The neighbourhood with the European institutions in Brussels is a piece of Europe within Europe.

Initially, I wanted to write about places to visit in Brussels and a small paragraph about the European institutions and the elections today, and in the end, the following piece turned out.

It became o plea for being critical, optimist, base everything on facts. How my mind works while thinking and working in 4 languages daily!

Alors, where to start?!

Parlamentarium, the museum of the European Parliament is free of charge. Schuman agora in Brussels has the the Berlaymont building (European Commission HQ), and the Justus Lipsius building of the Council of the EU.

More >> Parlamentarium

Is important to remember that EU is not Brussels. The EU agencies are everywhere in the European Union, including 3 in London, for now.

EU is not only Brussels.

When hearing or reading opinions, one needs to be critical and question things. Not paranoid, but mindful. Vigilant. Just because something is written down in a newspaper doesn’t make it true.

Also, for me the people worth listening to are not screaming! Talking loud and a lot does not make it true.

Raise your words, not the voice. <Rumi>

Optimism

Ava DuVernay wrote that “these days, the safest way for someone to appear intelligent is being skeptical by default. We seem sophisticated when we say that we don’t believe.”