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Government reaches agreement on tighter asylum seeker policy

The Belgian federal government will create more reception centres for asylum seekers in an agreement designed to take pressure off the regions and put an end to makeshift refugee camps across the country. The government also announced that it would be putting in place stricter conditions for people...

Brussels terror trial: Indian air hostess recounts ordeal during bombings

Nidhi Chaphekar, the air hostess whose bloodied face achieved global fame after being photographed during the 2016 attack on Brussels Airport, testified this week at the ongoing trial of the alleged members of the terror cell behind the bombings. The 47-year-old came to Brussels from India to...

Suicide prevention charity Darkness into Light: Join fundraising walks across Belgium on 6 May

Suicide prevention charity Darkness into Light (DIL) has launched this year’s fundraising campaign in an emotional event at the Irish Embassy in Brussels. Volunteers are encouraged to join organisers in a series of walks across the country at dawn on 6 May. The events aim to highlight the...
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Kurdish PhD student's eye surgery research wins Antwerp University science communications competition

PRESS > SPEAK is an annual competition for PhD scientific researchers at Antwerp University. It has two sections, one in Dutch for home students, the second in English for international students. The contest helps scientists improve their communication skills. Each entrant was given five minutes...

What’s on this week: 10-16 March

On your marks, heritage fans! The Banad Festival kicks off with the first of three weekends of open-door events giving rare access to some 50 Art Nouveau and Art Deco treasures. As one of the flagship projects for the region’s year of Art Nouveau, it’s more than ever a unique opportunity to sneak a...

More bike lanes, more greenery: Plans unveiled to redesign Boulevard Lambermont

The busy Boulevard Lambermont in the Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek will be getting a makeover, with works to begin in the area in 2024. The project aims to improve road safety and beautify the area. A redesign will consolidate the temporary cycle paths, reduce the number of vehicle lanes to...

40 people left without a place to sleep after migrant camp cleared

An estimated 40 asylum seekers have been left without a place to sleep following the clearing of a makeshift campsite outside the migrant reception centre in Brussels. The collection of tents had existed for four months before the surprise evacuation, Bruzz reports, which was done by police as a...

A culinary first: Belgian hospital wins prestigious Gault&Millau restaurant award

A hospital in Kortrijk has received a prestigious designation from Gault&Millau, responsible for giving out awards to restaurants and chefs including chocolatiers. Never before has a hospital been the recipient of such noteworthy recognition, but AZ Groeninge is now being recognised for the...

Staff strike after Delhaize announces plans to turn all stores into franchises

More than 100 Delhaize shops have gone on strike following an announcement that the grocery store chain intends to switch to a franchise model. There are 128 shops in Belgium that stand to be affected by the change, making the spontaneous strikes at more than 100 of them - including in major cities...

Lea Ypi: On Freedom

Submitted by Full Circle on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 13:13

Lea Ypi’s memoir of growing up in communist Albania, Free, is an unforgettable coming-of-age story exploring the meaning of freedom in all its forms. The collapse of communism was a turning point in history that she remembers vividly and recounts with outstanding literary talent. Communism had failed to deliver the promised utopia, putting strict boundaries around one’s individual future. And when the early ’90s saw Albania and oth

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