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View this email in your browser THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. Today's edition is presented by Matexi  Find your dream home in an ideal location between the city and the countryside at Les Promenades d'Uccle. 1. Climate financing will be key priority for COP29, says top Belgian delegate Belgium will also be promoting national interests, such as offshore wind and energy transitions, on the sidelines of COP29 negotiations.  Read More .   2. Day 155 with no Belgian Government: Is there a way out? King Philippe extended the deadline until 12 November, but with no agreement in sight what is next for the Federal Government formation?  Read More . 3. Trump’s return ‘extremely negative for European industry’, Belgian economist warns "There is therefore a real risk that de-industrialisation will accelerate in Europe, with major job losses."  Read More .   4. Pro-Palestine protesters gather in front of European Parliament in Brussels The protesters called for an arms embargo against Israel and the suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement on Armistice Day.  Read More . 5. Five arrested in Antwerp following call for ‘Jew hunt’ Belgium's anti-terror body pointed to copycat behaviour, as authorities believe last week's violence in Amsterdam triggered the call for attacks in Antwerp.  Read More . 6. Drunken dispute lands Belgian soldiers in hot water at German spa hotel The Ministry has not yet commented on potential sanctions for the involved soldiers.  Read More . 7. International art forgery network uncovered in Belgium, over 2,000 fakes seized Seized artworks include imitations of paintings by Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh.  Read More . 8. Belgian tourist resort under investigation by EU fraud officials Built in the 1970s, the resort is Belgium’s largest lake area. It has been given €3.8 million in EU funds since 2014.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Bakkerij Funk While rural bakeries are closing down all over Belgium, urban bakeries are springing up in Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels.  Read More .