15 min
The Tower and the Union - jan2024 Letter from Brussels 13 Letter from Brussels
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- Government
In this Letter:
what the climb up to a medieval tower in the Flemish city of Mechelen reveals;what Jacques Delors said when the HQ of the European Committee of the Regions was named after him 17 years before he died;the liberal city taking over the European Capital of Culture title in 2024;the renovation of the vast site in Brussels that used to house the imperial postal service and Europe's largest railway station for goods;the inspiring interpreter at the RenewPAC summit in Dakar, Senegal, and the urgent geopolitical need to develop a partnership between Europe and Africa at all levels of government and society;how the Mayor of Mechelen is connecting his citizens with the European dimension of their identity, and how local leaders can help to boost voter turnout at the European elections of June 2024.
In this Letter:
what the climb up to a medieval tower in the Flemish city of Mechelen reveals;what Jacques Delors said when the HQ of the European Committee of the Regions was named after him 17 years before he died;the liberal city taking over the European Capital of Culture title in 2024;the renovation of the vast site in Brussels that used to house the imperial postal service and Europe's largest railway station for goods;the inspiring interpreter at the RenewPAC summit in Dakar, Senegal, and the urgent geopolitical need to develop a partnership between Europe and Africa at all levels of government and society;how the Mayor of Mechelen is connecting his citizens with the European dimension of their identity, and how local leaders can help to boost voter turnout at the European elections of June 2024.
15 min