Guide to the Belgian Presidency of the European Union

Links

www.eutrio.be
Website of the Belgian presidency
www.belgium.be
Official website of the Federal Government
www.kafka.be
The official government website for administrative simplification which clearly demonstrates that the administration is used to having problems and that Belgians have a great sense of humour!

famousbelgians.blogspot.com
Get to know many of them!
www.frite.be
Everything you need to know about this Belgian specialty
http://belgianstyle.com/mmguide/pronounce/speak.html
Not sure how to pronounce the name of your favourite Belgian beer? Listen to the pronunciation in Flemish, French and English!
www.brusselsmania.com/wabxlint/en/students/13869/speak-belgian.act
Speak Belgian (Brusseleir mainly)
www.belgique.learningtogether.net
Learn more about Belgium through funny games (from an early age)
http://onlyinbelgium.eu
If surreal had a nationality it would be Belgian, in the news.
www.liguedesoptimistes.be
League of the Optimists of the Kingdom of Belgium
www.brusselstofpeople.eu
European citizens living in Brussels eager to share their passion for the city
La belgitude des choses
Facebook group inviting people living in Belgium to share their frustrations in a surrealist way
http://crazyaboutbelgium.co.uk
A view from inside the peloton on Belgium and cycling

www.quefaire.be
Features all kinds of activities, great to plan a weekend
www.belgiumtheplaceto.be
Official website of the Belgian Tourist Office-Brussels and Wallonia for the UK and Ireland. Quite enlightening!
www.cineguide.be
For all cinema programmes throughout Belgium
www.resto.be
For contact details of all restaurants, including comments by users
www.epicurien.be
Because Belgians are known for good food & good life, Belgian recipes and more
http://belgianboutique.com
Newsletter on the best of Belgium’s brands, artists, designers, business managers or craftsmen.
www.fashionline.org
The Belgian Fashion Webzine
www.musicinbelgium.net
All information about rock, folk and blues concerts & music news in Belgium
www.comicscenter.net
Belgian comic strip center

www.agenda.be
The official cultural agenda of Brussels
www.zone02.be
Brussels’ free guide on what’s going on in the city
www.BrusselsLife.be
Aimed at expats, also features fun information about Belgium
www.xpats.com
Lots of practical information about administrative and practical issues for expats. A good source for apartments and stuff expats leave behind as they move on.
www.voiretdirebruxelles.be
Guided tours of Brussels
www.arkadia.be
Guided walking tours of Brussels by art historians
www.museumtalks.be
Listen to what people like you and I think about the various museums in Brussels and video-record your own opinion

www.stib.be
Don’t know how to go from A to B using public transport? Check the best itinerary on the Brussels public transport website.
www.cambio.be
You are a public transport user but you could do with a car from time to time? Share it!
www.villo.be
Ride Brussels on a yellow bicycle (and it’s free in 2010)