Ahead of the European elections this June, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has launched its 2024-29 manifesto ‘On Track For Europe‘ at a high-level event hosted in the European Parliament this evening by MEP Dominique Riquet (Radical Party) from France. Aimed firmly at reaching the modal shift and modal share objectives…
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How LGBTQIA+ friendly are Members of the European Parliament?
On 18 April 2024, Forbidden Colours released the ‘Queer your EU‘ report. This research evaluates what the institutions of the European Union have done for LGBTIQ+ people from 2019 to 2024. The NGO analyzed the votes of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) revealing that 1 MEP out of 4 voted against the rights…
EU Transport Ministers outline the future of European (train) mobility in a Brussels Declaration
Last week, Transport Ministers from European Union member states convened for an informal meeting in Brussels. At the moment, Belgium holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union until 30 June 2024. Following the meeting, there was a ‘Brussels Declaration on the mobility of tomorrow‘.
GALLO-ROMAN MUSEUM TONGEREN | ‘Antiquity in Colour’ exhibition until 2 June 2024
Tongeren (Tongres in French) in Limburg is the oldest city in Belgium, founded by the Romans in 10 AD as Atuatuca Tongrorum. Now it’s a city of 32,000 people and home of the Gallo-Roman Museum (Gallo-Romeins Museum). I hadn’t been since childhood. But until 2 June 2024 the museum hosts the ‘Antiquity in Colour‘ exhibition…
North Catalonia, Northern Catalonia or French Catalonia: Catalan presence in France
September 2023. Oriol and I are flying to Toulouse for a road trip in Occitania and (French) Catalonia. We include the Principality of Andorra, which I can finally tick off the bucket list, and Llívia, Spain‘s exclave in France. Besides Toulouse we visit Mont-Louis, Villefranche-de-Conflent, Perpignan and Carcassonne.
Antwerp Pride 2024 theme: ‘Many Voices. One Pride’
Antwerp Pride has revealed its theme, tagline, title for 2024: ‘Many Voices. One Pride‘. The organising committee calls upon everyone who cares for our rainbow community to draw a line in the sand and exclaim: “We are never going back in the closet!”
ILGA-EUROPE | Alarming surge in transphobic speech across Europe sparks concern for June 2024 EU elections
Ahead of the elections throughout the European Union coming June, a new ILGA-Europe report shows a stark rise in anti-LGBTQIA+, and in particular, transphobic statements from politicians across Europe.
Antwerp number 1 of 40 most exciting cities to visit in 2024
For the British newspaper of record The Sunday Times, Antwerp in Belgium is the number one exciting city to visit in 2024.
Andorra
September 2023. Oriol and I are flying to Toulouse for a road trip in Occitania and (French) Catalonia. We include the Principality of Andorra, which I can finally tick off the bucket list, and Llívia, Spain‘s exclave in France. Besides Toulouse we visit Mont-Louis, Villefranche-de-Conflent, Perpignan and Carcassonne.
Dinner Train comes to Belgium
Dinner Train is expanding from the Netherlands to Belgium. The concept is simple, really, while you dine, Dinner Train travels on the rails. The first ride in Belgium is in Saint Nicholas (Sint-Niklaas, Saint-Nicolas), on Friday 1 March 2024.
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