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    • VUB research uncovers discrimination in Leuven rental market
    Recent VUB research showed structural discrimination against ethnic minorities, wheelchair users, and blind people with assistance dogs ...
    VUB research uncovers discrimination in Leuven rental market
    Recent VUB research showed structural discrimination against ethnic minorities, wheelchair users, and blind people with assistance dogs when it comes ...
    Framework for test events should be set by Consultative Committee, says Vandenbroucke
    One of the decisions to be made during Wednesday’s Consultative Committee will concern the conditions under which ‘test’ events can take place in ...
    Number of people in ICU due to coronavirus continues to drop
    The number of people in Belgium ending up in intensive care units as a result of the coronavirus is continuing to drop, according to the latest ...
    Woman injured by exploding World War One shell
    A 60-year-old woman was injured at the weekend on her farm at Langemark-Poelkapelle in West Flanders, when a shell dating back to the First World War ...
    Covid vaccine: One in five eligible Walloons has received a first dose
    Twenty percent of people in Wallonia who qualify for a vaccine against coronavirus had at least a first dose by Saturday, regional Health Minister ...
    Women’s groups launch petition calling for Charles Michel to resign
    European women’s associations have written to the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, asking him to step down following “Sofagate,” ...
    Vandenbroucke: Ban on foreign travel should be lifted on 18 April
    The ban on cross-border travel should be lifted in Belgium on 18 April as expected, according to federal health minister Frank Vandenbroucke ...
    France attempts to curb ‘third wave’ with light lockdown
    France began a two-week Spring Vacation on Saturday, with a ban on travel between regions, a daily 7:00 PM curfew and hopes for curbing the ...
    Euro 2020 prepares for matches with spectators
    The Euro 2020 which was delayed to this Summer is preparing for games with spectators. So far, eight of the twelve host cities have guaranteed ...
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    Iran Nuclear Deal: The EU and US are betting on a dead horse
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    Dan Ziebarth
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    The incoherence and confusion with which the COVID-19 pandemic has been managed mean that chances to reduce ...
    Sam Rainsy
    EU must make Romani equality and inclusion a reality
    On 8 April, Romani people, the largest ethnic minority of EU, celebrated the International Romani Day. This ...
    Marius Tudor
    Of course English should become an official language in Brussels
    In a recent interview with this newspaper liberal Minister for Multilingualism in Brussels, Sven Gatz, ...
    Robert Tyler
    As Tibetans go to the polls, a strong and reliable leadership is essential for progress
    Tibetans go to the polls on 11 April to elect the next President to head the 17th Tibetan ...
    Philippe Laurent
    Time to Move Away from Our “Disposable” Health Care Culture
    The European Commission is committed to a new Circular Economy Action Plan-one of the main building blocks of ...
    Dan Vukelich
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    Of course English should become an official language in Brussels
    In a recent interview with this newspaper liberal Minister for Multilingualism in Brussels, Sven Gatz, ...
    Robert Tyler
    Will the European year of rail also become Brussels’ year of rail?
    This week the European Union proclaimed 2021 as the “year of the rail”. The year is of great importance for ...
    Maarten Demarsin
    Ban cycling and walking to help Brussels’ taxis
    The recent decision to ban Uber from the streets of Brussels was very clearly a political move to support the ...
    Robert Tyler
    Italians’ fear of the childfree movement
    Is voluntary sterilization a new crime against humanity? After originating in the USA the Childfree movement ...
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    The EU’s Mercosur trade dilemma
    The Southern Common Market, also known as Mercosur, turns 30 years old today. At this important milestone, ...
    Daniel Pietikainen
    Drugmaker AstraZeneca’s dizzying credibility descent, a corporate mismanagement case study
    In the years to come when university business school professors choose corporate management case studies to ...
    Joe Kirwin
    The EU must not stand by as democracy collapses in Central Asia
    In recent weeks, Central Asia’s democratic poster child, Kyrgyzstan, has been a hive of activity. Projects ...
    Erica Marat
    Overriding patents won’t help EU Covid jab drive
    Faced by a mounting crisis with the European Union’s Covid vaccination programmes, Ursula von der Leyen told ...
    Philip Stevens
    What do vaccine passports really have to tell us?
    As Brussels tables plans for vaccine certificates with the goal of opening up travel to and within the EU ...
    Professor Carsten Maple
    Bloomberg’s misguided push to outlaw vaping in developing nations
    Since the fallout from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a renewed focus on improving ...
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    Searching for silence in Belgium
    “The most beautiful sound in the world is silence,” wrote the turn-of-the-century English novelist Robert Hichens. Unfortunately, ...
    ‘There is no vaccine against the climate crisis’: EU adopts new strategy on climate change
    The European Commission adopted on Wednesday a new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change, setting out the pathway to prepare for the ...
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    This week the European Union proclaimed 2021 as the “year of the rail”. The year is of great importance for ...
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    Ban cycling and walking to help Brussels’ taxis
    The recent decision to ban Uber from the streets of Brussels was very clearly a political move to support the ...
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    Is voluntary sterilization a new crime against humanity? After originating in the USA the Childfree movement ...
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