Additional €1.6m for the completion of Brussels pedestrian scheme
€1.6m in additional spending has been set aside to speed-up the completion of the Brussels’ pedestrian scheme, in particular between
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Government
Expats can choose their local leaders. An Interview with Philippe van Parijs
All around the world the number of people making a city their home keeps expanding, the challenges on urbanization, social
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Belgium ranked 7th on press freedom
Belgium has climbed two places in comparison with last year. Although freedom of press is not 100% guaranteed, there’s good
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Belgium’s Kazakhgate
“World’s richest fraudster is told he must pay back £244million he hid in the Virgin Islands”, proclaimed the headline in
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Does society care enough about disabled people?
Brussels Express interviews Louis Gustin, who suffered an CVA a couple of years ago and who has set up a
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#1bru1vote citizens’ queries at Forest, Molenbeek, and Ixelles
#1bru1vote citizens’ is hosting queries at three local councils this week. Residents of Forest, Molenbeek, and Ixelles will have the
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Does Theo Francken aim to set up an inhuman migration system?
After Theo Francken stated he would like Belgium to implement an Australian migration system, it is worth wondering how humane
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Fines for alcohol consumption past midnight in Flagey
Police officers imposed fines for alcohol consumption in the popular Ixelles area Flagey last Friday. €300. That’s the amount of
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Federal public servants strike 30th April
Public servants of the Federal government will strike on the 30th of April, announcing on Thursday that this would be
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A Tower of Babel?
More than 30 MEPs from all political groups and most of the EU’s Member States protested this week against a
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