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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. Car-Free Sunday in Brussels: What to know and what’s on Cars will be banned from Brussels on Sunday, freeing up streets, squares and parks in the region for activities from brocantes (jumble sales) to street parties.  Read More .   2. Brussels municipalities are most densely populated in Belgium Some of Brussels' smallest municipalities are among the most densely populated.  Read More . 3. Former Miss Belgium barred from standing in local elections: What’s happening? The former Miss Belgium has been making headlines across Belgium for days. What is happening?  Read More .   4. The ultimate weekend for music nerds? Meakusma Festival review From psychedelic jazz to industrial electronica, krautrock to Afro-Chinese dub, synth doodling to saxophone ensembles, this celebration of the innovative and esoteric puts Eupen on the map.  Read More . 5. Vlaams Belang retracts convicted Holocaust denier’s candidacy for local elections "He was given a symbolic place, out of respect, because he remains one of the founders of Vlaams Blok."  Read More . 6. What substances do young people take? More sleeping pills and sedatives; less cannabis and alcohol Young people often feel that most of their peers smoke, vape, drink, do drugs or gamble, but this often does not correspond to reality.  Read More . 7. Chinese carmaker NIO named as potential buyer for Audi Brussels The interest of a Chinese manufacturer comes after EU regulators cracked down on imported Chinese electric vehicles. It could be also save the 3,000 workers at the Brussels site.  Read More . 8. Suspected human trafficker arrested en route to France In his car, police found an inflatable boat, 14 inner tubes, pumps, an outboard motor, and jerrycans filled with fuel.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: King Leopold’s chalet Leopold ran his African colony from this strange Norse folly. The four stars on the side wall, copied from the Congo flag, are the only clue.  Read More .