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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. Bart De Wever appears to use ‘naughty children’ joke to have a dig at French speakers "The Sint is a bit sad because he has to go to Brussels every day. There are so many naughty, naughty children, who sometimes cannot even speak Dutch."  Read More .   2. Didier Reynders: Questions over one million euro deposits Thousands of euros in cash were discovered by police while searching the properties of Belgium's former European Commissioner Didier Reynders on Tuesday.  Read More . 3. Brussels parks to close on Saturday due to strong winds Green spaces in Brussels will be closed to the public from 10:00 on Saturday due to strong winds.  Read More .   4. Orbán ordered spying of all EU delegations visiting Budapest Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been accused of spying on his fellow EU Member States and institutions.  Read More . 5. Belgium’s black, female Sinterklaas: Her story so far The inclusive take on Sinterklaas earned the label "woker than woke" last year, but Queen Nikkolah is still set on rooting out racism in Belgium.  Read More . 6. Sinterklaas more costly this year as cocoa prices skyrocket "I have never experienced this before in the 30 years I have worked in the sector."  Read More . 7. What’s the price of happiness in Belgium? The perceived threshold for happiness is higher than the financial reality for most Belgians.  Read More . 8. What to do in Brussels this weekend: 6 – 8 December From a cosy performance of Christmas carols and a celebration of Haiti to a musical journey to Italy, here's what's on in Brussels this weekend.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Bookz&Booze Former TV writer and producer Ief Stuyvaert has come up with an original idea that combines good books with great alcohol. He stocks novels and non-fiction in Dutch and English along with matching bottles of booze.  Read More .