Brussels 08.03.2024 China has decided to expand the scope of visa-free countries and implement a pilot visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from six countries: Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg. This ‘trial period’ starts on March 14 and ends on November 30, 2024. Ordinary passport holders can enter China without a visa if…
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Ecolo vandals attack Mona Lisa
Brussels 28.01.2024 Today in Louvre Museum, central Paris, vandals have thrown pumpkin soup at Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, calling for the right to “healthy and sustainable food”. The brutal attack on the most famous artwork by two promoters of the healthy food caused indignation not only of art lovers. The inclination of anarchy typical for…
BRAFA 2024: Delvaux art encounter
Brussels 25.01.2024 In the context of BRAFA 2024, the Paul Delvaux Foundation has embraced the opportunity to take part in the Year of Surrealism and to bring into limelight the great master’s paintings. In a dedicated space, the Foundation will be offering an insight into the artist’s world through a selection of masterpieces from its…
BRAFA 2024: masterpieces spectacle
Brussels 23.01.2024 The Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair – BRAFA – 2024 offers to art lovers an exquisite collection of masterpieces from 132 galleries. After a very well-received 68th edition in January, BRAFA is now preparing its 69th edition with passion and expertise. The Fair will take place from Sunday, January 28th to Sunday,…
Europol: Counterfeit operation €87M worth
Brussels 06.05.2023 Between March and December 2022, Europol coordinated the first EU-wide operation against the illegal trade in counterfeit apparel, footwear and accessories. Operation Fake Star, led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and co-led by the Hellenic Police (Ελληνική Αστυνομία) with support from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), involved 17 countries…
BRAFA: Triumph of Muses
Brussels 05.02.2023 The inspiration reigns at this new edition of BRAFA. Since opening its doors on Sunday, January 29, the Fair has attracted flows of visitors from Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, England and even from the other side of the Atlantic, from the United States. “There is a real sense of general…
BRAFA 2023: encounter with masterpieces
Brussels 27.01.2023 The Brussels Antique Art Fair (BRAFA) welcomes collectors and art lovers from January 29th to February 5th, 2023, at Brussels Expo in Art Nouveau style setting The theme has been chosen as a sign of appreciating of Volume Architecture association, celebrating this year 20 years of collaboration with the BRAFA. The Fair is…
Spain: biggest EU wine producer
Brusssels 06.01.2023 The Spanish wine industry is a symbol of tradition and excellence. The wine sector plays a fundamental role in Spanish economy and culture, due to its contribution to activity, employment and exports but also because of how extensively wines are grown and its regional importance, making it a driving force for environmental conservation…
EU: Fur-free Europe million+ signatures
Brussels 07.12.2022 More than a million European citizens have signed the Petition “FUR-Free Europe” to stop the cruel Cave Age practice of wearing fur. The barbaric tradition of skinning animals for their fur coats is not only outdated and barbaric, but it is also contradictory to the EU Treaty, clearly stating in the Article 13…
MEPs discuss FUR FREE EUROPE
Brussels 09.10.2022 European Parliament: a first conversation on “Fur Free Europe”.A clear message of support from MEPs calling for a future without fur, while the ECI “Fur Free Europe” reaches more than 400,000 signatures in less than five months. The Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals held a dedicated meeting in Strasbourg on…
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