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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. ‘No government before Christmas’, appointment of new Belgian Foreign Minister confirms Belgium has no government but "the international situation makes it impossible to work without a full-time Foreign Minister."  Read More .   2. Back to square one? PS quit Brussels Government negotiations "The conditions are no longer in place to participate in the negotiations for the formation of a new Brussels Government. We are leaving the negotiating table."  Read More . 3. Why Belgium’s new sex worker law has yet to change life on the street Decriminalisation of prostitution in Belgium promised more social rights for sex workers on paper. However, it has yet to impact women working on the street.  Read More .   4. ‘I admit it, but please look after my dog’: Boss in court for strangling employee "When we opened it, we found a body wrapped in a tarpaulin. Mr Lefèbvre immediately said to us: ‘It's me, I admit it, but please look after my dog'."  Read More . 5. Belgium to pay damages to five mixed-race ‘métis’ women for colonial kidnappings The Belgian State must pay damages to five women who were victims of racial segregation during the Belgian Congo colonial rule.  Read More . 6. Police investigate attempted rape in Bois de la Cambre A young woman was harassed while leaving a club in Bois de la Cambre in the early hours of Saturday 21 November.  Read More . 7. Energy rating, age, swimming pool: Which factors drive up property prices in Belgium? Some individual factors can increase the value of a property by over 20%.  Read More . 8. Francophone holidays confirmed, no dates for Dutch-language schools While parents of pupils in French-speaking schools can now start planning their holidays well in advance, those in Dutch-language schools are left waiting.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Plant a Pizza Located near the Gravensteen castle, Plant a Pizza was Belgium’s first vegan pizzeria.  Read More .