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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. Day 169 without a Belgian Government: Deadline extended again Key components of the government agreement are still not resolved and De Wever has two more weeks. But a budget for the start of 2025 has been ruled out.  Read More .   2. Prince Laurent demands access to social security on top of €388,000 endowment A Brussels court will decide in April whether Prince Laurent, who receives an annual €388,000 endowment, can access Belgium's social security coverage.  Read More . 3. ‘Sculptura’ festival: National Lottery withholds funds amid complaints Several artists were left empty handed months after the event despite sponsorships from public Belgian and EU institutions.  Read More .   4. Belgian socialist MEPs to vote against Von der Leyen II "There is a worrying risk of seeing votes with coalitions which include the far-right, as was recently the case with the deforestation text."  Read More . 5. Walloon municipality annuls local election results, residents must vote again Errors on around 40 ballots may have impacted the final election results in Celles (Hainaut), which were neck-and-neck.  Read More . 6. Belgian State Bonds: Who can buy them and how? The window has opened to invest in the latest round of Belgian State bonds, but who is entitled to purchase bonds and where do you buy them?  Read More . 7. Two women killed by partner or ex every month in Belgium In Belgium, there are still no official figures on the number of women killed by their partners or exes.  Read More . 8. One bear killed in fight at Pairi Daiza zoo A fight broke out between bears on Sunday afternoon and one of the animals did not survive.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Square Coghen Built in less than a decade, Square Coghen is a hidden enclave of Art Deco and Modernist houses in southern Brussels.  Read More .