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Man arrested in connection with stabbing death in Evere

Police have arrested a suspect in the death of a woman on the street in Evere on Sunday evening. The woman was stabbed while walking home with her six-week-old baby in a pram. The 36-year-old Mouniah was walking along Avenue Franz Guillaume following a trip to a shop at about 19.30 when she was...

Knokke campaign uses illusions to encourage visitors to cover up

Knokke-Heist considers itself the toniest of the resorts along the Belgian coast and it encourages people to understand that swimwear is beachwear and that when they leave the beach to enjoy the town’s shops and restaurants, they should cover up. Hurae Creative Agency has been commissioned to come...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Illustration shows computer terminal and mainframe, in a Brussels federal police building. (BELGA PHOTO BENOIT DOPPAGNE)

Accuracy of Belgian police databases criticised in new report

The accuracy and precision of police databases in Belgium still leave much to be desired, the Police Information Control Body (COC) noted in its annual report published on Monday. Three quarters of the requests from citizens for whom the COC issued a decision in 2020 resulted in the archiving or...
MIVB-STIB CEO Brieuc de Meeus pictured during a press conference of Brussels public transport company STIB - MIVB to present the 2018 year report, Wednesday 05 June 2019 in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ)

Headscarf ruling creates tensions within Stib, Brussels government

The recent decision to convict Stib of discrimination, a decision the Brussels public transport provider says it will not appeal, paves the way for the abolition of its headscarf ban. However, disagreements at a political level over neutrality may delay or even remove the possibility of seeing...

Gin Jeudi Exclusive Grand Opening ☼ Serra in/outdoor Botanic Garden

Submitted by Willy on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 17:29

We're delighted to invite you to our 1st event of 2021 - and what a better way to kick off the spring season at NEW trendy venue, right?
RDV 10th of June from 6:30 pm onwards at Serra In/Outdoor Botanical Garden, where elegance and coziness meet!

Asparagus recipe accidentally published in royal decree of Belgian law (yes, really)

What is the most boring reading on the face of the planet? If you said the royal decree of laws governing Belgium – otherwise known as the Moniteur Belge – you would be right. Take it from us journalists who occasionally find ourselves forced to locate a single detail in its endless sections,...

Thieves break into new Bath & Barley beer spa

Bath & Barley, a new spa where customers can soak in vats of beer, has been open for only a month and has already had a break-in. Two as yet unidentified young men forced the lock on the door of the business in the heart of Brussels late one night last week. The security cameras at Bath &...

How is COVID-19 changing Europe as we know it? - Public Lecture by Ivan Krastev

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 10:53

The COVID-19 crisis is a human tragedy. It is also an unprecedented social experiment - potentially the largest social experiment we’ll ever witness in our lifetime. And we’re watching it unfold in real time.

In March 2020, the free movement of the EU was temporarily suspended and citizens took shelter beyond the closed borders of their nation state. Democracy was put on hold with emergency legislation rapidly introduced in most European countries. The future of capitalism was quietly in question.

3rd Online Expert Talk in the series The Flamboyant Fake: Jan Jagers - Fact Rank

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 10:32

How can technology help with fact checking in the political arena?

Do politicians actually speak the truth or do they simply tell lies now and apologise later, after the fact?

With the latest tool and advancement in technology, Fact Rank can fact check everything being said in real time. Fact Rank is a new online tool that automatically detects ‘checkable’ claims made by politicians in parliamentary debates or tweets therefore enabling fact-checkers to work much at a much faster speed than ever before.

Human books in Fake For - Real Never judge a book by its cover

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 09:55

Just like any normal library, books will be available to borrow, engage with and learn from.

Except in this case, the ‘books’, will be real people with a unique personal experience or perspective that they will share with you as a ‘reader’.

You will have the chance to engage with our ‘books’ in a 15 minute personal conversation and ask them questions that you normally wouldn’t be able to.

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