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    Almost half of the Belgian population believes that politicians are "corrupt", "incapable" and "do not care" about what is going on in ...
    Nearly half of Belgians think politicians are corrupt, research shows
    Almost half of the Belgian population believes that politicians are "corrupt", "incapable" and "do not care" about what is going on in society, ...
    Huawei boasts 5G contracts with European operators
    The Chinese technological giant Huawei says it has already concluded 91 contracts for the establishment of high-speed 5G networks worldwide, ...
    Tesla resumes work on first European factory
    U.S. auto giant Tesla on Friday resumed the clearing of a site near Berlin where it aims to build a factory after a local court lifted a suspension ...
    Belgian computer game ‘Brukel’ wants to remember true WWII stories
    A video game, 'Brukel', which was made by a Belgian professor Game Design, Bob De Schutter, to remember his grandmother's wartime stories, is in the ...
    Coronavirus: Belgians from Westerdam cruise ship return to Europe
    The 10 Belgians who had been holidaying in Asia when a case of the Coronavirus was detected on their cruise ship, the Westerdam, have returned to ...
    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 issue for ...
    Russia cannot be without government for a year ‘like Belgium’, says Putin
    Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to Belgium's (lack of) government during a series of extensive interviews with Tass, the Russian state ...
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    Tax meat to help consumers transition to better diets
    At a recent event in the European Parliament, we joined other organisations in calling for a meat tax to ...
    Olga Kikou
    Pardon my French – On the need to improve our French
    There’s something rotten about the state of our educational system. Over the past year, several surveys and ...
    Alicja Gescinska
    The EU should keep pursuing international free trade
    Global trade growth has been in a slowdown for a decade. Contributing to the trend is a recent rise in ...
    Tanja Porčnik
    EU’s ‘privileged trade scheme’ suspension with Cambodia is a blessing in disguise
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    Sam Rainsy
    I vote for regime change in Iran
    On February 21, 2020, the so-called parliamentary elections will be held in Iran for the 290 seats of the ...
    Ali Bagheri
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    "We live in a time where boundaries between opinions and facts disappear and where the findings of science no ...
    Isabel Caño Aguilar
    Building peace in South Asia requires a settlement for Kashmiris
    The human rights situation in Indian controlled Jammu and Kashmir is self-evidently intolerable for much of ...
    John Howarth
    Belgium can save the world from doomsday this month: what is it waiting for?
    In February, Belgium chairs the United Nations Security Council. As such, it can support the demand for the ...
    Andrea Venzon
    Remembering Patrice Lumumba
    Patrice Émery Lumumba, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the present-day Democratic Republic ...
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    As per a universally un-read 541 page withdrawal agreement ratified earlier this week by the EU, the UK will ...
    Alexandre D'hoore
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    Pardon my French – On the need to improve our French
    There’s something rotten about the state of our educational system. Over the past year, several surveys and ...
    Alicja Gescinska
    The EU should keep pursuing international free trade
    Global trade growth has been in a slowdown for a decade. Contributing to the trend is a recent rise in ...
    Tanja Porčnik
    EU’s ‘privileged trade scheme’ suspension with Cambodia is a blessing in disguise
    I would like to convey to the European Union the following message: There are responsible and foresighted ...
    Sam Rainsy
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    Gareth Harding
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    9 May 1950: The French foreign minister Robert Schuman makes his famous declaration calling for Germany, ...
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    Derek Blyth’s hidden secrets of Brussels
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    Sam Rainsy
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    Ali Bagheri
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    Russia cannot be without government for a year ‘like Belgium’, says Putin
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    Health
    Coronavirus: Belgians from Westerdam cruise ship return to Europe
    Health committee amendment could cost pharma companies millions
    Coronavirus vaccine trials not expected before April
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    First imam training course starts in February
    Using cellphone while driving punishable by 116 euro fine
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    There’s something rotten about the state of our educational system. Over the past year, several surveys and ...
    Alicja Gescinska
    The EU should keep pursuing international free trade
    Global trade growth has been in a slowdown for a decade. Contributing to the trend is a recent rise in ...
    Tanja Porčnik
    EU’s ‘privileged trade scheme’ suspension with Cambodia is a blessing in disguise
    I would like to convey to the European Union the following message: There are responsible and foresighted ...
    Sam Rainsy
    Becoming Belgian
    I became Belgian last month. By accident. OK, it wasn’t totally by chance. I applied for Belgian ...
    Gareth Harding
    Why did Brussels become the capital of Europe? Because Belgium starts with letter B!
    9 May 1950: The French foreign minister Robert Schuman makes his famous declaration calling for Germany, ...
    Philippe Van Parijs
    Become an opinion maker