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    • Shared mobility must complement, not replace public transport, think-tank warns
    In order to reduce congestion, pollution and CO2 emissions, shared mobility must complement and not be a substitute for public transport, ...
    Shared mobility must complement, not replace public transport, think-tank warns
    In order to reduce congestion, pollution and CO2 emissions, shared mobility must complement and not be a substitute for public transport, according ...
    Blind spot detector for bicycles and trucks trialed in Brussels
    The "SofAlert" system, which alerts cyclists and truck drivers via an audible warning of a risk of blind spots, will be tested over the next four ...
    Three hundred tourists blocked near Everest due to bad weather
    About 300 tourists have been stranded for five days in a small Nepalese town around Everest due to poor weather conditions, local officials said ...
    Manneken Pis dressed in new costume to celebrate Schaerbeek
    Brussels icon Manneken Pis was dressed in a new costume dedicated to the municipality of Schaerbeek on Tuesday afternoon.The icon's costume ...
    Suburban mobility hubs could ease traffic congestion in Belgium: study
    Building "mobility hubs" just outside of urban areas could ease traffic congestion on Belgian roads and improve overall mobility, a new study by a ...
    Car on fire on Rue Belliard, fire brigade on scene
    A car caught fire at 80 Rue Belliard in Brussels early on Tuesday evening.The fire brigade received a call informing them that a car was on fire ...
    Hybrid cars in Belgium now number over 100,000
    As of 1 August 2019 there were over 100,000 hybrid cars - models which use two or more distinct types of power - in Belgium, according to new ...
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    Dominance of the U.S. dollar is set to continue
    At the recent Jackson Hole economic symposium, the Bank of England's governor Mark Carney voiced his ...
    Chen Gong
    Ghent’s Holocaust memorial must be better respected
    As I walk from Gent-Sint-Pieters station to my apartment in the centre of the city, I am presented with the ...
    Sam Jenkinson
    Hong Kong protests need representation before any meaningful dialogue can take place
    As protests in Hong Kong show no signs of dying down, maintaining the status quo in the hope that the ...
    Justin Bong-Kwan
    The EU needs to learn from history and avoid punishing the UK too harshly for Brexit
    From an American perspective, the EU’s attitude towards the UK is a sad commentary on the state of government ...
    Thornton Clark
    Co-working spaces are better for your startup than traditional offices
    The nine-to-five work schedule isn’t for everyone, and neither is working in a cubicle all day every day. ...
    Renzo De Leon
    Why society must stop misrepresenting mental illness
    Self-loathing is a problem, not a trend. Anorexia is an illness, not a life choice. Bulimia is a tragedy, not ...
    Mahrukh Inayat Mirza
    Lukaku’s Burden
     When I first moved to the Rupelstreek, a cute but anonymous agglomeration of towns south of ...
    Alexandre D'hoore
    How my grandfather was one of the first Allied soldiers to re-enter Belgium after German occupation
    For the people who were involved in the Allied advance on Brussels on Sunday 3 September 1944, it would be ...
    Adam Stones
    Austrian case casts doubt on Pompeo’s defence of US extradition policy
    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has vehemently rejected suggestions that Washington’s extradition request ...
    Mark Steen
    Why the EU-U.S. trade relationship is the primary mover in the international economic order
    Although China seems to be the main target of the U.S. trade war, from the perspective of the global ...
    Chen Gong
    Current Top Opinions
    Why Tram Number 7 is the best way to discover Brussels
    When you take tram number 7 south towards Vanderkinderen from Louis Bertrand, you will pass the houses of ...
    Hugh James Dow
    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
    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
    Lukaku’s Burden
     When I first moved to the Rupelstreek, a cute but anonymous agglomeration of towns south of ...
    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
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    Raised in limbo: The unmoored lives of Belgium’s Islamic State children
    In a derelict camp in northern Syria, Belgian children are growing up in a lawless land.Their short lives have been defined by the ...
    Benefits, risks and human nature: managing the Artificial Intelligence revolution
    It was a medical scoop for the Benelux countries. Anaesthetists at the UZ Brussels hospital made use of new artificial intelligence (AI) ...
    The Year of Silence: Belgium’s darkest moments during WWII
    Historian Herman Van Goethem, rector of Antwerp University and a former director of Kazerne Dossin, the Holocaust and Human Rights Museum ...
    Five questions to philosopher Philippe Van Parijs on Belgium’s post-electoral deadlock
    Belgium’s federal elections were held on 26 May, the same day as the European and regional elections. Most spectacular was the leap forward ...
    25 years after the genocide in Rwanda many questions still remain unanswered
    This year marks a quarter century since the genocide in Rwanda but it still remains unclear who some of the main culprits were that ...
    Power plays, personal ambitions and hard feelings: The consequences of a no-deal Brexit crash out
    Thursday 31 October is set to be a big day for the European Union. It is the last day of Jean-Claude Juncker’s tenure as president of the ...
    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 ...
    Tax hike on residence permit applications for foreigners overturned
    A decree by the former state secretary for migration to increase the fees foreigners pay when applying for a residence permit has been overturned by Belgium's ...
    Tax hike on residence permit applications for foreigners overturned
    A decree by the former state secretary for migration to increase the fees foreigners pay when applying for a residence permit has been overturned by ...
    Dutch-speaking parents told spelling of newborn’s name ‘does not exist’
    Belgians want electric cars but find it too expensive, barometer finds
    Hundreds protest Congolese president’s first official visit to Belgium
    Brexit: Gibraltar calls elections ahead of October 31 leave date
    Ryanair: a day of action of ‘international solidarity’ in Belgium on 27 September
    Fewer solar power green certificates to be issued in Belgium
    Brexit: UK Supreme Court to begin hearing on suspension of parliament
    Thousands support Belgian family’s fundraiser for world’s most expensive medicine
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    Dominance of the U.S. dollar is set to continue
    Chen Gong
    Ghent’s Holocaust memorial must be better respected
    Sam Jenkinson
    Hong Kong protests need representation before any meaningful dialogue can take place
    Justin Bong-Kwan
    The EU needs to learn from history and avoid punishing the UK too harshly for Brexit
    Thornton Clark
    Co-working spaces are better for your startup than traditional offices
    Renzo De Leon
    Why society must stop misrepresenting mental illness
    Mahrukh Inayat Mirza
    Lukaku’s Burden
    Alexandre D'hoore
    How my grandfather was one of the first Allied soldiers to re-enter Belgium after German occupation
    Adam Stones
    Austrian case casts doubt on Pompeo’s defence of US extradition policy
    Mark Steen
    Why the EU-U.S. trade relationship is the primary mover in the international economic order
    Chen Gong
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    Belgium
    Blind spot detector for bicycles and trucks trialed in Brussels
    Shared mobility must complement, not replace public transport, think-tank warns
    Manneken Pis dressed in new costume to celebrate Schaerbeek
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    Manneken Pis dressed in new costume to celebrate Schaerbeek
    Car on fire on Rue Belliard, fire brigade on scene
    Dutch-speaking parents told spelling of newborn’s name ‘does not exist’
    EU Affairs
    Brexit: Gibraltar calls elections ahead of October 31 leave date
    Brexit: UK Supreme Court to begin hearing on suspension of parliament
    Johnson thought Brexit would lose 2016 referendum, says former British Prime Minister
    Business
    Shared mobility must complement, not replace public transport, think-tank warns
    Hybrid cars in Belgium now number over 100,000
    Belgians want electric cars but find it too expensive, barometer finds
    Politics
    Hundreds protest Congolese president’s first official visit to Belgium
    Brexit: UK Supreme Court to begin hearing on suspension of parliament
    Johnson thought Brexit would lose 2016 referendum, says former British Prime Minister
    Art & Culture
    Belgium in Brief: Aalst carnival faces UNESCO, Cuppa with a cop and Brexit imports
    Ostend will also have a car free Sunday
    The best sommelier in Belgium 2019-20 revealed
    Health
    Shared mobility must complement, not replace public transport, think-tank warns
    Five major French cities ban pesticides
    Benefits, risks and human nature: managing the Artificial Intelligence revolution
    World
    Three hundred tourists blocked near Everest due to bad weather
    Brexit: Gibraltar calls elections ahead of October 31 leave date
    Ryanair: a day of action of ‘international solidarity’ in Belgium on 27 September
    Sports
    Eden Hazard is ready for his debut with Real Madrid, says coach Zinedine Zidane
    Kim Clijsters on return from retirement: ‘It will be my marathon’
    Kim Clijsters announces her return to tennis
    Education
    Islamic school in Genk does not receive provisional recognition
    Flemish schools hit by teacher shortage
    Two Belgian universities in world Top 100
    Belgium (Education)
    Teaching profession sees boom among young people
    Back to school for 900,000 students, yet some don’t have places
    Top Opinions
    Why Tram Number 7 is the best way to discover Brussels
    When you take tram number 7 south towards Vanderkinderen from Louis Bertrand, you will pass the houses of ...
    Hugh James Dow
    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
    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
    Lukaku’s Burden
     When I first moved to the Rupelstreek, a cute but anonymous agglomeration of towns south of ...
    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
    Become an opinion maker