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View this email in your browser THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. Join The Brussels Times on Wednesday 4 December from 6pm for our next AFTERWORK DEBATE where we'll discuss ways in which Trump's re-election might impact Belgium and Europe, and how it could ultimately affect you personally.   👩🏻‍💻 Meet our journalists 🤓 Hear from experts on bilateral business, trade, and investment issues 🤝 Network and share ideas with the Brussels expat community 🥂 FREE OPEN BAR ALL EVENING 🎟️ Tickets are limited – secure your spot now! MORE INFO AND TICKETS HERE  1. Food prices in Belgium almost 30% higher than three years ago Belgium has higher grocery inflation than neighbouring France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.  Read More .   2. Third Flemish commune breaks ‘cordon sanitaire’ to form coalition with far-right As part of the agreement, Vlaams Belang will rebrand in Brecht to show locals that both parties are prioritising local governance over national rhetoric.  Read More . 3. World’s Best Cities: Brussels drops out of top 50 "Brussels is a city where European politics meets cultural sophistication, blending historical grandeur with modern dynamism."  Read More .   4. ‘Militant’ trade unions to demonstrate in Brussels on 13 December "The Arizona negotiators are serving up a package of social regression, and once again it is the workers and the most vulnerable who will foot the bill."  Read More . 5. A year on, nicotine pouches still available in shops despite ban "Sellers are very creative in hiding these products: in washing machines, chip boxes, ovens, etc"  Read More . 6. ‘Beginning of a long battle’: Strike in French-speaking schools Unions said the response to the strike appeal has been "incredible". "Teachers are up in arms and some schools will be at a complete standstill."  Read More . 7. Avoiding a ‘total blockage’: Will Brussels Government puzzle be solved soon? If negotiations don't get off the ground this week Brussels will be without a government "for months," negotiators fear.  Read More . 8. Outgoing Federal Government reaches agreement on provisional budget Outgoing De Croo government reaches agreement on monthly budget but postponed a decision on the health budget.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Tati The café dates back to 1900, but the current owners have revamped the interior in vintage 1950s style as a loving homage to the French comic actor Jacques Tati.  Read More .