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    • Half of women in Brussels suffer from psychological violence
    About one in two women in Brussels falls victim to some kind of psychological violence in her life. Equal Brussels, an organisation ...
    Half of women in Brussels suffer from psychological violence
    About one in two women in Brussels falls victim to some kind of psychological violence in her life. Equal Brussels, an organisation looking to ...
    Non-profit calls for sustainable management of homelessness in winter
    As winter approaches, the non-profit Infirmiers de rue allowed Belga news agency journalists to accompany its field teams through the streets of ...
    As many transgender men as women changed their sex on their birth certificate in Belgium in 2019
    Just under 400 people have had the official mention of their sex on their birth certificate changed between January and September 2019 in Belgium, ...
    Risk of slippery roads east Belgium, Yellow alert issued
    The Royal Meteorological Institute (IRM) issued a yellow alert on Tuesday regarding the risk of slippery conditions on the roads in the east of ...
    Climate NGOs will attempt a human chain around Brussels
    Just over a year after the start of nationwide actions in favour of the climate in Belgium, Climate Express and Coalition Climat have announced they ...
    Brussels Mobility announces drop-off zones for shared scooters and bikes
    Brussels Mobility has decided to set up specific drop-off zones to park scooters and shared bicycles in an effort to combat the overcrowdedness they ...
    Belgium sees a rise in drunk drivers on the roads
    More than one driver in ten is driving on weeknights under the influence of alcohol, more than twice more than fifteen years ago, the latest Vias ...
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    What is going on in Catalonia?
    On 14 October, the Supreme Court of Spain ruled the sentence that has been orbiting the Spanish and Catalan ...
    Gemma Segués-Majós
    One year of commuting by bike in Brussels – Could you do it?
    When I started working in Brussels just over a year ago, I was surprised that my contract included a company ...
    Michele M
    Belgium’s second Kazakhgate unfolds
    Belgium again finds itself amidst a scandal that threatens to become “Kazakhgate-II”. With the Le Soir ...
    Christophe Nourissier
    “Images of another Europe 1985-1989”
    On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the European Economic and Social Committee ...
    Luca Jahier
    Why is Macron supporting anti-Western propaganda?
    NATO is like the Notre Dame cathedral: suffering from burnout but certainly not dead. What seems to be “brain ...
    Greg Lewicki
    Why can’t the EU let go of nuclear energy?
    As many troubled relationships are, the one between the European Union and nuclear energy is hard to break. ...
    Riccardo Antonucci
    The EU has not been loud enough where the crisis in Chile is concerned
    Chile is currently facing one of the worst political crises since the restoration of democracy. Wrongly ...
    Ricardo Ayala
    Why global and pan African investors need to set their sight on the 2019 Africa Investment Forum
    2019 will be one of the defining moments in Africa’s investment landscape. Bigger, bolder and more ...
    Bajabulile Tshabalala
    Dictators aren’t built in a day
    The last few weeks have witnessed a catastrophic geopolitical development in Rojava, Northeast Syria. On ...
    Dr. Latif Tas and Dr. Anna-Sara Malmgren
    Shooting an Elephant: History and memory in the Tervuren Museum
    “When the white man turns tyrant, it is his own freedom that he destroys,” wrote George Orwell in Shooting an ...
    Anna-Christina Schmidl
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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
    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
    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
    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
    Lukaku’s Burden
      When I first moved to the Rupelstreek, a cute but anonymous agglomeration of towns south of ...
    Alexandre D'hoore
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    Rediscovering the Forgotten and Unknown Belgium
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    Skeyes management calls for clear rules on a minimum service in the event of strikes
    Entire neighbourhood to be re-named after women in East Flanders municipality
    Angèle (and the Red Devils) leave police worried over traffic chaos from 5:00 PM on Tuesday
    Queen Mathilde celebrates Reading Week with children at Berchem Library
    Fire in derelict building kills woman, Schaerbeek housing association pleads not guilty
    Building a house in Flanders? Expect 5% to 10% more cost
    Airlines will now see penalties for excessive noise in Wallonia
    Undercover cop busts drug trafficking gang, 15 members sentenced to total 64.5 years in prison
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    What is going on in Catalonia?
    Gemma Segués-Majós
    One year of commuting by bike in Brussels – Could you do it?
    Michele M
    Belgium’s second Kazakhgate unfolds
    Christophe Nourissier
    “Images of another Europe 1985-1989”
    Luca Jahier
    Why is Macron supporting anti-Western propaganda?
    Greg Lewicki
    Why can’t the EU let go of nuclear energy?
    Riccardo Antonucci
    The EU has not been loud enough where the crisis in Chile is concerned
    Ricardo Ayala
    Why global and pan African investors need to set their sight on the 2019 Africa Investment Forum
    Bajabulile Tshabalala
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    Belgium
    Non-profit calls for sustainable management of homelessness in winter
    As many transgender men as women changed their sex on their birth certificate in Belgium in 2019
    Risk of slippery roads east Belgium, Yellow alert issued
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    Risk of slippery roads east Belgium, Yellow alert issued
    Half of women in Brussels suffer from psychological violence
    Angèle (and the Red Devils) leave police worried over traffic chaos from 5:00 PM on Tuesday
    EU Affairs
    Trial of separatist Catalan President Quim Torra begins
    ‘There is much room for improvement in EU migration management,’ says Court of Auditors
    Night train between Vienna and Brussels: prices start at €29.90
    Business
    Building a house in Flanders? Expect 5% to 10% more cost
    Berlin commits €1.1 billion to cover lacking mobile phone coverage
    Even Belgian special forces struggle in the face of administrative procedures
    Politics
    Brussels city moves unanimously to act against racism
    U.S. Ambassador calls on Europe to keep up sanctions on DRC personalities
    Five Belgian new-borns have died in camps since the fall of ISIS
    Art & Culture
    Queen Mathilde celebrates Reading Week with children at Berchem Library
    It’s official: all the children have been good this year, says Sinterklaas
    Fire above chocolate shop leads to Sinterklaas ‘disaster’
    World
    Kim Kardashian speaks out about Dutch and Belgian ‘Zwarte Piet’ tradition
    Global debt reaches new record high of 250,000 billion dollars
    Eight people pulled from cooling container in Zeebrugge port
    Health
    Risk of slippery roads east Belgium, Yellow alert issued
    Belgians increasingly self-medicate due to financial concerns
    Moped driver in a critical condition after a collision with a cow in Wallonia
    Sports
    Heineken will be the only beer for sale at the Euro 2020’s
    The finalists for the 2019 Women’s World Athlete of the Year have been revealed
    Racist and homophobic fans to be banned from Belgian football matches
    Education
    Leuven arts faculty bans ‘humiliating’ student initiations
    Belgian archeologists discover ancient book at Egyptian burial site
    Belgian students demand free higher education
    Belgium (Education)
    Brussels schools are falling apart
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Lukaku’s Burden
      When I first moved to the Rupelstreek, a cute but anonymous agglomeration of towns south of ...
    Alexandre D'hoore
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