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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. Patients beware: Deaths from cosmetic procedures spark calls for stricter rules At least two people have died in Belgium following cosmetic procedures carried out by unqualified individuals.  Read More .   2. National strikes: Are they working? "We should reduce working hours so that everyone has a job. That's how we're going to get the economy going again." Others warned of intensifying protests.  Read More . 3. Belgian households are richer than ever Financial assets – such as bank deposits, stocks and bonds, minus debts like loans – grew as households benefitted from handsome capital gains on their investments.  Read More .   4. Taxing the rich: Centrist parties agree with socialists in Federal Government talks The Dutch-speaking socialist party Vooruit has been pushing for larger tax contributions from the wealthiest since the start of negotiations.   Read More . 5. Tupperware puts a lid on business in Belgium The chance of some 50 workers at Tupperware in Belgium receiving a full severance pay is low.  Read More . 6. Corporate lobbying threatens PFAS restrictions – Decontamination costs €100 bn per year "There are two sides of the same coin: The corporate interests, but also how the Commission is responding."  Read More . 7. Man dies in car and train collision in East Flanders The circumstances of the collision are still unclear. Local police confirmed that the driver of the car has died.  Read More . 8. Irregular migration to EU down 38% last year The most significant decreases were observed in the Western Balkans (down 78%) and the central Mediterranean (down 59%).  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Master Frites The place was eventually voted the best fries shop in Brussels.  Read More .