Serving the city- april2024 Letter from Brussels 14
Why the increasing cost of housing is becoming a European problem; why the people of Saint-Omer in France were grateful to see the flags of the Netherlands, Slovakia and Czechia arriving in their town; how bureaucratic barriers along our Union’s internal borders still make life difficult for 130 million Europeans; the Mayor of Mariupol gives a timely reminder of what might happen elsewhere, if Europe doesn’t continue supporting Ukraine, and what had I done to make an elderly man of Brussels so angry? This Letter also features a special message from European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, and the voices of the Vice-President of the Hauts-de-France region François Decoster, the former mayor of the Estonian town of Rakvere Andres Jaadla, and the Deputy Mayor of the French city of Nice Magali Altounian.
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The Tower and the Union - jan2024 Letter from Brussels 13
In this Letter:what the climb up to a medieval tower in the Flemish city of Mechelen reveals;what Jacques Delors said when the HQ of the European Committee of the Regions was named after him 17 years before he died;the liberal city taking over the European Capital of Culture title in 2024;the renovation of the vast site in Brussels that used to house the imperial postal service and Europe's largest railway station for goods;the inspiring interpreter at the RenewPAC summit in Dakar, Senegal, and the urgent geopolitical need to develop a partnership between Europe and Africa at all levels of government and society;how the Mayor of Mechelen is connecting his citizens with the European dimension of their identity, and how local leaders can help to boost voter turnout at the European elections of June 2024.
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The Puppets and the Scandal - may2023 Letter from Brussels 12
The Theatre of the indigenous Sami people in the Arctic city of Kiruna, and what it stands for in this area of vital economic interests for the EU;The innovative School of Politics for Young People of the Finnish Arctic city of Oulu;Why reconstruction of Ukrainian cities cannot wait till the war is over;The 15th anniversary of the opening of a key street in the divided Cypriot city of Nicosia;The plans to revamp the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels ahead of Belgium's 200 years of independence; andThe scandal in a Brussels puppet theatre that had the audience shouting for the curtain to drop.
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The attack on the 20th convoy - feb2023 Letter from Brussels 11
The extraordinary scenes of President Zelenskyy's visit to the European Parliament.How the city of Timisoara is going digital.How EU regions and cities are helping the victims of the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.Why wolves are causing a fierce debate about subsidiarity.The message for Europe from a Ukrainian refugee.The 80th anniversary of the attack by three young men from Brussels on a convoy taking Jewish deportees to Auschwitz.
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The year that changed the future - December 2022 Letter from Brussels 10
A special edition of Letter from Brussels, episode 10 brings you a few predictions for 2023 in key policy areas, including an analysis of the recent scandal which has rocked the EU, and a journey back to the Brussels of 1908 discovering how events in that year still echo in the present day.
Letter from Brussels is a 15-minute English-language podcast bringing you stories about the European Union’s capital city, and about the leaders transforming local communities across the Union. It is written and narrated by Sean O'Curneen, Secretary General of the Renew Europe group in the European Committee of the Regions.
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