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Europe: The view from the US

Here are two articles I came across today (what a coincidence…) that  offer a quite surprising perspective on Europe by some rather well known US writers: Stephen M. Walt (Foreign Policy): I wonder what Americans would think if every single one of them could travel to Paris or London, go through the airport and ride [...]
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Brussels at night

After bashing Brussels earlier this year, things seem to improve. Finally, night buses will be operating in Brussels…of course only on Fridays and Saturdays. But still, a great step forward! And you should have a look at the unusual campaign artwork announcing the service:
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100 days in Brussels

Belgium, Belgium, Belgium….the country that invented the anti-bureaucracy ministry; the land which is famous for its beer, french fries, chocolate and comic strips; Belgium, the country with more governments than métro lines in its capital Brussels. The country that hosts 0.16% of the world population….But how is it to live and work in this country? [...]
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The city that never sleeps…

is obviously Bucharest. Especially when it comes to innovation and technology. Green Horizon, the quarterly magazine of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) in Budapest runs an interesting story about the revival of public transport in Eastern Europe: “In Bucharest, for example, the city’s bus operator, RATB, has begun implementing sophisticated [...]
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