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Delays continue at Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin airports after alleged cyber-attack
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/21/delays-continue-…

The never ending justice journey : the trial for the OKC Tibetan Buddhist "community" aka toxic cult, almost a decade later, the survivors are still seeking Justice, now in France
https://www.brusselstimes.com/36129/tc-bru

A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems disrupted air traffic and caused delays at several of Europe’s major airports on Saturday.
While the impact on travelers appeared to be limited,
experts said the intrusion exposed vulnerabilities in security systems.
The disruptions to electronic systems initially reported at Brussels, Berlin’s Brandenburg and London’s Heathrow airports
meant that only manual check-in and boarding was possible.
Many other Eur…

Cyberattack disrupts check-in systems at Europe's major airports
A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems has disrupted air traffic at several major European airports. On Friday night, the attack hit a service provider affecting airports like Brussels and Berlin's Brandenburg. Brussels Airport says the incident has forced manual check-ins, causing significant delays. Berlin's airport operators cut off connections to the affected systems. London Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, reports a technical issue with a service provider. Collins Aerospa…

Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in and boarding systems, confirms a "cyber-related disruption" as Heathrow and other European airports report issues (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/en/cyberattack-causes-flight-delays-…

A clear sunny Winter solstice day, so why not Chicken katsu udon soup with roasted rice tea for lunch at Tokyo Canteen in Kingston?
The soup had citrus-pickled vegetables in it (daikon, carrot, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts) - which was a pleasant surprise (I just expected dashi or miso or something).
#food #canberra

« Tous se préparent Š l’après-thermique. »
This post by the Brussels DSO features a nice neologism.
One third of capacity increase requests by non-residential users in the Brussels region are for EV charging. In my opinion, this also suggests a huge potential for smarter energy management.

Pourquoi les entreprises bruxelloises demandent-elles plus de #puissance électrique ? | Sibelga
Pourquoi les entreprises bruxelloises demandent-elles plus de #puissance électrique ? La réponse tient en 2 mots : mobilité électrique ! Chaque jour, nous recevons des demandes de renforcement du réseau. Et dans plus d'1/3 des cas, c’est pour installer des #bornes de recharge pour véhicules électriques. Les Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, la prison de Haren, le site Mercedes… Tous se préparent à l’après-thermique. Chez Sibelga, la transition vers une mobilité durable et…

'International borders cannot be changed by force,' — von der Leyen says in Brussels ahead of Trump meeting: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/17/international-borders-cannot-be-changed.html

Paul Lim – an attempt at an obituary from a Brussels perspective. By Frank Schwalba-Hoth
https://europa.blog/en/paul-lim-an-attempt-at-an-obituary-from-a-brussels-perspective/

Paul Lim – an attempt at an obituary from a Brussels perspective - Europa Blog
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Very much loved this article about a rattled #Switzerland after the imposed 39% tariffs:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Paul Lim – an attempt at an obituary from a Brussels perspective. By Frank Schwalba-Hoth
https://europa.blog/en/paul-lim-an-attempt-at-an-obituary-from-a-brussels-perspective/

The never ending justice journey : the trial for the OKC Tibetan Buddhist "community" aka toxic cult, almost a decade later, the survivors are still seeking Justice, now in France
https://www.brusselstimes.com/36129/tc-bru

EU's von der Leyen to join Zelensky in Washington talks: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/17/eus-von-der-leyen-to.html

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #SoundOfCinema
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brussels Philharmonic & Dirk Brossé:
🎵 Femme Fatale "Bolerish"
#RyuichiSakamoto #BrusselsPhilharmonic #DirkBrossé

“Get in loser, we’re going shopping in Brussels!”
Mercedes-Benz’ CEO has his shopping list ready:
https://group.mercedes-benz.com/company/corporate-governance/board-of-management/kaellenius/kaellenius-op-ed…

Digital sovereignty can’t be bargained away. The European Commission has tools, public support and a mandate to act on Big Tech. Trading that away for short-term calm would be a costly mistake.
https://www.politico.eu/article/digital-sovereignty-us-br…

Digital sovereignty can’t be bargained away
The European Commission has tools, public support and a mandate to act on Big Tech. Trading that away for short-term calm would be a costly mistake.

The never ending justice journey : the trial for the OKC Tibetan Buddhist "community" aka toxic cult, almost a decade later, the survivors are still seeking Justice, now in France
https://www.brusselstimes.com/36129/tc-bru

Post apocalyptic Belgium, on the way from #Luxembourg to #brussels. Love this country. Like the UK. In every way.

"Let’s be honest,
an idea of 30 percent tariff rate is effectively prohibitive to the mutual trade,”
Maros Sefcovic, the European Union’s trade commissioner, told reporters in Brussels on Monday.
“The current uncertainty caused by unjustified tariffs cannot persist indefinitely,” he added.

Companies in Europe Are Frozen as Tariff Uncertainty Drags On
After European Union leaders said they would keep negotiating instead of immediately retaliating against President Trump’s latest threat, businesses remain unable to develop long-term plans.

EU Digital Regulation and Guatemala: AI, 5G, and Cybersecurity
Victor Lopez Juarez
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08315 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.08315…

EU Digital Regulation and Guatemala: AI, 5G, and Cybersecurity
The paper examines how EU rules in AI, 5G, and cybersecurity operate as transnational governance and shape policy in Guatemala. It outlines the AI Act's risk approach, the 5G Action Plan and Security Toolbox, and the cybersecurity regime built on ENISA, NIS2, the Cybersecurity Act, and the Cyber Resilience Act. It traces extraterritorial channels such as the Brussels effect, private standards, supply chain clauses, and data transfer controls. Guatemala specific impacts include SME compliance co…

Canada-Europe security and defence pact to be signed Monday
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canada-europe-security-and-defence-pact-to-be-signed-monday-in-brussels/?taid=6855bdfae74102000174bf16

The most recent heatwave in Brussels (from 30 June to 2 July) led to a 15% increase in electricity consumption, according to the region's DSO.
Assuming that 🍦 production is only a marginal component of this, demineralisation and building insulation measures should be at the forefront of action.

The first Mongolian Naadam Festival in Brussels. By Jürgen Klute.
https://europa.blog/en/the-first-mongolian-naadam-festival-in-brussels/

Hm?... Vamos fazer drones com os ucranianos? Não devia ser notícia cš, isso?
https://mastodon.online/@SocraticEthics/115130648160130676

Post apocalyptic Belgium, on the way from #Luxembourg to #brussels. Love this country. Like the UK. In every way.

The never ending justice journey : the trial for the OKC Tibetan Buddhist "community" aka toxic cult, almost a decade later, the survivors are still seeking Justice, now in France
https://www.brusselstimes.com/36129/tc-bru

Looks like EU funding of #FLOSS will continue: "Open digital infrastructure, from search and identity to cloud and software governance, is now a strategic European priority."

NGI Forum 2025 marks a strategic shift from Next Generation Internet toward the Open Internet Stack
The Next Generation Internet (NGI) Forum 2025, the flagship event of the European Commission’s NGI initiative, took place in Brussels on 19-20 June, with over 200 on-site participants and many more via web stream. The Forum focused on accelerating the shift from research and experimentation to the deployment of sovereign, open digital infrastructures.

"Protests in Serbia: a battle for democracy that the EU must not ignore"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/25/the-guardian-view-on-protests-in-serbia-a-battle-for-democracy-that-the…

Dieses Gericht mundet auch mit Udon vortrefflich. #nommention
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10

Coconut-Gochujang Glazed Chicken With Broccoli Recipe (Gift Recipe)
Gochujang, a staple of Korean cooking, is a fermented red chile paste made from spicy Korean chile peppers and glutinous rice. Here, it’s combined with coconut milk, which mellows the spicy gochujang into a creamy sauce. Fresh ginger is the key ingredient, infusing the sauce with brightness and spice that balance the rich coconut. This recipe calls for broccoli as the vegetable accompaniment, but cauliflower or brussels sprouts would also work. The sauce can be made in larger batches and used…

Apple overhauls EU App Store to comply with DMA: developers can push offers and alt payments, and the Core Technology Fee will be swapped for tiered commission (Anupriya Datta/Euractiv)
https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news

Lunar Reference Timescale
Adrien Bourgoin (LTE, Observatoire de Paris, Universit\'e PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Universit\'e, LNE, Paris, France), Pascale Defraigne (Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium), Fr\'ed\'eric Meynadier (Time Department, BIPM, Pavillon de Breteuil, S\`evres, France)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.215…

Lunar Reference Timescale
Setting up a relativistic lunar reference frame is of a prime importance in the context of future exploration missions to the Moon. If the procedure for building a consistent reference frame within the framework of the general theory of relativity is well established (cf. resolutions B.3 of IAU 2000), there is still some freedom in the choice of the coordinate timescale to be adopted as reference in the cislunar region. In this paper, we review the orders of magnitude of the relativistic effect…

Sources: Apple is locked in last-minute EU negotiations over App Store changes to avoid fines set for this week, and is expected to offer "steering" concessions (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/b5d51870-e864-4aa5-b998-c0d2994a7e2…

Apple locked in last-minute App Store negotiations to avoid Brussels fines
Tech group must make concessions to comply with Digital Markets Act or be hit by escalating levies from Thursday

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Flor Alpaerts, Brussels Philharmonic & Bjarte Engeset:
🎵 Salome's Dans van de zeven sluiers [Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils]
#FlorAlpaerts #BrusselsPhilharmonic
https://open.spotify.com/track/6e7ChvpJpzr0L2ipWvSgLY

#Canada signs new #security and #defence partnership with #Europe

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Flor Alpaerts, Brussels Philharmonic & Michel Tabachnik:
🎵 James Ensor Suite
#FlorAlpaerts #BrusselsPhilharmonic #MichelTabachnik

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Brussels Chamber Orchestra, Kuppens, Ann, Пётр Ильич Чайковский & Gavriel Lipkind:
🎵 Variations on a rococo theme for cello and string orchestra, Op.33
#Kuppens #Ann #newRelease 🆕 album
https://open.spotify.com/track/04mrcaTApduw7tFO7z8oyJ