The Grand Place The Grand Place in Brussels is hidden away in the centre of the city but when you enter on foot, you are guaranteed to be left stunned. According to Wikipedia, the Grand Place is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels. At the centre of The Grand Place is the beautiful 15th Century city hall but dotted around the square you will also be impressed by the six guild halls…
Bruxelles-National Airport BRU Located in the northeast of the Belgian capital, Brussels Airport or Bruxelles-National Airport is used by more than 22 million visitors annually. The airport is a central European hub, flying to 238 destinations globally. It has become one of the main airports in Europe to make connecting flights, Like Denver in the United States. Belgium has five airports in use for international passenger flights. One is located near Antwerp, one near Liege,…
Federal Constitutional Monarchy The Belgium government operates under a Federal constitutional monarchy. It is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. The chief of state in the country is the King. The king represents the Belgian identity, and he appoints the Prime Minister by taking the Parliament’s consent. Belgium Government The Kingdom of Belgium is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. The country gained its independence in 1830 when the provisional government became independent from the Netherlands. …
Euro € The Euro is the monetary unit and currency of the European Union, represented by the symbol €. Euro is the official currency of 19 out of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, Euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens as of 2019. The Euro – The currency of the European Union It began as a noncash monetary unit in 1999…
Dutch, French & German The official language of Belgium Belgium is officially multilingual and all three languages; Dutch, French and German are recognised as National languages. The country has distinctive regions including Dutch-speaking Flanders to the north, French-speaking Wallonia to the south and a German-speaking community to the east. The history of the country has a lot to do with the languages that are spoken today. Belgium has been ruled by the Dutch, Germans during…
The Sunday’s papers cover a variety of topics with a number leading on the continued cost of living crisis. There are several political stories dominating the front pages as the Tory leadership race enters its final stretch.
The Independent – Ministers urged to retain GCSE Covid measures
The Guardian – Gap in GCSE results brings fresh warnings over Covid
Metro – Sort it out
Daily Mirror – Who took our baby away from us?
The Sun – Queen will see you noo, PM
Daily Express – Cost of broken asylum system surges
Many of Friday’s front pages lead with the recent prediction that the energy price cap will increase to £3,500.
A redacted version of the court papers that allowed the FBI to raid Donald Trump’s Florida home will be released to the public.
Billions of euros will be needed to compensate for “colossal” production losses linked to the drought, France’s agricultural federation said.
Tory hopeful Liz Truss has been criticised after she said the “jury was still out” on French President Emmanuel Macron.
Today marks the start of a mass strike by Royal Mail postal workers, some 115,000 will walk out in a dispute over pay.
Several of Thursday’s front pages lead with images of Boris Johnson with president Zelensky, after the PM visited Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s independence day.
Pete Arrendondo, a police chief, who was accused of botching the response to the fatal shooting of 19 school kids and two teachers in Uvalade, Texas, has been fired.
A go-karting event held at a prison near Paris has sparked massive controversy across France.
22 people have been killed by a Russian rocket which hit a Ukrainian train station.
Tory leadership hopeful, Rishi Sunak has criticised the government’s response to Covid – suggesting independent scientific advisers were given too much authority.
The man who was the intended target of a gunman in the shooting that killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel is due to face more questioning.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk – Wednesday’s front pages lead with the shooting death of a nine-year-old girl in Liverpool.
The police killing of Rayshard Brooks, 27 – who was shot about three weeks after the killing of George Floyd.
