Another element involves extra money for Brussels. There is something odd about this. Brussels is the capital of Europe, of Belgium and of Flanders, but more money for this needy city is considered a demand of the French speakers. How has it come about that our three-fold capital has become almost like a foreign body in our midst?
It means that Flemish government ministers will be chairing key EU Council of Ministers formations, leading the debates amongst the 27 EU member states. Indeed, with the presidency already seven weeks old, some already have: Flemish environment minister Joke Schauvliege chaired July's informal Environment Council in Ghent.
It has now emerged that the victim was secretly taping the meeting. One copy of the tape was sent to investigating magistrate Wim De Troy in Brussels and another to De Standaard newspaper, which published transcripts last weekend.
At the weekend, Danneels' spokesman, Toon Osaer, said that the Cardinal "regrets" that what was supposed to be a pri- vate discussion was taped and then made public. In previous statements, Danneels maintained that he attended the meeting to listen and denied any desire to "cover it with the mantle of confidentiality".
Gossaert, sometimes called Jan Mabuse after his possible birthplace at Maubeuge in Wallonia, was an important figure in the Antwerp Mannerists school of the early 16th century. He is centrally situated between Jan Van Eyck's mediaeval tradition and Rubens' Baroque and was a main proponent of the Renaissance currents coming out of Italy, where he travelled at a time when both Michelangelo and Raphael were working in Rome.
It's not like starting a new job, where you are given time to settle in. No, kids should be keyed up as they go terug naar school - back to school. Some days ago, parents should have been getting their offspring into a school rhythm: "Stop de kinderen op hetzelfde uur in bed als tijdens het schooljaar - Put the children to bed at the same time as during the school year".
The temple project has been spearheaded by the Jain Cultural Centre of Antwerp (JCCA). "The Jain temple will outlive us as a symbol of peace, unity and non-violence," says Jogani. "It will forever join Belgium and India."
A simple idea
In 1984, Antwerp province's governor Andries Kinsbergen, accompanied by an Indian delegation from the city's diamond trade, went on a visit to India. While there, he made the sacred Jain pilgrimage to the Dilwara temples on Mount Abu in Rajasthan.
But the plans never excited the media world as much as they excited Fehervari. A cursory scrutiny of the new channel's finances showed that the plans were too ambitious for the means he had at his disposal. Telenet took a long time to finally agree to admit Exqi to its cable network. Alfacam, a quoted company, was restricted in how much it could invest, and Fehervari and his wife put up an estimated €5 million of their own money - but it was a long way from being enough.
Reality check: that is what a big city is like. And we only have one of those. Life is too long not to discover how well Brussels, amidst all the hustle, manages to retain its individuality and colour. In just one visit, you come across some amazing people and incre- dibly diverse neighbourhoods, all gravitating around a bustling historic centre. The whole world is right here. For cosmopolitans, one- day tourists and its one million residents, only Brussels will do.
The solution has been to introduce a degree of innovation, which is certainly nothing new to Klara, the Brussels leg of Festival of Flanders, the region-wide classical and new music festival. Among the several municipalities that take part with their own programmes, its Brussels and Ghent that really know how to bring the genre to the people.
In this protected monument, dating back to the 15th century, a water mill ground grain for the local community until 1983. Making use of the passing stream, the Klapscheutmolen provided milled grain as food for cattle, as well as the ingredients for the neighbouring family De Troch’s brewing activities.
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