliffVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Jimmy Cliff, 1944-2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHx...
Happy Halloween! 🎃🦇🔪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjwQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjwQ...
Nike Horror Suzy Favor Hamilton 2000 30 min
YouTube video by Redgy Calas
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃🦇🔪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjwQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjwQ...
Reposted by Leo Cendrowicz
Huge Home Office backlogs, seriously overcrowded accommodation, and increasingly polarised political debate has led to nationwide protests
Hugo Gye, @leocendro.bsky.social, @dannyshaw.bsky.social and Ben Witham give their verdicts on how to fix the asylum crisis: trib.al/oNRdtBZ
Hugo Gye, @leocendro.bsky.social, @dannyshaw.bsky.social and Ben Witham give their verdicts on how to fix the asylum crisis: trib.al/oNRdtBZ
October 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Huge Home Office backlogs, seriously overcrowded accommodation, and increasingly polarised political debate has led to nationwide protests
Hugo Gye, @leocendro.bsky.social, @dannyshaw.bsky.social and Ben Witham give their verdicts on how to fix the asylum crisis: trib.al/oNRdtBZ
Hugo Gye, @leocendro.bsky.social, @dannyshaw.bsky.social and Ben Witham give their verdicts on how to fix the asylum crisis: trib.al/oNRdtBZ
We need more of these pics
The rikishi are taking-in the town and doing what we all do when in London.
Seeing the sights, admiring the parks, shopping on High Street, taking tea at Fortnum's, using the olde phonebox, eating Chinese, and having a terrific time.
Seeing the sights, admiring the parks, shopping on High Street, taking tea at Fortnum's, using the olde phonebox, eating Chinese, and having a terrific time.
October 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We need more of these pics
The latest @BrusselsTimes.com Magazine is out now
🇧🇪🐾 Animals – wild, domestic, mythical – have always been part of the Belgian story. For this issue, we hear them bark, purr, moo and tweet.
Cover art by @lectrr.bsky.social
🇧🇪🐾 Animals – wild, domestic, mythical – have always been part of the Belgian story. For this issue, we hear them bark, purr, moo and tweet.
Cover art by @lectrr.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The latest @BrusselsTimes.com Magazine is out now
🇧🇪🐾 Animals – wild, domestic, mythical – have always been part of the Belgian story. For this issue, we hear them bark, purr, moo and tweet.
Cover art by @lectrr.bsky.social
🇧🇪🐾 Animals – wild, domestic, mythical – have always been part of the Belgian story. For this issue, we hear them bark, purr, moo and tweet.
Cover art by @lectrr.bsky.social
Robert Redford, 1936-2025
September 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Robert Redford, 1936-2025