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    • Suicide suspected in death of woman found at ULB
    Suicide has been identified as the most probable cause of the death of a young woman whose body was found on Monday at about 12.20 at the ...
    Suicide suspected in death of woman found at ULB
    Suicide has been identified as the most probable cause of the death of a young woman whose body was found on Monday at about 12.20 at the ULB ...
    Belgians warm to non-alcoholic beer and wine
    Non-alcoholic beer and wine have been gaining in popularity in Belgium in recent years.Based on excise duty declarations, the Finance Department ...
    Pukkelpop: De Lijn transported 153,000 visitors to the festival
    The special buses deployed by De Lijn for the Pukkelpop Festival carried a total of 153,000 persons, according to provisional figures from the ...
    Brussels woman creates protest song against harassment faced by female cyclists
    On Sunday, Lydie Thonnard from Brussels posted a video protesting the verbal harassment faced by female cyclists in the city. The video shows ...
    Belgium announced as one of eight seeded teams for Fed Cup
    Belgium is one of eight seeded teams for the draw on Wednesday at 2.00 p.m. for the new-formula Fed Cup, whose final phase will take place on 14-19 ...
    UZ Brussels uses robot during cardiovascular surgery
    A patient has undergone robotic surgery for the first time at the centre for cardiovascular diseases at the University Hospital of Brussels (UZ ...
    Woman’s lifeless body found on ULB campus
    A lifeless body was found Monday, at noon, on the Solbosch campus of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), according to information from the RTBF. ...
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    What can China learn from Israel?
    China has achieved tremendous economic success in the past few decades, but its extensive growth relied ...
    Chen Gong
    What is wrong with the British left?
    The two of us were sitting rather awkwardly on small, uncomfortable, metal, foldable chairs. The location ...
    Sam Jenkinson
    The European Stale Mate on the Balkan Question
    The EU finds itself at a critical strategic juncture point about how to address the integration of Balkan ...
    Giorgio Trichilo
    Why the EU’s position on Hong Kong’s extradition bill lacks credibility
    In the past two months, social unrest caused by the now shelved extradition bill has become a fact of ...
    Justin Bong-Kwan
    The Fine Art of Fraud
    Last Friday, 17 Goldman Sachs bankers were hit with fresh criminal charges in the titanic 1MDB scandal, ...
    Steven Lind
    Renewed opposition to controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline as it nears completion
    The consortium behind the contentious Nord Stream 2 pipeline has announced that the 510-kilometre long ...
    Igor Pliner
    The trinity of the U.S.-China trade war
    The U.S.-China trade war has recently become markedly complicated. Previous U.S.-China trade disputes were ...
    Chen Gong
    The 2019 UAPA Amendment Act: Footsteps of fascism in the world’s largest democracy
    "The object of terrorism is terrorism. The object of oppression is oppression. The object of torture is ...
    Pitamber Kaushik
    UN memo points to the tobacco industry’s enduring influence
    Michael Moller, the outgoing head of the United Nations (UN) office in Geneva, made quite a splash when, on ...
    Igor Pliner
    The international geopolitical landscape is reshaping
    From the trade war to the Huawei incident, many believe that the US-China relationship has become the main ...
    Chen Gong
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    Is Belgium’s real estate bubble about to burst?
    The Belgian housing market is in a unique position, in that never has housing cost so much, in both real and ...
    Alexandre D'hoore
    Fragile European banking may trigger the next global crisis
    Eleven years after the global financial crisis, the European banking industry is once again preparing for ...
    Chen Gong
    What no government…The current state of Belgian politics and the rocky road ahead
    Belgium may not have an elected federal government at the moment, but you would be forgiven for not knowing ...
    Dafydd ab Iago
    UN memo points to the tobacco industry’s enduring influence
    Michael Moller, the outgoing head of the United Nations (UN) office in Geneva, made quite a splash when, on ...
    Igor Pliner
    What can China learn from Israel?
    China has achieved tremendous economic success in the past few decades, but its extensive growth relied ...
    Chen Gong
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    Condemned and abandoned: The Belgian ghost town which refuses to disappear
    The village of Doel ‒ situated on the Scheldt River in Flanders ‒ was meant to be destroyed in favour of progress. That didn't happen. ...
    Freedom and captivity in Antarctica: interview with Belgian polar explorer Alain Hubert
    A polar explorer and climate change researcher, Alain Hubert divides his time between Antarctica and his native Belgium. In 2002, he ...
    Profit, Consumption and Value Chains: Following the trail of Brussels’ food waste
    It’s 7 p.m. at La Bascule. I park my bike behind a car in front of one of Brussels’ most prestigious bakeries. I introduce myself to one of ...
    How a street art start-up is helping to brighten up Brussels’ bare surfaces
    As a city, Brussels is often defined by the glass and steel of its office buildings.The European quarter, which appears in the ...
    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 ...
    How Belgium created and almost lost the world’s first stock exchange
    Soaring stone columns cracked and crumbling, ornate metal arches gnawed at by rust: for the past two decades, in the historic heart of ...
    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 ...
    One woman’s fight against homosexual prejudice in Brussels
    Marian Lens is waving her rainbow umbrella in the air. The Grand Place is already packed with tourists in early May, and she is leading a ...
    Up to 30% of total food produced worldwide is lost or wasted
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    Up to 30% of total food produced worldwide is lost or wasted
    Land is a critical resource says a new report from United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) but is under growing pressure from ...
    Jean-Claude Juncker to miss G7 meeting
    EU keeps low profile after Kashmir lockdown
    Utrecht opens largest bicycle parking facility in the world
    Germany leads the European market for e-sports
    Belgium in Brief: Failed fountains, sinkholes and food truck safety
    As deadline approaches, Belgium is yet to pick a Commissioner
    Fountains on renovated Place Jourdan already out of service
    Sinkhole in European district, local traffic disrupted
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    Chen Gong
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    Sam Jenkinson
    The European Stale Mate on the Balkan Question
    Giorgio Trichilo
    Why the EU’s position on Hong Kong’s extradition bill lacks credibility
    Justin Bong-Kwan
    The Fine Art of Fraud
    Steven Lind
    Renewed opposition to controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline as it nears completion
    Igor Pliner
    The trinity of the U.S.-China trade war
    Chen Gong
    The 2019 UAPA Amendment Act: Footsteps of fascism in the world’s largest democracy
    Pitamber Kaushik
    UN memo points to the tobacco industry’s enduring influence
    Igor Pliner
    The international geopolitical landscape is reshaping
    Chen Gong
    Become an opinion maker
    Belgium
    Belgians warm to non-alcoholic beer and wine
    Pukkelpop: De Lijn transported 153,000 visitors to the festival
    Suicide suspected in death of woman found at ULB
    Brussels
    Fountains on renovated Place Jourdan already out of service
    The number of accidents involving road works rockets
    Interior of Brussels City Hall covered with flowers
    EU Affairs
    Jean-Claude Juncker to miss G7 meeting
    EU keeps low profile after Kashmir lockdown
    As deadline approaches, Belgium is yet to pick a Commissioner
    Business
    Food truck inspections at Brussels Summer Festival: two offences, six warnings issued
    Ban on electric fishing in Belgian waters
    Active Belgian Facebook users in decline
    Politics
    As deadline approaches, Belgium is yet to pick a Commissioner
    ‘N-VA and Socialist Party are completely incompatible’
    Audit reveals federal police HQ cost tens of millions too much
    Art & Culture
    Food truck inspections at Brussels Summer Festival: two offences, six warnings issued
    250th anniversary celebrations of Napoleon’s birth in Waterloo
    Decontamination clean-up work begins around Notre-Dame
    Health
    UZ Brussels uses robot during cardiovascular surgery
    The number of accidents involving road works rockets
    Food truck inspections at Brussels Summer Festival: two offences, six warnings issued
    World
    Utrecht opens largest bicycle parking facility in the world
    Germany leads the European market for e-sports
    Bundesbank warns of recession risk for Germany
    Sports
    Nafi Thiam beats Belgian long-jump record twice in one afternoon
    European football clubs unhappy with Champions League and UEFA cup structure
    Eden Hazard picks up thigh injury
    Education
    Flemish high-school students are increasingly choosing science subjects
    Leuven students design most aerodynamic solar car in Belgian history
    Four Belgian institutions selected for Alliances of European universities
    Belgium (Education)
    Two Belgian universities in world Top 100
    ULB and Ihecs college plan merger
    Nearly 4,000 sit down for medical entrance exam in Brussels
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    Is Belgium’s real estate bubble about to burst?
    The Belgian housing market is in a unique position, in that never has housing cost so much, in both real and ...
    Alexandre D'hoore
    Fragile European banking may trigger the next global crisis
    Eleven years after the global financial crisis, the European banking industry is once again preparing for ...
    Chen Gong
    What no government…The current state of Belgian politics and the rocky road ahead
    Belgium may not have an elected federal government at the moment, but you would be forgiven for not knowing ...
    Dafydd ab Iago
    UN memo points to the tobacco industry’s enduring influence
    Michael Moller, the outgoing head of the United Nations (UN) office in Geneva, made quite a splash when, on ...
    Igor Pliner
    What can China learn from Israel?
    China has achieved tremendous economic success in the past few decades, but its extensive growth relied ...
    Chen Gong
    Become an opinion maker