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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BRAFA Art Fair to resume in January 2023
Brussels 04.10.2022 The Brussels Fine Arts Fair fair will take place from Sunday January 29th to Sunday February 5th at Brussels Expo, Heysel, the organisers report. According to them 130 exhibitors will participate in the 68th edition of BRAFA, which is back on the international art fair calendar. It’s a wrap: #BRAFA2022 has concluded a…
Wolf attacked Ursula vd Leyen’s pony
Brussels 02.09.2022 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s favorite pony died attacked by a wolf, German media reported. Schlimme Nachrichten aus der Region Hannover: Ein Wolf hat das 30-jährige Pony Dolly von Ursula #vonderLeyen getötet. Die Familie der EU-Kommissionspräsidentin ist „fürchterlich mitgenommen“ von der Nachricht aus Beinhorn bei Burgdorf. https://t.co/YtiYf1FuqC — HAZ (@HAZ) September…
Estonian PM against Russian tourists
Brussels 24.08.2022 Estonia joined calls of Finland and Latvia to the EU to close its borders to Russian tourists, echoing a warning from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Explained to @BILD why it should be unacceptable for us in Europe that Russian citizens are able to travel in the EU on tourist trips, as at the…
No health benefits from alcohol
Brussels 16.07.2022 There are no health benefits from alcohol consumption in people under 39, according to a new global study published in medical journal The Lancet. "Our message is simple: young people should not drink, but older people may benefit from drinking small amounts," says Dr Emmanuela Gakidou, professor of health metrics sciences at the…
EU: ban on trophy hunting imports call
Strasbourg 06.07.2022 137 NGOs around the world call for a ban on hunting trophy imports BRUSSELS (July 6, 2022)—In a joint position paper, 137 conservation and animal protection organizations from all around the world, including 45 NGOs from African countries, speak out against trophy hunting and urge policymakers to ban imports. #EndangeredSpeciesDay🐘🦁🐻❄️- time to put…
NATO supper at Prado Museum
Madrid 29.06.2022 The leaders of 44 countries participating in the 32nd NATO Summit organised in Madrid, the capital of Spain, had dinner at the Prado National Museum. At tonight’s NATO dinner at the Prado Museum, British PM Boris Johnson is standing in a room alone, staring at a painting pic.twitter.com/1WLs0F54vg — Emily Goodin (@Emilylgoodin) June…
BRAFA: glorious Brussels art fair
Brussels 17.06.2022 Anna van Densky The 67th edition of the international BRAFA Art Fair takes place from Sunday 19 and Sunday 26 June 2022 at Brussels Expo. A unique occasion for art lovers to admire several millennia of artistic creation presented by 115 established and new art galleries. From 10,000 to 15,000 works ranging in…
Global: 4,5K flights cancelled
Brussels 25.12.2021 Global Christmas travel suffered with over 2,100 flights canceled amid surging COVID-19 cases. United Airlines canceled 177 flights and Delta canceled 150 flights on Christmas Eve due to shortage of staff. Global Christmas travel suffered with over 2,100 flights canceled amid surging COVID-19 cases. United Airlines canceled 177 flights and Delta canceled 150…
Additional holiday travel restrictions
Brussels 25.12.2021 Anna van Densky The Omicron variant is “in the process of becoming or has already become dominant in several countries, including Denmark, Portugal and the United Kingdom” according to the World Health Organisation, which is supposed to lead to an increase in the number of patients in need of hospiatlisation. End-of-2021 COVID-19 Testing…
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