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    • Quarantines must be ‘proportionate’ and respect people’s rights, UN urges
    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Thursday that quarantines set up to contain the coronavirus ...
    Quarantines must be ‘proportionate’ and respect people’s rights, UN urges
    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Thursday that quarantines set up to contain the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic ...
    Coronavirus: EU’s strategy for containing the virus
    The coronavirus is spreading to more EU member states. On Thursday it had reached about 15 countries. The EU agency for disease control (ECDC) warned ...
    72% of people ‘concerned about travelling’ because of coronavirus
    Travellers all over the world are showing increased concerns because of the coronavirus outbreak, changing the way they travel, an online survey of ...
    67% of cycling accidents with teenagers are on roads without bicycle lanes
    About 2 in 3 cycling accidents with young people in Flanders happen due to a lack of infrastructure, such as separate bicycle lanes, a study showed. ...
    Italy wants foreign tourists to come back
    Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Thursday called on foreign tourists to return to Italy, stressing that the Coronavirus was limited in ...
    Support centres for victims sexual violence needed across Belgium
    New Support Centres for victims of sexual violence should be created in Belgium so that each province is equipped, Federal Minister in charge of ...
    Flemish company bans handshakes amid coronavirus fears
    Duma, a company in the city of Kortrijk in the province of West Flanders, has banned handshakes among its staff out of fear for the coronavirus. ...
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    It’s time governments introduce a meat tax
    At a recent event in the European Parliament, Compassion in World Farming EU joined other organisations in ...
    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
    I would like to convey to the European Union the following message: There are responsible and foresighted ...
    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
    Isabel Caño Aguilar: “Together against the fake news”
    "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 ...
    Anna-Christina Schmidl
    The never ending Brexit story: an attempt at satire
    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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    It’s time governments introduce a meat tax
    At a recent event in the European Parliament, Compassion in World Farming EU joined other organisations in ...
    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
    Becoming Belgian
    I became Belgian last month. By accident. OK, it wasn’t totally by chance. I applied for Belgian ...
    Gareth Harding
    Is Europe headed for another recession?
    Is the eurozone heading for recession? How will policymakers react if the slowdown does get worse? And what ...
    Philippe Legrain
    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
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    The untold stories of Belgium’s female resistance during World War I
    The statue commemorating Gabrielle Petit, the young Belgian woman who spied on the German military during World War I and was executed in ...
    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 ...
    How Artificial Intelligence could transform the European economic and political landscape
    Are superhuman computers set to steal our jobs, take over the world and perhaps even kill off humanity? Such fears are commonplace in ...
    Five questions to philosopher Philippe Van Parijs on the best electoral system
    Belgium’s federal elections were held on 26 May 2019. They have been followed by months of laborious negotiations with ten parties ...
    One life at a time: An immigration policy void spurs network of citizen solidarity in Brussels
    At their request, the names of the asylum seekers and of the hosts have been changed to protect their identities. Since he started ...
    Traces of Resistance: An avenue’s small but significant part of Brussels’ story
    The pavements of Avenue Louise buzz with life. High-end stores, busy restaurants and prominent business offices stand together in a mosaic ...
    Rediscovering the Forgotten and Unknown Belgium
    Best-selling author Derek Blyth takes you to some places you might never have heard about, in a country almost no one knows. The world’s ...
    Slàinte mhath, proost and à votre santé to the Belgian single malt whisky
    The single malt whisky, a well-established high bar in the spirits industry the world over, has long had a strong connection with Scotland. ...
    In Photos: Comic Con comes to Brussels
    During the weekend, people from across Europe descended on Brussels for Comic-Con 2020, as fans, actors and cosplayers from across the Globe came to celebrate ...
    In Photos: Comic Con comes to Brussels
    During the weekend, people from across Europe descended on Brussels for Comic-Con 2020, as fans, actors and cosplayers from across the Globe came to ...
    No more snow from Thursday evening
    Belgium joins European group purchase of facemasks and other Coronavirus protection
    Coronavirus: Fake news and conspiracies begin to spread
    Coronavirus: masks are of ‘little use’ for healthy people, says Belgian virologist
    North Sea Carnival dive cancelled due to ‘very bad’ weather conditions
    Flanders and Brussels complain of climate budget from EU
    Eurotunnel: profits up 22% in 2019 despite Brexit and French strikes
    ZOO Planckendael asks public to help find escaped exotic birds
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    Olga Kikou
    Pardon my French – On the need to improve our French
    Alicja Gescinska
    The EU should keep pursuing international free trade
    Tanja Porčnik
    EU’s ‘privileged trade scheme’ suspension with Cambodia is a blessing in disguise
    Sam Rainsy
    I vote for regime change in Iran
    Ali Bagheri
    Isabel Caño Aguilar: “Together against the fake news”
    Isabel Caño Aguilar
    Building peace in South Asia requires a settlement for Kashmiris
    John Howarth
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    Coronavirus: EU’s strategy for containing the virus
    Flanders and Brussels complain of climate budget from EU
    Eurotunnel: profits up 22% in 2019 despite Brexit and French strikes
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    In photos: Extinction Rebellion disrupts aviation summit in Brussels
    Douwe Egberts coffee returns to Colruyt as dispute is ended
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    Support centres for victims sexual violence needed across Belgium
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    72% of people ‘concerned about travelling’ because of coronavirus
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    Quarantines must be ‘proportionate’ and respect people’s rights, UN urges
    72% of people ‘concerned about travelling’ because of coronavirus
    Italy wants foreign tourists to come back
    Art & Culture
    In Photos: Comic Con comes to Brussels
    ZOO Planckendael asks public to help find escaped exotic birds
    Brussels Museum Night Fever returns with the biggest edition so far
    Sports
    Belgian ski resorts open after first snowfall
    Eden Hazard could miss out on Euro 2020
    Real Madrid’s Eden Hazard out with bone fracture
    Education
    Ixelles bans school outings to the zoo
    First imam training course starts in February
    Using cellphone while driving punishable by 116 euro fine
    Belgium (Education)
    Asbestos still present in 80% of Flemish schools in Brussels
    Flemish minister Weyts wants an end to school strikes
    ‘Legal flirting’ lecture offered to Ghent students
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    It’s time governments introduce a meat tax
    At a recent event in the European Parliament, Compassion in World Farming EU joined other organisations in ...
    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
    Becoming Belgian
    I became Belgian last month. By accident. OK, it wasn’t totally by chance. I applied for Belgian ...
    Gareth Harding
    Is Europe headed for another recession?
    Is the eurozone heading for recession? How will policymakers react if the slowdown does get worse? And what ...
    Philippe Legrain
    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