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Marking Europe Day 2008 09/05/2008
On 9 May 1950 the first move was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union. read more
European-Israeli ties: A story of sympathy and ambivalence 09/05/2008
Israel at 60: Europe grapples with how to react to conflict with Palestinians. read more
World's mountains will not remain reservoirs forever 05/05/2008
Ivonne Marschall reports on how water storage in high mountains may no longer work in future, as natural and man-made climate factors are affecting the sources read more
Is Europe too lenient with sentencing convicts? 05/05/2008
A 15-year sentence for a man who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years has revived debate over Europe's lenient penal system. read more
WPF Day - Swallowing Hypocritical Promises 02/05/2008
Chinese journalists continue to face censorship and repression and authoritarian laws are used by the government to control and restrict news-gathering and information and to jail journalists. This is essay is by He Qinglian, Writer and Economist. read more
WPF Day - The Same Old Tricks 02/05/2008
Chinese journalists continue to face censorship, repression and authoritarian laws. This second essay on World Press Freedom Day is by Harry Wu, Executive Director, The Laogai Research Foundation. read more
Cinema Reviews : 1 - 7 May 2008 30/04/2008
In this week's Expatica cinema section - in collaboration with Picturenose - James Drew reviews 'Love in the Time of Cholera ', '[Rec]', ' Iron Man' and 'Taken.' read more
Thoughts on language and the 'Great Belgian Divide' 29/04/2008
"Gradually, foreign sounds find nesting places in your vocabulary and once entrenched, it becomes hard to remember what it was like before they were there." read more
One of you will win $150 to spend on Amazon! 24/04/2008
Read the short story below and explore a few new areas of our site that could really help with your life abroad. If you answer the following questions correctly, you stand a chance of winning a 150 dollar gift certificate to spend on Amazon.com! read more
Where ships take the elevator
Bernd F. Meier heads for Mons to witness the extraordinary machines that raise ships in the air.
disscussion forum
- Discuss Belgian Culture Belgians and Dating, by tangoaires 09/05/2008 13:27
- Healthcare Giving birth - Ottignies / Wavre / Waterloo / Uccle, by Guest_Sue_* 08/05/2008 22:38
- Relationships Need friends in Brussels or leuven, by riverside8 08/05/2008 18:17
- Jobs anyone know if there are any casual hotel or labouring , factory/warehouse jobs going at the moment anywhere in Belgium?, by badknee 07/05/2008 19:34
- UK Forum Any British people in Antwerp - daft question i know, by tangoaires 07/05/2008 10:22
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