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    • Belgium orders face masks as it prepares for coronavirus spread
    Belgium is participating at the European level in a group purchase of face masks and other protective gear in the face of the coronavirus, ...
    Belgium orders face masks as it prepares for coronavirus spread
    Belgium is participating at the European level in a group purchase of face masks and other protective gear in the face of the coronavirus, the ...
    Heightened tensions between Turkey and Russia, following deadly airstrike
    Thirty-three Turkish soldiers were killed Thursday in air strikes in the Idleb region in Northern Syria. Turkish authorities say the strikes were ...
    Public and private sector to work together to counter cyber-attacks
    Companies and local authorities have agreed to work together to create an information network aimed at reacting faster and more effectively to the ...
    The Guardian highlights 10 of Brussels’ best music venues
    Ten music venues in the Brussels Region received attention from the international press, as the British newspaper The Guardian listed what it ...
    No cash withdrawals or electronic payments possible the night of March 1 to 2
    Worldline's network and systems will be temporarily unavailable on Monday, 2 March from 12:30 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. due to an update to the electronic ...
    European Commission alarmed by growing racism in Europe
    The Council of Europe has become alarmed by the proliferation of racially motivated incidents and the trivialisation of racist hate speech in Europe, ...
    Half of Brussels post offices have no Dutch-speaking staff
    An overwhelming majority of staff in Brussels' post offices cannot speak Dutch, according to recent figures which reveal a new instance of ...
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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, ...
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    Rediscovering the Forgotten and Unknown Belgium
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    Brussels Airlines scraps 30% of flights to Northern-Italy amid coronavirus fears
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    Storms Ciara and Dennis gave a boost to wind energy production
    Belgian universities aim to combat the ‘eternal student’
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    Oil prices in free fall, lowest levels in more than a year
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    Belgium orders face masks as it prepares for coronavirus spread
    Brussels Airlines scraps 30% of flights to Northern-Italy amid coronavirus fears
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    Rediscovering the Forgotten and Unknown Belgium
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    Belgian ski resorts open after first snowfall
    Eden Hazard could miss out on Euro 2020
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    Ixelles bans school outings to the zoo
    First imam training course starts in February
    Using cellphone while driving punishable by 116 euro fine
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    Belgian universities aim to combat the ‘eternal student’
    Asbestos still present in 80% of Flemish schools in Brussels
    Flemish minister Weyts wants an end to school strikes
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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