Category Archives: Observing Brussels

Writingbrussels reading on June 20

Friday 20 June at 6:00 p.m. Writingbrussels is back with more stories. The venue is “Bohemian Art Space” on 33 Rue Wiertz in Ixelles (map).

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The Silver Suitcase

Photo @rezi_illustration “They are on a Tinder date 2 or 3,” says my companion. Her dark and bright eyesare sparkling with confidence as she is sipping her oat cappuccino.“How could you know that for sure?” I ask. We are speaking in … Continue reading

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Rough start. Roller coaster. Wild in Brussels (3/3)

Image courtesy of Edinburgh Europa Institute From the outset, Papotis had struck George as a very singular chap. And George came to have plenty of reason for believing his first impressions. George felt he knew Greek people well: he’d had … Continue reading

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Rough start. Roller coaster. Wild in Brussels (2/3)

Image courtesy of Truus, Bob & Jan too! Even so, it wasn’t just a few brushes with some prickly characters, in his first weeks at the European Regulatory Authority, that put George on edge. Before he had opportunity to meet … Continue reading

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Rough start. Roller coaster. Wild in Brussels (1/3)

Image courtesy of sarahschlitz.be It took George some time, after his arrival in the EU Regulatory Authority, to put enough space between himself and the most unsettling aspects of his first six months in the organisation. “The administrative equivalent of … Continue reading

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