“We will never import the sharia into our country. Never!” says Bianca Debaets
The declarations of Redouane Ahrouch, leader of the Islam Party in Belgium, about separating men and women in public transport are
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Brussels Elections
“We need to separate public transport between men and women” says the Islam Party
The Islam party, that elected in 2012 two communal councilors in Anderlecht and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, will present its candidates in the
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2018 Communal Elections: Spotlight on Saint-Gilles
Like a village within the city. That’s how Saint-Gilles is often described. Indeed, Saint-Gilles’ rich metropolitan landscape still carries a
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2018 Communal Elections: Spotlight on Schaerbeek
Once upon a time in the 12th century, farmers from Schaerbeek would go to the Brussels marketplace to sell their
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2018 Communal Elections: Spotlight on Etterbeek
The heart and soul of the EU capital If Brussels is the capital of the European Union, Etterbeek would be
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Communal Elections 2018: Spotlight on Ixelles
The multicultural heart of the Brussels region Place Flagey, Matongé, Place du Luxembourg, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Vrije Universiteit Brussel,
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Reform Brussels? Start from your commune and work your way up!
A lot could change in Brussels with this October’s communal elections and next May’s regional elections. The 310,000 non-Belgians in
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SamuSocial scandal still impacting Brussels political life
The Flemish Socialist Party (SP.A) decided not to form a coalition with its Walloon counterpart (PS) for the October election.
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Registration of non-Belgian voters for the 2018 elections
You live in Brussels and you are a citizen of a country that may or may not belong to the
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Communal Elections 101 with Ixelles Councillor Bertrand Wert
Belgium is gearing up for the communal elections next year. And expats are more than welcome to participate. But first,
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