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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. ‘On the brink of poverty’: 200 ride-hailing drivers protest in Brussels "The more we want to earn, the more Uber increases the commission. I do not think this is fair to us."  Read More .   2. Saving Arizona: Flemish Socialists rejoin federal negotiations "There is a new proposal which paves the way to an agreement. I now must see if these openings are sincere. If the other partners close the door it won't work," Rousseau said.  Read More . 3. Brussels Government may be formed in ‘three to four weeks’ as Open VLD ‘sacrifices’ itself After months of stalled talks, liberal Open VLD is reportedly willing to "sacrifice" itself and become the crucial fourth party to reach a Flemish majority.  Read More .   4. Belgium will reject EU-Mercosur trade agreement ‘without binding mirror clauses’ Farmers protested against the agreement in Brussels on Wednesday.  Read More . 5. ‘Unacceptable’: Belgian Jews on edge following recent violence "Parents don't let their children walk to school alone or don't let them go outside to play anymore. It is unacceptable that someone should be afraid to go outside because they are Jewish."  Read More . 6. Belgium among European leaders in industrial production On average, the eurozone experienced a decline in industrial production by 2.8%.  Read More . 7. Dating in the City: Singles invited to mingle with social drinks this Saturday "Our philosophy is much more: to meet 'someone', you have to meet people."  Read More . 8. Say goodbye to cheap energy, says expert While energy prices have fallen from eye-watering peaks in 2022, Belgian households will likely never see their bills return to pre-energy crisis levels.  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 .