Italy has entered ‘phase two’ today, after weeks of being locked up in the house. The lockdown measures have been eased a little, but to temper expectations right away: not that much has changed yet. Schools are still closed, just like the restaurants, and everyone still has to fill in a form when going outside. …
Italië is vandaag, na weken opgesloten in huis te hebben gezeten, ‘fase twee’ ingegaan. De lockdown maatregelen zijn iets versoepeld, maar om maar gelijk de verwachtingen te temperen: eigenlijk is er nog niet zo heel veel veranderd. Scholen blijven voorlopig dicht, net als de restaurants, en men moet nog steeds een formulier invullen als er naar buiten …
L’Italia è entrata oggi nella ‘fase due’, dopo settimane di serrata in casa. Le misure del lockdown sono state allentate un po’, ma per temperare subito le aspettative: non è ancora cambiato molto. Le scuole sono ancora chiuse, proprio come i ristoranti, e tutti devono ancora compilare un’autodichiarazione quando escono. Uno dei motivi per cui gli italiani …
Last Tuesday night, or actually it was already Wednesday as it was after midnight, the phone rang. My aunt called to ask if she could come to our place immediately, together with her husband and dog. Family that wants to stay over is not exactly what you expect when the whole country is in quarantine, …
Afgelopen dinsdagavond, of eigenlijk was het al woensdag aangezien het na middernacht was, ging de telefoon. Mijn tante belde met de vraag of ze samen met haar man en hond onmiddellijk bij ons terecht kon. Familie die wil komen logeren is niet exact wat je verwacht wanneer het hele land in quarantaine zit, maar dit …
Lo scorso martedì sera, o in realtà era già mercoledì, visto che era già mezzanotte passata, il telefono ha squillato. Mia zia ha chiamato per chiedere se poteva venire subito a casa nostra, insieme al marito e al cane. La famiglia che vuole restare a dormire non è esattamente quello che ci si aspetta quando …
Six years ago, I lived and worked in Brussels for six months, right in the heart of the political arena of Europe. I was part of a very special team as each country in the European Union had sent over one person. On January 6th, the team started working. Well, the whole team except the …
Alweer zes jaar geleden woonde en werkte ik een half jaar in Brussel, midden in het hart van de Europese politiek. Ik maakte deel uit van een heel bijzonder team: vanuit elk EU-land kwam namelijk één iemand. Vanaf zes januari gingen we van start, althans, het hele team behàlve de afgevaardigden van Nederland (ik dus) …
Sei anni fa ho vissuto e lavorato a Bruxelles per sei mesi, proprio nel cuore dell’arena politica europea. Facevo parte di una squadra molto speciale, poiché ogni Paese dell’Unione Europea aveva inviato una persona. Il 6 gennaio il team ha iniziato a lavorare. L’intera squadra, tranne i delegati dei Paesi Bassi (sì, ero io) e …
Buona Pasquetta! In other words, Happy Easter Monday! In Italy, they don’t speak of a second Easter day as it is known in the Netherlands, but they call this day Pasquetta. A very lovely name, I think. Pasqua is the Italian word for Easter, which refers to Easter Sunday. Pasquetta is the diminutive, literally translating to little Easter. …