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🇧🇪 World Capital of New Year’s Eve. Brussels prepares for the world’s largest New Year festival: 75,000 people and a colossal line-up
While most cities are preparing for fireworks, Brussels is turning its exhibition centre into a vast temple of electronic music. FCK NYE returns with an edition of historic proportions: 75,000 festival-goers, two days of non-stop partying and a line-up featuring hardcore legends Angerfist and Dr. Peacock, alongside hitmakers 2HOT2PLAY and Bassjackers. (Staff: Belgium / Music…
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🇷🇴🇧🇪 Ryanair, the bus of the sky. A case for excellence from an artist who lives at 10,000 metres
In an aviation industry full of broken promises and hidden costs, one company has managed to turn a bold vision into reality. As an internationally recognised artist, I have flown countless times in recent years. My testimony is unwavering: Ryanair has always been a reliable travel partner. From professional pilots to smiling cabin crew, this…
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🇧🇪 The €1 million robbery in Ghent: Why police let the suspects flee with guns trained on them
Four men broke into a jewellery shop and stole items reportedly worth close to €1 million. Police arrived and confronted the suspects, but they managed to escape. This was not necessarily a failure to act: Ghent police chief Philippe Rasschaert explained that Belgian law does not allow officers to fire simply to prevent a suspect…
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🇧🇫 Artificial intelligence speaks Africa’s languages: How Burkina Faso plans to invest 30 billion CFA francs in digital sovereignty
In a strategic move that could redraw West Africa’s technology map, the government in Ouagadougou has unveiled an ambitious national roadmap for 2026–2030. With a budget of 30 billion CFA francs (approximately US$51 million), the plan aims to train 500 AI experts, create 5,000 specialised jobs and develop technological solutions that understand and speak local…
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🇧🇫 No more paperwork for diplomats: How Burkina Faso is digitising airport access and official documents
In a world where diplomatic bureaucracy often means thick files and endless stamps, the authorities in Ouagadougou are taking a decisive step towards digital services. On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry presented accredited ambassadors with new platforms designed to simplify applications for diplomatic identity cards and access to official airport lounges. For certain diplomats, the new…
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🇮🇱 Israel’s political turnaround: How Netanyahu turned an expected defeat into a fight for political survival
Tuesday evening’s exit polls pointed to a stinging defeat for Benjamin Netanyahu. Yet as the votes were counted, the prime minister’s camp staged a remarkable comeback. With more than 57% of the votes counted, Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc was leading with 55 seats, compared with 49 for the opposition. Neither side, however, had the majority needed…
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🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭🇱🇮🇧🇪🇱🇺 Six countries, one language: Europe’s linguistic surprise and communities that cross borders
Although we instinctively associate German with Germany and Munich’s beer culture, it is an official language in six European countries. From Swiss dialects that can be difficult even for German visitors to understand to Belgium’s nine German-speaking municipalities, Europe’s linguistic map is far more fascinating than it may first appear. (Editorial staff: Europe / Culture…
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🇯🇵🇨🇳 Japan’s counterattack: How Subaru developed a revolutionary battery challenging China’s dominance
While major carmakers compete to build ever-larger batteries and offer ever-faster charging, Japanese engineers at Subaru and Panasonic have taken a different approach. They have developed a battery pack that is 25% lighter, with a claimed 20% increase in energy density and the potential for acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in under four seconds.…
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🇨🇳🇧🇬🇷🇴 Romania’s missed opportunity: Great Wall Motor opens its first European factory in Bulgaria to produce the Ora 5 SUV near the border
While Romania is still lamenting the outlook for its car industry after Dacia shifted the electric future of the Sandero to Morocco, neighbouring Bulgaria has scored a major industrial win. Chinese automotive giant Great Wall Motor has chosen Lovech for its first European production base, where it plans to build a direct competitor to European…
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🇷🇴🇲🇦🇫🇷 Dacia shifts its electric future to Africa: Sandero Electric to be built in Tangier, while Mioveni takes a back seat
The Renault Group has officially started preparations for the production of the fourth generation Dacia Sandero, including its fully electric version, at the plant in Morocco. The Tangier plant surpassed the Mioveni plant in total vehicle production for the first time in 2025. A strategic decision dictated by costs, which raises serious questions about the…
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🇬🇧🇮🇷 Iran’s shadow over a British military base: Two London men accused of plotting a terrorist attack for Tehran
A month after British authorities discovered three vans loaded with gasoline near the RAF Fairford base, used by American bombers in the war with Iran, the prosecutor’s office brought the first official accusations. Nouman Essghir and Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, both 24 years old, are accused of espionage and actions aimed at undermining the security of…
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The Sumedru Bonfire: An Unexpected Discovery During a Visit to Câmpulung Muscel
Family, memories and a Muscel tradition rediscovered after more than 50 years Editorial by Cristin TomeciThe Weekend Magazine – A Tomeci Press Publication I returned to Câmpulung Muscel to see my family again, not to participate in a celebration. My hometown was no stranger to me: I had visited it over the years. But, for…
