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    • Experts call for more widespread use of masks as figures rise
    As coronavirus figures continue to rise, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has suggested that people return to wearing masks when ...
    Experts call for more widespread use of masks as figures rise
    As coronavirus figures continue to rise, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has suggested that people return to wearing masks when indoors with ...
    Belgium wants to recover €420 million in wrongfully paid out coronavirus aid
    The Belgian State intends to recover €420 million of unduly paid Covid-19 aid, La Libre Belgique reported on Thursday. The electronic Council of ...
    Why the fight for transgender rights is polarising Europe 
    Year after year, Samuel De Schepper would ask Santa Claus to bring him a penis for Christmas. Born female and attending an all girl’s Catholic ...
    New offshore wind farm officially opened
    Despite being operational since the end of 2020, the SeaMade offshore wind farm was officially inaugurated on Wednesday by Prime Minister Alexander ...
    Contact tracers have no time for calls, only texts, amid rising cases
    Contract tracers will no longer make phone calls to the high-risk contacts of people who test positive for the coronavirus beginning from Wednesday, ...
    • Changes to speed cameras increase likelihood of a ticket
    Changes to the way speed cameras work in Flanders and Wallonia will increase the likelihood of receiving a ticket when cars pass them above the limit, ...
    Changes to speed cameras increase likelihood of a ticket
    Changes to the way speed cameras work in Flanders and Wallonia will increase the likelihood of receiving a ticket when cars pass them above the ...
    Belgium holds on to top spot in FIFA rankings despite recent losses
    Once again, Belgium's Red Devils have held onto their position at the top of the world football rankings, according to an update released by the ...
    Proximus pushes for high-speed internet in Brussels and Wallonia
    Fifteen municipalities in Wallonia should soon have access to high-speed internet through the rollout of fibre optics in the region, telecoms giant ...
    Why Belgium is regulating sex work
    After decades of confusing rules and hypocritical policy, Belgium is finally regulating sex work by removing prostitution from the criminal law. ...
    World’s largest chocolate warehouse opens in Flanders
    On Thursday, Barry Callebaut – the largest global chocolate processor and manufacturer – opened the world's largest chocolate warehouse in Lokeren, ...
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    English language skills for refugees in Brussels
    Less than 5km from the Schuman roundabout, a Red Cross centre provides several hundred migrants and asylum ...
    Tony Lockett
    Time for EU to mediate in identity dispute between Bulgaria and North Macedonia
    The recent EU-WB summit hosted by the Slovenian EU presidency did not result in the expected breakthrough in ...
    Mose Apelblat
    Projection and idealisation: Why dating apps affect intimate relationships
    It is well known that dating apps are more and more common in our society, especially amongst younger people. ...
    Felipe Cossio
    Brussels’ climate march and the EU Green Deal
    Last Sunday, the weather was quite pleasant and I decided to go for a walk in Parc du Cinquantenaire in ...
    Kristina Girethova
    A digital gavel in our back pocket
    Spare all passing glances the need to really get to know us, for the mark we have been given is sufficient ...
    Thomas Jasper
    Religiosity is inversely proportional to prosperity
    In Latin America, the region where I am from, religion is pervasive. A large percentage of the population ...
    David Abuchar Luna
    Living in a disillusioned democracy
    The technological revolution we are currently undergoing has completely destabilized society via censorship ...
    Latif Kadri
    Right-wingers in Spain have a poor grasp of Latin American history
    Many of the things that Latin-Americans admire about Spain lose their luster when right-wing Spanish ...
    Ramiro Austin
    We call for Romani inclusion and equal access to health and education
    Policymakers, experts, activists and organizations concerned with persistent antigypsyism in Europe ...
    Marius Tudor
    European Commission abandons precautionary principle with new employee office rules
    Do you remember the precautionary principle? You might recall it. After all it is recognized in EU law and ...
    Joe Kirwin
    Top Opinions
    Projection and idealisation: Why dating apps affect intimate relationships
    It is well known that dating apps are more and more common in our society, especially amongst younger people. ...
    Felipe Cossio
    Brussels’ climate march and the EU Green Deal
    Last Sunday, the weather was quite pleasant and I decided to go for a walk in Parc du Cinquantenaire in ...
    Kristina Girethova
    A digital gavel in our back pocket
    Spare all passing glances the need to really get to know us, for the mark we have been given is sufficient ...
    Thomas Jasper
    Religiosity is inversely proportional to prosperity
    In Latin America, the region where I am from, religion is pervasive. A large percentage of the population ...
    David Abuchar Luna
    Living in a disillusioned democracy
    The technological revolution we are currently undergoing has completely destabilized society via censorship ...
    Latif Kadri
    Right-wingers in Spain have a poor grasp of Latin American history
    Many of the things that Latin-Americans admire about Spain lose their luster when right-wing Spanish ...
    Ramiro Austin
    We call for Romani inclusion and equal access to health and education
    Policymakers, experts, activists and organizations concerned with persistent antigypsyism in Europe ...
    Marius Tudor
    European Commission abandons precautionary principle with new employee office rules
    Do you remember the precautionary principle? You might recall it. After all it is recognized in EU law and ...
    Joe Kirwin
    Barriers to cross-border services in the EU are getting worse
    The number of barriers for companies providing cross-border services in the EU is growing. One year after the ...
    Marek Benio, PhD
    Open letter to Brussels’ bicycle riders everywhere
    Dear Brussels-based bicycle users, I’d like to start by stressing that this is not a tirade against ...
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    Why the fight for transgender rights is polarising Europe 
    Year after year, Samuel De Schepper would ask Santa Claus to bring him a penis for Christmas. Born female and attending an all girl’s ...
    Why Belgium is regulating sex work
    After decades of confusing rules and hypocritical policy, Belgium is finally regulating sex work by removing prostitution from the criminal ...
    Will Brussels bounce back?
    The lockdowns have tested the city and forced it to confront key questions about its future. Derek Blyth looks back at an extraordinary ...
    Five questions to philosopher Philippe Van Parijs on Leopold II and embarrassment in Brussels’ public space
    The worldwide explosion of the Black Lives Matter movement in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, combined with the 60th ...
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    It shouldn’t have taken me more than 20 years in Brussels to discover the joys of getting around town almost exclusively by bike, or of ...
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    Euro 2020 seemed like Belgium’s best-ever chance to win a major tournament, but after their deflating defeat in the quarter-finals, they ...
    Still no reform: A summer of broken promises for Uber drivers
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    The first citizen-led panel on the future of Europe took place last weekend at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. 200 ordinary citizens ...
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    Nightlife testing centre opens in central Brussels on Friday
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    English language skills for refugees in Brussels
    Tony Lockett
    Time for EU to mediate in identity dispute between Bulgaria and North Macedonia
    Mose Apelblat
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    Experts call for more widespread use of masks as figures rise
    Belgium wants to recover €420 million in wrongfully paid out coronavirus aid
    New offshore wind farm officially opened
    Health
    Experts call for more widespread use of masks as figures rise
    Contact tracers have no time for calls, only texts, amid rising cases
    Covid Safe Ticket targeted by legal action
    Brussels
    Parliament demands a toilet plan for Brussels
    Display of child’s room in Brussels raises awareness of foster families
    ‘Absurd’: all Brussels schools should have the same Covid rules
    EU Affairs
    Why the fight for transgender rights is polarising Europe 
    MEPs call for European strategy to protect workers from asbestos
    EC calls on candidate countries to focus on fundamental reforms before they can join the EU
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    Proximus pushes for high-speed internet in Brussels and Wallonia
    Brussels Airport becomes shareholder in SkeyDrone
    Two former Belgian top executives plead guilty to bid manipulation in the US
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    Belgium considers relaxing testing rules for UK travellers
    EU should invest €5 trillion in climate plan, says State Secretary for Economic Recovery
    Belgium is global leader in plastic recycling and bioplastic innovations
    Politics
    ‘Absurd’: all Brussels schools should have the same Covid rules
    ‘Buying second home does not mean you are rich’: government disagrees on tax break
    Belgium to simplify administrative processes with ‘digital wallet’
    Art & Culture
    Belgium in Brief: Equal Opportunity To Dance
    Nightlife testing centre opens in central Brussels on Friday
    Brussels Christmas Market will once again return on 26 November
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    Record-breaking 770-metre highline installed in Freÿr, Belgium
    Can the Red Devils return in Qatar?
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    Temporary European school opens on Brussels’ former NATO site
    Two Belgian universities included in global academic ranking
    International school in public park in Brussels threatened by eviction during COVID-19
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