Taxing public servants (nationally and internationally)
Scandal! Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, pays no tax! How can this be when she’s lecturing more Greeks to pay tax!?! Story from The Guardian here. Sony Kapoor,…
Tag Archives: Brussels
Martin Schulz: one step forward and one step back on Strasbourg
The good news: President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz seems to have confirmed his commitment to a single seat for the European Parliament in a Swedish radio interview (very…
Eurostar security absurdity, part II
All was going so well. Eurostar 9156 departed on time from St Pancras at 1904, and arrived at around 2057 (local time, as scheduled) at Calais Frethun. Then nothing. No…
Security paranoia on a journey from Brussels to London (Eurostar)
I’ve just arrived home, having taken Eurostar 9133, the 1256 departure from Brussels Midi to London St Pancras. The security paranoia on the route is now so absurd it’s worth…
Wifi in the EU quarter, Brussels
There’s been a bit of discussion on Twitter this morning with @megankenna and @thefashioncloud at the prohibitively high cost of Wifi in and around the EU quarter in Brussels. Many…
The case for night trains from Brussels
As part of my relentless pursuit to be green with my travels, I’m always taking the train. But for a trip I’m planning 3-6 December to Berlin, my patience is…
brusselsblog.eu – a little project for readers in the EU capital?
Back a couple of years ago when I lived in Brussels I was struck by the lack of good quality information online in English about life in the city. Too…
How to consistently get London-Brussels or Brussels-London Eurostar tickets for €49 single
NOTE: due to the popularity of this blog post, and also possibly due to a reduction in the number of London Spezial tickets it now seems harder to find €49…
