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    • Strike actions cancel half of Belgian trains
    A strike organised by the Independent Rail-workers Union (SIC) began at 3am on Saturday. The SNCB is expecting only half of the ...
    Strike actions cancel half of Belgian trains
    A strike organised by the Independent Rail-workers Union (SIC) began at 3am on Saturday. The SNCB is expecting only half of the scheduled trains ...
    ‘N-VA and Socialist Party are completely incompatible’
    “There’s no point in trying. Even talking. The PS and N-VA are completely incompatible,” reiterated Laurette Onkelinx for L’Echo on Saturday. ...
    Belgian judge reflects back on “challenging” Dutroux pedophile case
    Arlon Investigative judge Jacques Langlois is retiring in two weeks-time and he looked back on his career while talking to L’Avenir on Saturday.  ...
    Belgian police chief sued over lead contaminated water
    Seven federal police officers are suing their superior, general police commissioner Marc De Mesmaeker. The officers are suing him over the ...
    Ban on electric fishing in Belgian waters
    The use of electrical pulses in sea-fishing is now banned in Belgian waters, Flemish minister for agricultural Koen Van den Heuvel has announced. ...
    Audit reveals federal police HQ cost tens of millions too much
    The construction of a new headquarters for the federal police cost tens of millions of euros more than it should have, because the government lacks ...
    European football clubs unhappy with Champions League and UEFA cup structure
    The request to restructure the UEFA cup and Champions League was reiterated by the European Club Association (ECA) after Friday’s Executive Committee ...
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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
    Current Top Opinions
    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
    The Belgian Blow
    There are so many things I love about my adopted country; the lack of nature, the wealth of the majority, the ...
    Sophie Whetton
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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
    Land is a critical resource says a new report from United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) but is under growing pressure from humans and ...
    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 ...
    N-VA demands apology after Pukkelpop organisers ban Flemish flag
    Active Belgian Facebook users in decline
    250th anniversary celebrations of Napoleon’s birth in Waterloo
    Eden Hazard picks up thigh injury
    Anuna De Wever harassed and threatened to death at Pukkelpop
    Donald Trump reportedly wants to purchase Greenland
    Belgian ministers pay homage to women’s action to save lives in crises
    SNCB recruits over 1,000 new ticket inspectors
    The Opinion Makers
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    What can China learn from Israel?
    Chen Gong
    What is wrong with the British left?
    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
    ‘N-VA and Socialist Party are completely incompatible’
    Strike actions cancel half of Belgian trains
    Belgian judge reflects back on “challenging” Dutroux pedophile case
    Brussels
    Interior of Brussels City Hall covered with flowers
    More than 3,400 Britons have become Belgians since 2016
    New campaign to tackle harassment at Brussels Summer Festival
    EU Affairs
    Ban on electric fishing in Belgian waters
    July was the hottest month on record in the world
    Up to 30% of total food produced worldwide is lost or wasted
    Business
    Ban on electric fishing in Belgian waters
    Active Belgian Facebook users in decline
    Two Belgian universities in world Top 100
    Politics
    ‘N-VA and Socialist Party are completely incompatible’
    Audit reveals federal police HQ cost tens of millions too much
    N-VA demands apology after Pukkelpop organisers ban Flemish flag
    Art & Culture
    250th anniversary celebrations of Napoleon’s birth in Waterloo
    Decontamination clean-up work begins around Notre-Dame
    Artist pitches wanted for mosaic projects in Jette
    Health
    Measles on the increase in Belgium and worldwide
    Federal government buildings still contain asbestos, says report
    New drone network service will transport blood and tissue between Belgian hospitals
    World
    Second British police officer contaminated with neurotoxic agent
    Donald Trump reportedly wants to purchase Greenland
    July was the hottest month on record in the world
    Sports
    European football clubs unhappy with Champions League and UEFA cup structure
    Eden Hazard picks up thigh injury
    Hundreds gather to pay last respects to Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht
    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
    Top Opinions
    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
    The Belgian Blow
    There are so many things I love about my adopted country; the lack of nature, the wealth of the majority, the ...
    Sophie Whetton
    Become an opinion maker