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    • Flanders presents its summer ‘Freedom Plan’
    The Flemish government yesterday presented its so-called Freedom Plan for the progressive re-opening of various sectors over the course of ...
    Flanders presents its summer ‘Freedom Plan’
    The Flemish government yesterday presented its so-called Freedom Plan for the progressive re-opening of various sectors over the course of the ...
    Fairground sector to give Verlinden legal notice for reopening on 1 June
    The Belgian fairground sector on Monday called on two lawyers to put the Federal Home Affairs Minister, Annelies Verlinden, on notice to reopen the ...
    ‘Completely at odds with suggestions’: experts divided over Flanders’ summer plan
    Opinions from the GEMS advisory group are divided on the Flemish government's “Freedom Plan” to allow relaxations in the region throughout this ...
    Number of people dying in Belgium due to coronavirus continues to drop
    The number of people in Belgium dying as a result of a coronavirus infection on a daily basis is continuing to drop, according to figures from the ...
    United Nations body issues 308 recommendations on Belgium’s human rights record
    Belgium’s human rights record was examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group last week. The UPR is a ...
    The EU has not yet ordered more AstraZeneca vaccines
    The EU is yet to renew its purchase contract for Covid-19 vaccines by AstraZeneca. The current order runs until June, European Commissioner for ...
    Covid-19: Rest-home outbreak of Indian variant, one fatality
    Five residents of a care home in Borsbeek in Antwerp province have been infected with the so-called Indian variants of Covid-19, according to the ...
    Large festivals likely to be allowed during the second half of summer
    Belgium's Prime Minister De Croo believes that it should be possible to organise some larger festivals in Belgium during the second half of the ...
    Europe appeals to the US to ‘open the market’ for vaccines
    Angela Merkel called on the United States on Saturday to open the "market" to allow exports of vaccines and their components. "I wish that now ...
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    French judicial system faces key test as Draghi pushes Red Brigade extraditions
    Over the last half century numerous political exiles from around the world waging noble battles for human ...
    Joe Kirwin
    On Saturday, at long last, we can enjoy beers at bars
    This Saturday is a date etched in Belgian diaries: it is when bars, cafés and pubs reopen to the public after ...
    Pierre-Olivier Bergeron
    A returning former leader shakes up Scotland’s already pivotal election
    Alex Salmond’s return to the political fray has made already important Scottish parliamentary elections on 6 ...
    Daniel Farrell-Flynn
    When in pandemic, do as the Romans do…
    Have we imitated the Romans in our (mis)handling of the pandemic? We certainly have relied on health experts ...
    Rayyan Dabbous
    A world free of addictions is utopia
    This is an open reaction to the opinion piece by Ms Helen Stjerna, 'Time to revise the EU Tobacco Products ...
    Jindrich Voboril
    Belgium’s most biodiverse nature reserve under threat
    Ever since the old Schaerbeek-Josaphat marshalling yard fell out of use in 1994, nature has slowly taken back ...
    Toon Vos
    EU leaders pledge to publish Founding Fathers’ Democracy documents
    Emerging victorious from the war with Hitler’s Nazism and at odds with Stalin’s Communism, the Founding ...
    David H Price
    Does European football really need a Super League?
    The creation of a European Super League has shaken the world of football: what will happen in the coming ...
    Francesco Leone
    Community conservation, only for poor people?
    Try an experiment with a family member or friend and ask them to give you a quick answer to the following ...
    Ramiro Austin
    Talks on nuclear agreement: Is the West humiliated by Iran?
    The first round of indirect talks between the US and Iran regarding the nuclear agreement ended last week. ...
    Sofi Heikkinen
    Top Opinions
    When in pandemic, do as the Romans do…
    Have we imitated the Romans in our (mis)handling of the pandemic? We certainly have relied on health experts ...
    Rayyan Dabbous
    Belgium’s most biodiverse nature reserve under threat
    Ever since the old Schaerbeek-Josaphat marshalling yard fell out of use in 1994, nature has slowly taken back ...
    Toon Vos
    Talks on nuclear agreement: Is the West humiliated by Iran?
    The first round of indirect talks between the US and Iran regarding the nuclear agreement ended last week. ...
    Sofi Heikkinen
    Has Europe lost the fight for truth?
    The European Union is finally making good on its promise to rein in social media giants. Unfortunately, the ...
    Wilhelm Schulz
    The EU must become capable of geopolitics
    The events of the past few weeks show that the EU must become stronger on the world political stage. The pure ...
    Stefan Haboeck
    The inequality pandemic
    “COVID-19 has been likened to an x-ray, revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of the societies we have ...
    Özgür Polat
    ‘Sofagate’ was not just a diplomatic incident
    What happened in Ankara during the summit between the President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der ...
    Francesco Leone
    Will there be a youth after the pandemic?
    When a 20-something international student complained to me about the whooping 250 euro fine he was slammed ...
    Rayyan Dabbous
    Covid-19: Governments must stop treating everyone the same
    The incoherence and confusion with which the COVID-19 pandemic has been managed mean that chances to reduce ...
    Sam Rainsy
    Of course English should become an official language in Brussels
    In a recent interview with this newspaper liberal Minister for Multilingualism in Brussels, Sven Gatz, ...
    Robert Tyler
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    Searching for silence in Belgium
    “The most beautiful sound in the world is silence,” wrote the turn-of-the-century English novelist Robert Hichens. Unfortunately, ...
    ‘There is no vaccine against the climate crisis’: EU adopts new strategy on climate change
    The European Commission adopted on Wednesday a new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change, setting out the pathway to prepare for the ...
    New Brussels modern art museum gets the go-ahead
    Kanal, the planned new museum of modern and contemporary art in Brussels, has been given the green light to go ahead, Brussels secretary of ...
    The European Green Deal: Is it possible to protect the climate and free trade? A steelmaker’s perspective
    The European Green Deal aims to make Europe climate neutral by 2050 through a set of policy objectives, in particular in the energy and ...
    Will we pick which vaccine we take?
    Following the news that the first UK patients have received the coronavirus vaccine, people in Belgium – and Europe – are starting to ...
    Belgium worries about expats returning after Christmas
    The likelihood of impending international travel severely impacting Belgium's improving coronavirus numbers is giving experts cause for ...
    ‘To be forced to lock down the economy once may be regarded as a misfortune; to do so twice looks like carelessness’
    There is finally light at the end of the Covid tunnel. Two promising vaccines – one developed by Turkish immigrants to Germany, the other ...
    In the wake of the pandemic, a social crisis brews in Brussels
    In the spring, as the coronavirus pandemic reached Belgium and health care workers triaged and treated the throngs of patients sickened by ...
    Why Macron is banking on the Conference on the Future of Europe
    BRUSSELS BEHIND THE SCENES Weekly analysis and untold stories With SAMUEL STOLTON Other Brussels behind the scenes stories: The Enemies of European ...
    Why Macron is banking on the Conference on the Future of Europe
    BRUSSELS BEHIND THE SCENES Weekly analysis and untold stories With SAMUEL STOLTON Other Brussels behind the scenes stories: The Enemies of ...
    Cut down on rubbish collections in Brussels, says audit
    Flanders will present its ‘Freedom Plan’ to the government today
    Thousands demonstrate against joblessness during EU summit in Porto
    Mass clashes with police at after-party in Brussels
    Covid-19: One million now fully vaccinated as restrictions are lifted
    Coronavirus-vaccines: 35% of persons with underlying conditions have had first dose
    Government aid: €335 million for Covid-stricken sectors
    Eurovision 2021 tickets go on sale
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    French judicial system faces key test as Draghi pushes Red Brigade extraditions
    Joe Kirwin
    On Saturday, at long last, we can enjoy beers at bars
    Pierre-Olivier Bergeron
    A returning former leader shakes up Scotland’s already pivotal election
    Daniel Farrell-Flynn
    When in pandemic, do as the Romans do…
    Rayyan Dabbous
    A world free of addictions is utopia
    Jindrich Voboril
    Belgium’s most biodiverse nature reserve under threat
    Toon Vos
    EU leaders pledge to publish Founding Fathers’ Democracy documents
    David H Price
    Does European football really need a Super League?
    Francesco Leone
    Community conservation, only for poor people?
    Ramiro Austin
    Talks on nuclear agreement: Is the West humiliated by Iran?
    Sofi Heikkinen
    Has Europe lost the fight for truth?
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    Time to revise the EU Tobacco Products Directive
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    • Belgium
    Fairground sector to give Verlinden legal notice for reopening on 1 June
    Number of people dying in Belgium due to coronavirus continues to drop
    Flanders presents its summer ‘Freedom Plan’
    Health
    Number of people dying in Belgium due to coronavirus continues to drop
    Flanders presents its summer ‘Freedom Plan’
    Covid-19: Rest-home outbreak of Indian variant, one fatality
    Brussels
    Police will not seek to enforce Brussels’ 2h curfew
    Brussels’ Le Grand Café restored to 1947 glory
    Electrical fire sends smoke over Brussels canal, power outages possible
    EU Affairs
    The EU has not yet ordered more AstraZeneca vaccines
    Europe appeals to the US to ‘open the market’ for vaccines
    Thousands demonstrate against joblessness during EU summit in Porto
    Business
    Government aid: €335 million for Covid-stricken sectors
    Small online purchases outside the EU will cost more from 1 July
    Brussels Airlines paints over Magritte aircraft
    World
    Are Chinese agents operating at Liege Airport?
    Early data shows Moderna coronavirus vaccine 96% effective in teens
    Video: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin auctions seat for maiden space voyage
    Politics
    Flanders presents its summer ‘Freedom Plan’
    Flanders will present its ‘Freedom Plan’ to the government today
    Government aid: €335 million for Covid-stricken sectors
    Art & Culture
    Eurovision 2021 tickets go on sale
    Video: Treat your mom this Mother’s Day with these creative ideas
    Reminder: The official rules for going to a terrace
    Sports
    Olympic athletes to be offered Covid-19 vaccine before games
    Brussels Nature Run to be held end of May
    A year of lockdowns has left young athletes out of shape and out of practice, experts worry
    Education
    Happiness boils down to these 3 things – study
    Do universities have a future after the coronavirus crisis?
    ‘1 in 5 still believe you can catch the virus by kissing an HIV-positive person on the mouth’
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    When in pandemic, do as the Romans do…
    Have we imitated the Romans in our (mis)handling of the pandemic? We certainly have relied on health experts ...
    Rayyan Dabbous
    Belgium’s most biodiverse nature reserve under threat
    Ever since the old Schaerbeek-Josaphat marshalling yard fell out of use in 1994, nature has slowly taken back ...
    Toon Vos
    Talks on nuclear agreement: Is the West humiliated by Iran?
    The first round of indirect talks between the US and Iran regarding the nuclear agreement ended last week. ...
    Sofi Heikkinen
    Has Europe lost the fight for truth?
    The European Union is finally making good on its promise to rein in social media giants. Unfortunately, the ...
    Wilhelm Schulz
    The EU must become capable of geopolitics
    The events of the past few weeks show that the EU must become stronger on the world political stage. The pure ...
    Stefan Haboeck
    The inequality pandemic
    “COVID-19 has been likened to an x-ray, revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of the societies we have ...
    Özgür Polat
    ‘Sofagate’ was not just a diplomatic incident
    What happened in Ankara during the summit between the President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der ...
    Francesco Leone
    Will there be a youth after the pandemic?
    When a 20-something international student complained to me about the whooping 250 euro fine he was slammed ...
    Rayyan Dabbous
    Covid-19: Governments must stop treating everyone the same
    The incoherence and confusion with which the COVID-19 pandemic has been managed mean that chances to reduce ...
    Sam Rainsy
    Of course English should become an official language in Brussels
    In a recent interview with this newspaper liberal Minister for Multilingualism in Brussels, Sven Gatz, ...
    Robert Tyler
    Become an opinion maker