His work has included acting as lead advisor on EUMR and CMA merger approvals, State aid notifications and litigation, defending cartel damages actions, advising in respect of UK market investigations and studies as well as counseling clients on on-going antitrust and competition matters. Thank you all for the comments.Excellent summary of life in Brussels. And I also love being so close to other countries, making international travel and short getaways so easy.Feeling like an insider instead of an outsider is the best thing that can happen to an expat living abroad.

Still, it is charming and has its personality.It is an example of a city with impressively diverse architecture. It wasn’t entirely by choice that I left my home town to study in the USA. Superbug (live in Brussels '19) 4. He focuses on EU and UK antitrust law.

Will this result in increased enforcement on both sides of the Atlantic – and is such an increase warranted?
And that is how I feel living in Brussels.

After graduation, he embarked on an academic career at institutions such as the Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Kellogg School of management (Northwestern University), the Institute for Economic Analysis (Barcelona) and the University of Essex, where he currently is Honorary Visiting Professor. Gorgeous pictures too!

The gray weather doesn’t bother me though as I live in a country where it rains all year round =)I had no idea that Brussels had such an international ex-pat community. He was admitted in 1977.

Katrin specialises in German and European merger-control and cartel law, and is an active member of Freshfields’ global investigations group. Prior to Freshfields, John worked as a case officer in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition. 14.00: Keynote speech with Olivier Guersent, Director-General, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels.

Get Brussels's weather and area codes, time zone and DST. James’s competition practice and experience are very broad covering merger control, behavioural competition, State aid and litigation. She also has wide-ranging experience in worldwide compliance systems and audit procedures, and adapting them to the specific needs of clients. I am looking into immigrating to Europe from South Africa as things here have taken a turn for the worst. It was our opportunity to spend time in Europe, grow our work experience and add a new chapter to our living abroad experiences.I have been living in Brussels for 8 years now, after moving around the “I would say living in a small city with the spirit of a big one.

Live view from the heart of Brussels (), the famous city’s central square Grand-Place.The uniqueness and beauty of the architecture are astonishing in these guild houses (Gildehuizen), composed by private and public buildings dating mainly from the 17th century, thus making Grand-Place representative of the social and cultural lifestyle of that time.

And no, it’s not the healthiest food of course, but I love it!”“Aperos or Aperitifs (after work drinks) are almost a tradition here. Having lived all over the world, Lonely Planet Local Analia Glogowski struggled to plant her roots until she reached Brussels, a place she finally feels she can hang her hat and shout ‘baby I’m home’.

Evil Star (live in Brussels '19) 2. And although many Belgians do speak English they prefer to speak French or Flemish.

I would have to secure a job to be able to take care of my Wife first.