Wednesday, May 16 2012
By Nathalie
| Cafebabel Events
Speed dating with European expats and "Bruxellois"!
60 participants (30 Bruxellois / 30 Europeans) meet and discuss about any themes during 7 minutes... without forgetting to talk about their life in Brussels!
A "babelian" appropriation of the famous matchmaking process to create an intercultural exchange in order to better know your brussels' "neighbours"
June, 21, 2012 - 6.30 pm
Café " Aux bons enfants"
1 Place des chasseurs ardennais
1030 Schaerbeek
Participate!!! (One free drink)
In partnership with the
Commune de Schaerbeek and the
Fondation Roi Baudouin breXpat Program.
By Nathalie
| Galaxy Europe
By Francesca Cerri
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are vital partners for decision-makers, as they are best placed to know population's needs in terms of development. The role of CSOs has to be strenghten from being implementing partners to sharing more responsibility with the State as the developing countries claim ownership of their own development.
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Thursday, May 10 2012
By Nathalie
| Galaxy Europe
By Nathalie Jusseaume
12 Hours for Greece is an initiative of citizens of various nationalities living in Brussels, acting in their own name, wishing to address a sign of support and solidarity to the Greek people in times of crisis. This event will be held on 16 May 2012 from 10.00 am to midnight at Halles de Schaerbeek in Brussels!
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By Nathalie
| Galaxy Europe
By Carlo Peano
The Europe Day is not a public holiday, so in Brussels the celebration takes place during the weekend with the Festival of Europe. This year it will occur on Saturday 12 May from 10 am to 6 pm.
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Tuesday, May 8 2012
By Nathalie
| Galaxy Europe
By Carlo Peano
Cafebabel Brussels has interviewed Ms. Amelia Andersdotter. She is the youngest current Member of European Parliament (MEP) and her party – the Pirate Party – is having success not only in Sweden, but also in other European countries, such as Germany. She works at the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and at the Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula. She is also substitute in the Committee on International Trade, in the Committee on Budgetary Control and in the Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community.
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Friday, May 4 2012
By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
By Lisa Kittel
"We support our country and the reforms of president Assad. We don’t want any foreign interference.” That is what Syrians in Brussels were demanding on the 11th of march 2012 and a lot of other occasions.
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Wednesday, May 2 2012
By Nathalie
| Galaxy Europe
By Stanislava Gaydajieva
The debate whether European airports should use body scanners was fierce and many-sided. Should Europe follow the US and install numerous security scanners at its airports? Europe already did. Even though partially. Body scanners were allowed on European airports since 25 December 2009 when a young terrorist attempted to blow up a plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit with plastic explosives hidden in his underwear.
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Thursday, April 26 2012
By Nathalie
| Galaxy Europe
This post is also available in: French
By Aris Kokkinos
Translated by Danica Jorden
Photo : Davide Martinotti
On April 24, Cafebabel organised a debate on expanding the European Union to include the countries of the former Yugoslavia, bringing up the taboo subject of: Are we seeing a Europeanisation of the Balkans, or a Balkanisation of Europe?
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By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
By Eva Donelli
Exhausting rehearsal schedules, no time for food, "furious” arguments and laughter to release the tension: this is the atmosphere one week before the debut of “Redemption”.
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Tuesday, April 24 2012
By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
This post is also available in: French
By Maria Moreno
Translated by Danica Jorden
Reflecting the theme chosen for the 2012 edition of the Brussels Book Fair (“Sex, Books & Rock ‘N Roll”), it’s easy to draw a parallel between erotic literature and rock culture. Ever since ancient times, eroticism has oscillated between conflict and freedom. Today, literature holds a mirror to a society that has changed the standards of subversion.
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By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
This post is also available in: French
Photo : Davide Martinotti
Sex, eroticism... sometimes taboo, often mysterious. In our European capital, sex is everywhere and not just where it's noticeable. It can be found at the end of an alley, around an exposition, on the small screen, inside a book, in the foggy atmosphere of certain student parties, or simply at home. Glamourous, chic, even trashy, sex in Brussels can be seen in many ways. Fearless and intrepid, Cafebabel Brussels shares with you an investigation into what sex has become in the 21st century in our dear capital.
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By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
This post is also available in: French
By Nathalie Jusseaume
Translated by Danica Jorden
The word for “dildo” in French, “godemichet,” comes from the medieval Latin expression “Gaude Mihi,” or “Rejoice in Me.” Cafebabel Brussels is talking about toys, sensuality and pleasure, as the team participates in a sex toy Tupperware party, right in the middle of Brussels. There is a real surge in Tupperware parties in the capital. This trend is rather recent and women talk unabashedly about sex. But what really happens at these parties?
Soft Love, a Belgian company that markets fashion and erotic products, seized upon the opportunity to develop the “home demonstration of sextoys” concept. Soft Love representative Leyla Parent played the game by responding to our questions in order to better understand this new phenomenon. Ladies, to your godes!
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By Nathalie
| Galaxy Europe
By Cristina Mariani
The joint statements released after the EU summits tend to be usually embellished with words of sound recognition for the role covered by the EU at a global level. The EU is part with the US of the largest and most integrated in the world trade and investment relationship. The EU is China’s biggest trading partner and China's economy has greatly benefited from Europe's open policies and open markets. This is all true, but beyond the diplomatic rhetoric, what do the major EU partners (US and China) really think about Europe? Cafebabel attended an event recently organized on the “The American and Chinese views on the Euro crisis” to figure it out.
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Friday, April 20 2012
By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
This post is also available in: French
By Aris Kokkinos
Translated by Danica Jorden
On his blog in 2007, Jean Quatremer, Libération correspondant in Brussels, was the first journalist to discuss Dominque Strauss-Kahn’s problematic relationships with women. He has today just finished a book on the DSK affair and its effect on journalism. He answers Cafebabel Brussels questions.
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Thursday, April 19 2012
By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
This post is also available in: German French
By Alfonso de Cea
Translated by Danica Jorden
La Fonderie, in collaboration with Espace P, is hosting until 7 April 2012 an exposition entitled, Prostitution, passez derrière le Rideau… (Prostitution, Go Behind the Curtain). It’s a collection of photographs by Frédéric Pauwels, accompanied by stories of prostitutes in and around Brussels, illustrating the history of the world’s oldest profession.
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By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
This post is also available in: German French
By Alfonso de Cea
Translated by Danica Jorden
Photographed by Julica da Costa
Escort girls perform work that is not visible to the general public. They are pleasant, attractive, well-educated, they take care of themselves, and they are, above all, young. “Irchik,” a Russian escort in Brussels, agreed to share her experience with Cafebabel to introduce us to the hidden world of escorts.
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Tuesday, April 17 2012
By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
By Agata
On the 5th of April the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival was opened to the enthusiastic public for the 30th time. Barbara Steele , star of the greatest horror masterpiece of Italian film, La maschera del demonio, cut the ribbon and officially started the event.
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Monday, April 16 2012
By Nathalie
| Bruxelles Capitale
Par Nathalie Jusseaume
Photo: Davide Martinotti
Et oui, à l’origine, le "godemichet" viens du mot "Gaude Mihi" qui signifie "réjouis moi" en latin médiéval. Cafebabel Bruxelles va vous parler de jouets, de sensualité et de plaisir puisque l’équipe a participé à une réunion "tupperware" version sextoys en plein centre de Bruxelles. Il existe un réel engouement pour les réunions tupperware dans la capitale européenne. Ce concept est plutôt récent et les femmes parlent de sexe sans tabou. Mais que se passe-t-il dans ces réunions?
Soft Love, une société belge qui propose des produits glamour et érotiques, a su saisir cette opportunité en développant le concept "démonstration sextoys à domicile". Leyla Parent, une ambassadrice de Soft love a joué le jeu en répondant à nos questions afin de mieux comprendre ce phénomène de mode. Mesdames, à vos godes!
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Friday, April 13 2012
By Nathalie
| Brussels Capital
By Appolonia Benoist
‘Hey, nice to meet you! What do you do in Brussels? Do you have a business card?’ These are typical questions you are sure to hear at a so-called networking event in Brussels. Brussels, a city where expats (probably attracted by the European Bubble) represent a great part of the population. A city where making social connections -and then networking- is essential to feel better integrated. But, what is exactly networking? Apparently, it is an ‘exchange of information or services among individuals, groups or institutions and specifically the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business’.
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By Nathalie
| Galaxy Europe
By Francesca Cerri
There is light but there is also shadow in the present and in the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Necessary constitutional changes need to be undertaken in order to enable the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement. Hence, the new Council of Ministers need to concentrate on the pressing European integration agenda and take the necessary action to ensure concrete steps forward.
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