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View this email in your browser THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. Forming a government in Brussels continues to be tricky business Francophone representatives irk their Dutch-speaking colleagues by announcing agreement on postponing the next phase of the Brussels low-emission zone by two years.  Read More .   2. Lahbib is EU Commissioner: What it means for her, MR and government talks "Lahbib has the advantage of being a woman, which is bound to play into the hands of Ursula von der Leyen, who was desperate for female names."  Read More . 3. Man arrested for stealing bpost van Man arrested on Monday in Maldegem, East Flanders, for allegedly stealing a bpost van in Ghent,  Read More .   4. New car sales in Belgium down 20% compared to last year Individuals are buying more cars, but corporate purchases are declining.  Read More . 5. ‘Crisis averted’: What’s next for the Federal Government negotiations? After a week and a half, Bart De Wever is back in charge after the first crisis in the negotiations has been seemingly averted.  Read More . 6. Brussels police arrest five underage members of a ‘violent’ gang "They are very violent and operate mainly in parks and underground stations."  Read More . 7. Eight Belgian soldiers on trial in Norway over bar brawl Several people were injured and the soldiers could face up to six years in prison.  Read More . 8. Increased risk of burnout for teachers in secondary education Doctoral research at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) reveals that over one-third of teachers in secondary education are at an increased risk of burnout.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: The most dangerous man in Tudor England He might have enjoyed a quiet life if he had not challenged the authority of the Pope by translating the Bible from Latin into English, so everyone could read it.  Read More .