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Truffles, Oysters Lure Euro Powerbrokers: Brussels Dine & Deal

Brussels is for foodies. Fine restaurants abound for all tastes and budgets, and new ones keep opening. After sampling the obligatory brews and butter creams, moules-frites and waffles, discover this city’s discreet culinary pleasures, which appeal to more than just Eurocrats.

Brussels Sprouts Opposition to Vodafone Merger

Vodafone stops trying to merge with Wind Hellas but says it is still "committed to Greece."

Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts and Red Beans With Lemon and Mustard

The season’s sturdy roots, squash and greens need little more than a few turns in a hot pan to become appealing partners for a variety of grains.

Big freeze stops famed Brussels statue from peeing

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Manneken-Pis, a bronze statue of a young boy urinating that is a symbol of Brussels and a major tourist attraction, has had to stop peeing because of sub-zero temperatures, Belgium's tourist office said on Wednesday. Officials turned off the flow of water through the statue, which has stood on a Brussels corner since the 1600s, out of concern the cold might damage its ...

Barter system part of appeal for Brussels art show

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - In the history of currency, earplugs have, unsurprisingly, never been widely used or accepted. So when a man offered Belgian artist Delphine Boël 10,000 earplugs for her print "The Source of Identity" at the Truc Troc contemporary art exhibit in 2006, her reaction was, "God, he's crazy." Then she thought about it overnight - and became inspired. "I phoned the guy the next ...

How to fall in love with Brussels sprouts

My mother used to tell elaborate horror stories about what took place during dinner time when she was a kid. Most notably, I heard about how her plate was often filled with Brussels sprouts. She was not allowed to step away from the table until the sprouts were gone.

Brussels expects answer from Moscow on its participation in gas talks with Kyiv

BRUSSELS - The European Commission expects an answer from Russia to its proposal to become a third party in gas talks between Moscow and Kyiv, EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger told Interfax-Ukraine in Brussels on Tuesday.

Eurozone crisis: Brussels gets tough as Greek resistance grows

Eurozone leaders ready to write-off 70% of bank loans to Greece but only if Athens delivers further cuts in pay and pensions As we wait for the outcome of talks in Athens, it is worth taking a minute to see how the various camps in the battle for euroland are shaping up. In the manner of a cinematic sweeping shot across a medieval battlefield, we can see the ornate tents pitched by the Brussels ...

Goddard Global Opens New Office in Brussels--Names Alexander Kolks as EU Director

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Goddard Global—the international affiliate to the U.S. firm, Goddard Gunster—on Monday announced that Political Advisor Alexander Kolks would join their public ...

Europe’s Powerbrokers Feast on Truffles, Oysters: Dine & Deal in Brussels

Brussels is for foodies. Fine restaurants abound for all tastes and budgets, and new ones keep opening. After sampling the obligatory brews and butter creams, moules-frites and waffles, discover this city’s discreet culinary pleasures, which appeal to more than just Eurocrats.