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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. Cancelled flights: Brussels Airport expects ‘major impact’ of union action on 1 October To avoid long waiting times at security control, airlines have decided to cancel or change a large number of departing flights.  Read More .   2. What to do in Brussels this weekend: 20 – 22 September Anyone unsure of what to do this weekend is in luck, as the agenda is jam-packed with jazz festivals, folklore celebrations and an Ecuadorian party!  Read More . 3. ‘Fit for future generations’: Brussels’ new Toots Thielemans metro station unveiled The new Toots Thielemans metro station – the cause of major upheaval in the neighbourhood of Avenue Stalingrad – is almost complete.  Read More .   4. Ghent pays over €23,000 to save historic letter from UK auction The letter from 1578 has England's Queen Elizabeth urging the leader of the Calvinist Republic in Ghent to ensure fair trials for Catholic prisoners.  Read More . 5. Eurostar threatens to stop services to the Netherlands in 2025 "Without clarity, Eurostar will be forced to suspend services between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, on the one hand, and London and Paris, on the other."  Read More . 6. Evolution of the energy commissioner Europe's energy commissioner-in-waiting has some big tasks ahead of him, some well-established and some brand new. Here's what awaits Denmark's Dan Jørgensen.  Read More . 7. ’30 times more accident-prone’: Police to use new device to tackle drug driving Police in Belgium will soon use devices to quickly detect traces of drugs on the drivers' hands or the steering wheel to better identify and prosecute drivers.  Read More . 8. ‘A highly inefficient policy’: Migration and deportation myths debunked "People assume that whenever the EU wants to return migrants to their countries of origin, they just put them on a plane. But there is a lot more to it."  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: The National Park Trail The entire hiking trail can be done over four days with stops at camp sites or B&Bs along the way.  Read More .