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    • Environmental disaster in Flanders splits the coalition
    The Flemish government is facing two major problems at present: a serious environmental disaster; and the political fallout which threatens ...
    Environmental disaster in Flanders splits the coalition
    The Flemish government is facing two major problems at present: a serious environmental disaster; and the political fallout which threatens to split ...
    EU and US call on humanitarian access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
    In a joint statement ahead of US president Joe Biden’s visit in Brussels this week (13 – 15 June), the EU and the US draw attention to the ...
    Biden visit and NATO summit will disrupt traffic in Brussels: Find out where and when
    President of the United States Joe Biden will be visiting Belgium, Brussels specifically, from 13 to 15 June, which will result in the closing off of ...
    Only Chile and Poland have less public trust in government than Belgians
    Belgium is third from the bottom of the table of nations expressing their level of trust in government, according to a survey by the Organisation for ...
    Belgium is fastest vaccinating country in EU
    Belgium is currently the fastest country in the European Union when it comes to the number of coronavirus vaccines administered per 100 inhabitants. ...
    • Belgium barks for Biden: patriotic dogs to celebrate president’s visit
    A group of American expats in Belgium is looking to celebrate President Joe Biden's visit to Belgium with a covid safe gathering in the heart of ...
    Brazilian President Bolsonaro fined for not wearing a face mask
    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was fined 552 Brazilian real (equating to around €90) for not wearing a face mask and for failing to comply with ...
    ‘Coronavirus vaccines do not make arms magnetic’: Belgian study confirms
    A Belgian study has debunked the misconceptions spread on social networks that coronavirus vaccines make arms magnetic. The research carried out ...
    Ghent area hit by odour problems after fire in meat plant
    Members of the public in the Ghent area have been advised to keep windows and doors closed because of odour complaints following a fire in a ...
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    Tax havens we’re finally going after you
    Societies and politicians in Western and Eastern countries have complained for years as multinational ...
    Piotr Arak
    Trust matters in the post‑pandemic economy
    In recent months, the world has faced an exceptional challenge, uncertainty and complexity. A pandemic swept ...
    Catherine Chen
    How CAP reform can deliver EU climate and environment goals by improving animal health
    European legislation on both agricultural practices and animal welfare is facing scrutiny. Reform of the ...
    Roxane Feller
    Summer holiday with the EU Digital COVID Certificate
    It started as a pandemic of an as-yet-unknown virus, very quickly uniting all in isolation. COVID-19 ...
    Aldijana Cosic
    Artdocfest film festival: An opportunity for voicing the truth
    Wear your mask over your nose and mouth and not over your eyes.” That was the motto of Artdocfest, Russia’s ...
    Nicolai Khalezin
    COVID-19: British pragmatism beats playing by the book
    For more than a year I have been calling for the distinction between people who have not been in contact with ...
    Sam Rainsy
    European values are not just about EU flags
    A rather strange political trend has been recently observed in Kyiv and throughout Ukraine. The European ...
    Anna Leonhard
    Safeguard European values through citizenship education
    Our European values are under attack. Several member states are systematically violating values such as rule ...
    Susanne Zels
    Catalonia’s struggle to defend its language
    Imagine if the European Union told the French that the primary language used in schools was to become ...
    Tom Canetti
    Why the EU should back research into gene drive – even if Europe never uses it
    As the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy reaches the European Parliament, it has reopened a worrying debate about ...
    Prof. Ruth Müller
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    Summer holiday with the EU Digital COVID Certificate
    It started as a pandemic of an as-yet-unknown virus, very quickly uniting all in isolation. COVID-19 ...
    Aldijana Cosic
    COVID-19: British pragmatism beats playing by the book
    For more than a year I have been calling for the distinction between people who have not been in contact with ...
    Sam Rainsy
    Safeguard European values through citizenship education
    Our European values are under attack. Several member states are systematically violating values such as rule ...
    Susanne Zels
    Catalonia’s struggle to defend its language
    Imagine if the European Union told the French that the primary language used in schools was to become ...
    Tom Canetti
    Why the EU should back research into gene drive – even if Europe never uses it
    As the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy reaches the European Parliament, it has reopened a worrying debate about ...
    Prof. Ruth Müller
    Pandemic, Politics and People in the City
    The pandemic has allowed many of us, those privileged not to have suffered health or economic hardship, to ...
    Malinda Coleman
    The pandemic has exacerbated crime
    The United Nations Commission for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice opened its 30th session on 17 May. ...
    Francesco Leone
    Scottish independence: the currency question that is still unanswered
    Earlier this month Scottish citizens re-elected their MSPs (Members of Scottish Parliament) in an election ...
    Sonja Rijnen
    Covid-19 recoveries: From immunity passport to health pass
    Since the start of the pandemic more than a year ago, I have proposed several times through the Brussels ...
    Sam Rainsy
    When forests become bonfires
    Greenhouse gas accounting is not a boring subject at all. I have Ursula von der Leyen and the EU Commission ...
    Ramiro Austin
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    Economist: Belgium needs to restore long-term fiscal sustainability after COVID-19
    As all other countries, Belgium’s economy was severely hit by the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. Since then, the vaccination roll-out has taken ...
    Derek Blyth’s hidden secrets of Brussels
    Derek Blyth is the author of the bestselling The 500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels. He picks out ten of his favourite hidden secrets in every ...
    What happens to the European quarter if the Commission downsizes?
    The European Commission has announced that it will not be renewing several of its current ongoing leases in some buildings across the city ...
    After 100 years in the industry, what does Shimano see for the future of cycling in Belgium and beyond?
    Belgium loves bicycles. That much quickly becomes clear to any of the country’s visitors, but those who stay longer will find that the ...
    Why your first terrace pintje might taste different
    Patrons flocking to bars in Belgium this weekend will very possibly be getting the freshest beer - or pintje - they've ever had, due to ...
    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 ...
    EU and US call on humanitarian access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
    In a joint statement ahead of US president Joe Biden’s visit in Brussels this week (13 – 15 June), the EU and the US draw attention to the humanitarian crisis ...
    EU and US call on humanitarian access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
    In a joint statement ahead of US president Joe Biden’s visit in Brussels this week (13 – 15 June), the EU and the US draw attention to the ...
    ‘Have respect for lifeguards,’ Decaluwé says as Belgian bathing season starts
    Belgian beer consumption down almost 20% in 2020
    Covid-19: Fewer than 1,000 new cases a day, deaths below 10
    70% of adults in Belgium fully vaccinated by August, Task Force says
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    Brussels officials protest low wages for public servants
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    Ghent area hit by odour problems after fire in meat plant
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    Environmental disaster in Flanders splits the coalition
    Fewer evictions in 2020, but serious housing problems remain
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    Body of polar explorer Dansercoer will likely never be recovered
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