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Schaerbeek hostel converted into asylum reception centre: The site, closed at the end of March, has been repurposed to provide accommodation for around 100 ...
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Schaerbeek hostel converted into asylum reception centre
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Belgium collected over 3,900 tonnes of used batteries in 2023: Belgium set a new record by collecting 3,907 metric tonnes of used batteries ...
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Belgium collected over 3,900 tonnes of used batteries in 2023
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Hidden Belgium: A lost museum in Brussels: Built in 1881, this ornate glass-roofed gallery originally had 30 shops, several theatres and a museum.
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Hidden Belgium: A lost museum in Brussels
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Belgium on track to open new gas power plant in Liège: It will be one of the largest turbine-gas-steam plants in the world with power for more than one million ...
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Belgium on track to open new gas power plant in Liège
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Speed check 'marathon' to be held throughout Belgium on Friday: Starting at 06:00 am on Friday, speed checks will be stepped up nationwide and last for 24 hours.
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Speed check 'marathon' to be held throughout Belgium on Friday
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Mayor of Uccle wants to re-open Bois de la Cambre to traffic: This measure could take a variety of forms, such as only opening the route to traffic on weekdays ...
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Mayor of Uccle wants to re-open Bois de la Cambre to traffic
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DR Congo should file complaint against Rwanda with ICJ, says Belgian envoy: Democratic Republic of Congo should file a complaint with the International Court of ...
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DR Congo should file complaint against Rwanda with ICJ, says Belgian envoy
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Can Brussels turn the Toison d’Or into a Champs-Élysées?: The short shopping stretch from the Porte de Namur to Place Louise, known as the Toison d’Or ...
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Can Brussels turn the Toison d’Or into a Champs-Élysées?
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Palais 1 in Brussels opens Gaza donation centre from Friday: The centre, whose opening hours are 11:00 to 20:00, has an indefinite operation period and will be ...
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Palais 1 in Brussels opens Gaza donation centre from Friday
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EU summit after attack on Israel: extension of Iran sanctions decided: Iran must be isolated internationally after the major attack on Israel ...
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EU summit after attack on Israel: extension of Iran sanctions decided
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Brussels parks to open first 'guinguette' summer bars this weekend: The Fabiola 'guinguette' in Parc Roi Baudouin (Jette) and André in Parc de Laeken will be the ...
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Brussels parks to open first 'guinguette' summer bars this weekend
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EU Commission holds bring-your-pet-to-work days — but attack dogs are banned : Officials told to ‘consider teleworking’ if they’re scared or allergic to dogs.
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EU Commission holds bring-your-pet-to-work days — but attack dogs are ...
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'Child of divorce': If Belgium splits, what happens to Brussels?: Flemish nationalist parties are on track to (again) become the biggest winners of the election ...
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'Child of divorce': If Belgium splits, what happens to Brussels?
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Wallonia reactivates 'winter service' as snow returns to south Belgium: After a touch of summer last weekend, the April weather is now testing us again.
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Wallonia reactivates 'winter service' as snow returns to south Belgium
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Cancel culture in Brussels: The British government is "concerned" about the EU ban on the Conservative conference - Die Weltwoche
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Cancel culture in Brussels: The British government is
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Nearly one company in two in Belgium does not use salary optimisation solutions: These solutions include various forms of cheques, premiums, bonuses ...
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Nearly one company in two in Belgium does not use salary optimisation ...
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Hidden Belgium: The lost village of Oosterweel: The 13th-century village once had more than one thousand inhabitants. Oosterweel gave its name to a sea battle ...
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Hidden Belgium: The lost village of Oosterweel
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Belgium praises Hungary's strong commitment to EU competitiveness agenda: “What I am very pleased to hear is that the Hungarian presidency was very clear in the ...
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Belgium praises Hungary's strong commitment to EU competitiveness agenda
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Seventy new chefs at Brussels' third Streat Fest: Festival-goers not only get to explore the different food stands, but also have access to 150 culinary and ...
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Seventy new chefs at Brussels' third Streat Fest
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Greedy Belgian taxman should keep hands off Russian assets, West tells Brussels: Ukraine’s allies slam Belgium’s plan to take €1.7 billion in tax ...
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Greedy Belgian taxman should keep hands off Russian assets ...
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Belgium officially legalises videoconferencing in courts: Until now, video hearings were already taking place in some courts, but the lack of a legal framework ...
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Belgium officially legalises videoconferencing in courts
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‘Ridiculous own goal’: Brussels mayor gives Europe’s hard-right a free hit before EU election
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‘Ridiculous own goal’: Brussels mayor gives Europe’s hard-right a free hit ...
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What to do in Brussels this weekend: 19 - 21 April: From fine art fairs and cycling sprints to Japanese cosplay and witty comedies, here's our selection of the ...
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What to do in Brussels this weekend: 19 - 21 April
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Antica Brussels Fine Art Fair opens for four days: Art collectors and enthusiasts can explore the former industrial site of Brussels, discovering the best that ...
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Antica Brussels Fine Art Fair opens for four days
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Belgium passes report on cannabis policy, without Flemish majority: "Who sets the rules today? The criminal world. We have offered them a monopoly and they ...
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Belgium passes report on cannabis policy, without Flemish majority
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Capital Markets Union: What is it and what could it bring to Europe?: EU leaders gather in Brussels to discuss the ongoing challenge of creating a Capital ...
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Capital Markets Union: What is it and what could it bring to Europe?
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How do the EU's new disability cards facilitate cross-border travel?: In this episode of Real Economy, Euronews reporter Paul Hackett travels to Ljubljana ...
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How do the EU's new disability cards facilitate cross-border travel?
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Two leaders of vast drug trafficking operation looking at 20 years in prison: The Brussels criminal court’s prosecutor, requested 20-year prison sentences for ...
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Two leaders of vast drug trafficking operation looking at 20 years in ...
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'Temporary' stopgap for reception crisis marks two years since launch: "After two years, we are still very much needed. This indicates that reception crisis ...
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'Temporary' stopgap for reception crisis marks two years since launch
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Harris calls on Israel and Iran to avoid 'catastrophe': Simon Harris, speaking in Brussels, has called for a de-escalation in tensions between Israel ...
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Harris calls on Israel and Iran to avoid 'catastrophe'
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'I am happy NatCon was able to go ahead,' says Belgian Prime Minister De Croo: De Croo addressed parliament over the controversial events surrounding the ...
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'I am happy NatCon was able to go ahead,' says Belgian Prime Minister De ...
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Little story of a portrait that almost made a queen: At first glance, this painting may seem like an ordinary portrait of nobility. Hemmer and Meßner explain why ...
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Little story of a portrait that almost made a queen
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Tighter EU requirements for online sex platforms: Sex films, porn videos and live strips: online platforms with such offers have huge user numbers in the EU ...
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Tighter EU requirements for online sex platforms
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EU shows ‘lack of strategic vision' on Türkiye: Foreign Ministry: Turkish-EU ties strained as Ankara criticizes outcome of Brussels summit
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EU shows ‘lack of strategic vision' on Türkiye: Foreign Ministry
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What’s on this week: 19 to 25 April: The second edition of Antica Brussels at Tour & Taxis honours modern Belgian art among more than 70 stands ...
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What’s on this week: 19 to 25 April
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Belgium in Brief: Election season and how to get through the frenzy: Election season is rife with hyperbole and appeals to common sense. The latest Brussels ...
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Belgium in Brief: Election season and how to get through the frenzy
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Belgian Architectural Marvel May Soon Get Its Public Debut : A new law could open the UNESCO-listed Palais Stoclet in Brussels to visitors
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Belgian Architectural Marvel May Soon Get Its Public Debut 
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Hairstylist at Home: Professional and personalised service serving clients in Brussels
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Hairstylist at Home: Professional and personalised service serving ...
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EUDR: Consequences for forest owners in Germany: A new law aims to prevent forests from disappearing. This also affects small private forest owners ...
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EUDR: Consequences for forest owners in Germany
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Right-wing conservative conference went ahead in Brussels despite attempts to shut it down
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Right-wing conservative conference went ahead in Brussels despite attempts ...
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VR-Bank Oberfranken Mitte fears EU decision: VR-Bank Oberfranken Mitte looks back on its 2023 financial year with satisfaction. But a problem could come from ...
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VR-Bank Oberfranken Mitte fears EU decision
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EU’s hard right scrambling to stay relevant in election campaign: With less than two months before June’s EU elections, the hard right ECR party - possibly ...
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EU’s hard right scrambling to stay relevant in election campaign
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Act fast or fall behind China, US for good, EU leaders told | kuwaittimes: Act fast or fall behind China, US for good, EU leaders told - Business - BRUSSELS: ...
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Act fast or fall behind China, US for good, EU leaders told | kuwaittimes
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Belgium in Brief: Election mania and how you can get stuck in: Still baffled by Belgian politics? Is it all just hot air? Elections what? If you're unsure about ...
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Belgium in Brief: Election mania and how you can get stuck in
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Habeck's "bungling politics" endangers important industrial location: In Brussels it has still not been decided whether the pipeline from Rostock to Schwedt can ...
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Habeck's
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The EU cannot (yet) get away from oil: The EU has never been as dependent on oil imports as it is in 2022. This is largely due to car traffic ...
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The EU cannot (yet) get away from oil
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Meryl, SiR, Ghetts: Couleur Café unveils another 16 acts: All camping tickets have already been sold out, as have 90% of the combi-tickets.
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Meryl, SiR, Ghetts: Couleur Café unveils another 16 acts
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Should we take the microphone away from the right?: The example of a conference in Brussels shows: No, this only strengthens them.
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Should we take the microphone away from the right?
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Belgium in bloom: Spring snaps from across the country: We asked our readers to send us their best spring photos whilst out and about over the past weeks ...
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Belgium in bloom: Spring snaps from across the country
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Orbán to Brussels: Time to shake up ‘bad’ EU leadership: “If the leadership proves to be bad, it must be replaced. It’s that simple,” Hungarian leader says.
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Orbán to Brussels: Time to shake up ‘bad’ EU leadership
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Orbán and Farage’s right-wing fiesta goes ahead in Brussels after big court win: The controversial gathering will continue as planned.
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Orbán and Farage’s right-wing fiesta goes ahead in Brussels after big ...
Quick Glance: Brussels Police Shut Down Right-Wing Conference with Farage and Braverman
  • Brussels police stormed a right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman after orders for the event to be shut down.

  • The controversial National Conservatism Conference was closed to ensure public safety.

  • Despite police arriving and giving attendees 15 minutes to leave, speeches continued.

  • The conference, hosted by Viktor Orban and the Edmund Burke Foundation, aimed to strengthen national conservatism principles in Western countries.
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Where do your taxes go in Belgium?: We all know that taxes are high in Belgium, but where does the money end up? From pensions to defence ...
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Where do your taxes go in Belgium?
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Belgium, Czechia ask EU to step in against Russia's elections interference: The governments of Belgium and Czechia sent a letter to other EU leaders on ...
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Belgium, Czechia ask EU to step in against Russia's elections ...
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Highway code may change for cargo bikes: Cargo bikes, some of which can transport up to four children as well as pets and shopping, are on the rise in Brussels - ...
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Highway code may change for cargo bikes
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Brussels house prices further dropped though flats grow more expensive: With the European Central Bank (ECB) not expected to lower interest rates until June ...
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Brussels house prices further dropped though flats grow more expensive
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Cancel culture comes to Brussels: Those trying to cancel the National Conservatism conference believe public life must be subjected to the policing of speech ...
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Cancel culture comes to Brussels
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EU employee imprisoned in Iran: supporters demand release: Johan Floderus was arrested at Tehran airport in 2022. Since then he has been in custody and doesn't ...
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EU employee imprisoned in Iran: supporters demand release
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Belgium in Brief: What future for night trains in Europe?: Can night trains make the leap from a more niche transport mode to an airline-beating everyman’s ...
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Belgium in Brief: What future for night trains in Europe?
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Commutes to be better compensated from 1 June: "This translates into a net benefit of up to several hundred euros each year for long distances."
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Commutes to be better compensated from 1 June
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Belgian chocolate makers call for greater sustainability in the sector: "Belgian chocolate is recognised as some of the world's finest; we have a leadership ...
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Belgian chocolate makers call for greater sustainability in the sector
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Boulevard Adolphe Max pedestrian improvements inaugurated: The pedestrian area on Boulevard Adolphe Max in Brussels is finally clear of construction vehicles and ...
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Boulevard Adolphe Max pedestrian improvements inaugurated
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Political storm erupts after police ordered to shut down hard-right NatCon conference in Brussels
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Political storm erupts after police ordered to shut down hard-right NatCon ...