The Lowdown From Europe.Brussels - May 2015

This month Nathalie from the Europe Brussels Liasion Office spoke to Radio X reporter Noreen Donovan about the EU Insitituions annual Open Day and Iris Day, the national day of the Brussels Region. Also coming up in the month of may is a series of free pub concerts called Stoemp! and of course May could not pass without a mention of the Gay pride Festival and Parade. Last month saw the first meeting between the new commissioner for the Brussels Region and the EU Institutions, Mr. Alain Hutchinson, and representatives from the EU Institutions. You can expect many positive changes to take place in the coming months.

For his last report with Radio X, Olivier, the Expat Welcome Desk of the Brussels Commissioner for Europe and International Organisationsnal Organisations, informed us about how to get a visitor's visa for visitors who are non-EU citizens and wish to visit Belgium. Nathalie ends this month's report by telling us a little bit about EXPO '58, it's origins and importance for Brussels. www.blbe.be