Leader of Liberal group of MEPs drives from Bucharest to Brussels. Interesting reportage.

interesting!

A fascinating bit of Belgian resistance history, from Boortmeerbeek of all places.

"Belgapom [the Belgian potato farmers' association] is now calling on the population to make up for the shortfall by eating frites twice a week at home instead of once."

Good question, some answers.

Photos from our village.

This is appalling. Another reason why I could never vote for N-VA.

Very enlightening linguistic maps.

Had you noticed? (Actually, most of this is difficult to miss.)

@PeterMartin_PCM reports.

“With the further help of remarkably efficient Albanian authorities, he’s working to get it back to Belgium.”

Glorious from @JohnstonJules: "From 1 October, only 421 types of reptiles can be kept as pets in Flanders."

Places to go.

We did it in 2008, before it became fashionable!

A British doctor writes about euthanasia in Belgium.

Wow!

Rather alarming - €2000 cash stolen on Monday from one of our favourite local restaurants.

@heywatsupcourt writes.

The Ostbelgien Modell - bringing a permanent citizens' assembly into policy-making.

Glorious data visualisation of where Brussels' many migrants have come from and now live.

@aryngbeck on Brussels.

Cut off from the rest of Germany by a Belgian railway line. (The railway closed in 2001.)

@GarethHarding has joined the club.

Extraordinary, and yet somehow appropriate. (Thanks @AlbrehtT for the tip.)

Hergé’s crumbling heritage.

I’ll be there.

The impact of the heatwave on our own commune: 80% of the corn and endive crops have been lost.

Not really news to some of us. @KristofClerix has been writing about it for years.

Romelu Lukaku’s searing personal story.

POLITICO on the national football team.